DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Thursday 7/14/22 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Framber Valdez FD 10300 DK 9700 Opponent - LAA (Reid Detmers) Park - LAA FD - 35.12 DK - 18.18 You really can't go wrong at the top as we get three aces including an elite matchup between Burnes and Rodon but I am going to start Valdez. He and the Astros open as -165 favourites as they try to bounce back after a 7-1 loss to the Angels last night. I still like the matchup as the Angels' strikeout the 4th most against lefties and even with last night's 7-spot, have an ugly 59 wRC+ and 34% K rate over the last two weeks. For Valdez, he got hit hard by the Angels back in April but has been elite since posting a  2.37 ERA and has tallied 7+ strikeouts in half of his 14 starts. This is a night where I have pretty even exposure to the top three pitchers in my builds but if having to choose just one, I would go Valdez. Nestor Cortes FD 9900 DK 8800 Opponent - CIN (Luis Castillo) Park - CIN FD - 37.83 DK - 20.81 No situation is going to give you more anxiety coming into tonight than the Yankees pitching. Severino was a -330 favourite last night and got rocked and now Cortes is coming off his worst start of the season in Boston last Friday. The system is not concerned at all as the PTS/$ value is somewhat off the charts as we are now getting Cortes at early season prices. Outside of a few bad starts, he has been tremendous holding opponents to two or fewer earned runs in 11 of 16 starts and despite those mishaps, comes in with a 2.74 ERA/3.66 xFIP and has also shown upside with a 27% K rate. Catcher/First Base Matt Olson FD 3700 DK 4500 Opponent - WSH (Aníbal Sánchez) Park - WSH FD - 13.87 DK - 10.33 Shocker! The Braves are the top projected offence tonight facing Anibal Sanchez making his season debut. He hasn't pitched since 2020 and hasn't been good since joining the Nats with a 4.52 ERA/5.15 xFIP while giving up 33 home runs across 41 starts. For Olson, it comes down to price for me on DraftKings as his teammates surrounding him are all in the $5K/$6K range. The average is never going to be there for Olson but the fantasy numbers rely...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Wednesday, 7/13/22 Many people complain about this time of the year, but it's a fantastic time to be a sports fan in my humble opinion. We're deep into the baseball season and still have Summer League and The Open to look forward to this weekend. We dropped a golf article yesterday, but we'll keep the baseball grind going here. There are two offenses we absolutely love on this slate, with the Yankees and Padres standing above the rest. We need some value pitchers to match with those offenses, though, so let's start there! Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Jon Gray FD - P 9000 DK - SP 7700 Opponent - OAK (Paul Blackburn) Park - TEX FD - 35.98 DK - 18.93 As someone who watched Gray get blown up in Coors Field over the last five years, I knew this guy would be successful once he got out of that ballpark. Not many people can be successful in Colorado, and a move to Texas has changed Gray's career. The righty has scored at least 29 FanDuel points in each of his last six starts, providing a 2.45 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and 10.8 K/9 rate in that span. You can't ask for any more from a player in this price range, especially since he has the best matchup in fantasy. The A's rank 29th or 30th in runs scored, OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. That has Gray entering this matchup as a -190 favorite, with Oakland projected for just 3.5 runs! Brady Singer FD - P 7600 DK - SP 7300 Opponent - DET (Tarik Skubal) Park - KC FD - 30.1 DK - 15.35 This is a risky play, but Singer is the best option if you want to stack expensive offenses like the Yankees. Singer's biggest asset is his matchup, facing a Detroit team that has scored the fewest runs in baseball while sitting bottom-three in OBP, OPS, wOBA, and xwOBA. That makes them a good matchup for anyone, but Singer has been in tune outside of one dud against Houston. Brady has a 3.56 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, and 8.8 K/9 rate in his other 12 appearances this year. That's fantastic from a sub-$8K player, and it should continue against the Motor City Kitties, with Singer dropping 35 FD points in this matchup earlier this season. Pablo López (FD $10000 DK $10800) gets a home start against the Pittsburgh Pirates and should cruise to a...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Tuesday 7/12/22 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Gerrit Cole FD 10600 DK 10500 Opponent - CIN (Graham Ashcraft) Park - CINFD - 42.95 DK - 24.32 Gerrit Cole is a runaway favorite on this slate, with the Yankees coming in at -304 at home against the Reds. It’s one of the biggest money lines you will see and it’s for pretty good reason. Cole has been excellent this season, striking out more than 11 batters per nine with a 2.95 xFIP that’s actually about .3 runs lower than his ERA. The Reds rank 20th in the league in team wOBA and that’s even with playing half their games in the second-best hitter’s park in baseball. This is an easy call on Cole. Logan Webb FD 10000 DK 9500 Opponent - ARI (Dallas Keuchel) Park - ARIFD - 37.52 DK - 19.66 Webb is the other big win favorite on the slate with the Giants at -221 against the Diamondbacks. Arizona ranks 26th in team wOBA on the season and strike out 23% of the time. Meanwhile, Webb isn’t having quite the strikeout success he showed last season, putting batters down at only a 21% clip. But he mitigates that by keeping the ball on the ground, inducing a 56% groundball rate this season. That’s one reason the .284 BABIP against is on the lower side. While I wish he struck out more batters, it’s hard to fade the money line for sure and he doesn’t totally break the bank on DraftKings. Catcher/First Base Luke Voit FD 3200 DK 3400 Opponent - COL (Austin Gomber) Park - COLFD - 13.93 DK - 10.45 The Padres are in Coors once again and they have the highest implied run total on the day. It’s for good reason. We typically want to stack Coors any chance we get and this is definitely one of those chances. They’ll face the lefty Austin Gomber and will likely be pretty popular here. Voit should hit clean up and is coming way too cheap on both sites. He’s got a high strikeout rate, but that’s much less of a concern against Gomber. And while he’s been better against righties, for his career, the splits against lefties are well about average. This is an easy call, especially on DraftKings. Darin Ruf FD 2600 DK 2800 Opponent - ARI (Dallas Keuchel) Park - ARIFD - 12.39 DK - 9.31 Run is an interesting case here and it’s...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Monday 7/11/22 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Aaron Nola FD - P 10100 DK - SP 10000 Opponent - STL (Miles Mikolas) Park - STL FD - 37.06 DK - 20.14 Good luck making the right choice on the mound tonight as we have 4-5 legit options who could be considered top arms on this slate. The interesting part is that not one of them has a matchup that jumps off the page outside of Nola who faces a struggling Cards team that has scored just 11 runs over their last eight games. Nola hasn't been pinpoint recently but has been very consistent going 7+ innings in six straight starts while recording a 2.01 ERA with 41 strikeouts and just five walks. In multi-entry, I will likely have some exposure to each of the top 4 but for cash games, Nola is my top dog. Max Fried FD - P 10400 DK - SP 9600 Opponent - NYM (Max Scherzer) Park - ATL FD - 36.68 DK - 19.85 To say this was a tough choice at SP2 would be an understatement as Fried not only goes up against one of the best in Max Scherzer but also faces a Top 5 Mets offence. While Fried may not have the upside of Max, he has been just as consistent, especially recently as he has held opponents to two or fewer earned runs in eight of his last nine starts for a 1.85 ERA/3.08 xFIP. If there is one positive to take away from this tougher matchup is that the Mets haven't been as good against lefties and Fried looked good against them earlier in the year holding them to four hits and two earned runs while striking out six(23 DK/40 FD). Fried is in play in all formats and is my favourite SP2 on DraftKings if paying up for both pitchers. Also Consider: Merrill Kelly(ARI) who has been terrific holding opponents to two or fewer earned runs in three of his last four facing a struggling Giants team(69 wRC+/25% K rate last 7 days) Catcher/First Base Luke Voit FD - 1B 3200 DK - 1B 3600 Opponent - COL (José Ureña) Park - COL FD - 13.02 DK - 9.77 Eric Hosmer FD - 1B 3000 DK - 1B 2100 Opponent - COL (José Ureña) Park - COL FD - 10.83 DK - 8.35 Paying up for pitching may not be as hard as you think tonight...

DraftKings and FanDuel MLB Picks for Sunday, 7/10/22 We're winding down to the All-Star break. We're only a week away from those festivities, and it's been a fun first half of the season. It's tough to gauge who will start that All-Star game, but our first pitching recommendation might be the guy! With that in mind, let's get started with the best pitcher in fantasy! Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB, NBA, PGA, NHL, and NFL optimizers and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! Pitchers Sandy Alcantara FD - P 10700 DK - SP 10700 Opponent - NYM (Taijuan Walker) Park - NYM FD - 35.15 DK - 18.35 Consistency is arguably the most important thing when evaluating DFS pitching, and there's been no more reliable pitcher than this guy. His length is what makes Alcantara so good, throwing at least seven innings in 11 straight starts. There are only a few pitchers who have double-digit seven-inning starts all year, and it looks even better with Alcantara amassing a 1.33 ERA and 0.74 WHIP in that span. He's also scored at least 40 FanDuel points in 10 of those 11 starts, and it should continue in a pitcher's park like Citi Field. He faced this Mets team in Citi Field two weeks ago and dropped 52 FD points! Julio Urías FD - P 9900 DK - SP 10000 Opponent - CHC (Undecided) Park - LAD FD - 33.78 DK - 17.34 Urias got off to a rough start this season, but he's been amazing over the last month. The lefty has allowed one run or fewer in six of his previous nine starts, generating a 2.26 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, and 9.9 K/9 rate in that span. That's the stud we've become accustomed to, and we love his 2.45 ERA and 0.97 WHIP at Dodger Stadium this season. The Cubs are also far from a scary matchup, with Chicago sitting 20th in xwOBA and 25th in K rate. This is one of the oddsmakers favorite plays, too, with Urias and LA entering this matchup as a -300 favorite, with Chicago projected for just 3.5 runs. Michael Kopech (FD $8200 DK $8200) had a 2.11 ERA and 0.96 WHIP through his first 11 starts and could recapture that form against the lowest-scoring team in baseball. Catcher/First Base José Abreu FD - 1B 3500 DK - 1B 5400 Opponent - DET (Drew Hutchison) Park - CHW FD - 11.56 DK - 8.75 Abreu was atrocious through the opening month of the season, but he's really been finding his swing recently. The...