Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/15/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/15/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Luis Severino FD 10000 DK 12000 Opponent - BAL (Ynoa) Park - @NYYFD - 38.93 DK - 25.53 Chris covered Sale, Ray, and Morton in the main picks article, and no doubt Sale will be the chalk of the night with those other two making for excellent pivots. If you want to dig a little deeper then look to the Yanks' Severino. Since getting beat up on by the Red Sox just over a month ago, Severino has made a true return to form absolutely dominating in five straight starts. Through that stretch he has averaged nine strikeouts while limiting opponents to one run or less in all but one start. The FanDuel price is a season high, though the DraftKings price has dipped just ever so slightly since his last time out. Despite the Orioles holding a .323 wOBA which is just about average at this point in the season, and Severino having the strongest opening line at -220 I'm just a bit hesitant to call Severino safe in hitters heaven Yankee Stadium, against a Baltimore team leading the majors with 223 bombs this season, but he has just as much upside as anybody on the hill today. Trevor Bauer FD 8700 DK 9200 Opponent - KC (Vargas) Park - @CLEFD - 34.17 DK - 22.47 Pitching is a real bear on this slate as I don't see any arms outside of the top tier that fill me with confidence. Next up we have Trevor Bauer and the can't stop, won't stop Indians. Now winners of 22 straight games the Tribe have all but locked up the AL Central and just keep on that roll into the history books. Bauer has won five straight outings, allowing nine runs in that time dating back to an August 19th shut out of these same Royals who happen to be a bottom ten team this season with a .313 team wOBA. The upside may be hard to come by as KC only strikeout 19.4% of the time against right handed pitching, but with an opening line of -235 and a sub...
Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/13/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/13/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Doug Fister FD 8100 DK 8800 Opponent - OAK (Cotton) Park - @BOSFD - 27.07 DK - 17.82 We looked at Max Scherzer and Jon Lester in the main picks article. Scherzer is still the clear cut top option in cash games and Lester remains a viable pivot. We'll now move down a little bit with Doug Fister and Jack Flaherty. Focusing on Fister, he's a bit tough to figure out. He's basically been a completely different pitcher over his last 4. He is throwing the changeup 3x more, his fastball less, and walking fewer batters. He's contained both lefties and righties, though I don't think we can accept this is just how it's going to be. He has definitely been a bit lucky recently, and we can expect some rough starts in the future. I'm just not sure the Athletics are going to do much damage. They have some bats in Khris Davis and Matt Joyce with power against righties, but the team strikes out close to 23% of the time and has held a .317 wOBA against righties. Fister is certainly a bit riskier than the more expensive options, but he'll also give you a few more expensive bats to make up the difference. I'll personally stay with Scherzer in cash games, but I do see the reasoning for going with Fister and 2 expensive offenses. Jack Flaherty FD 5900 DK 6300 Opponent - CIN (Mahle) Park - @STLFD - 30.17 DK - 19.93 If you want to get really cheap, Jack Flaherty is the only guy I have any confidence in. He may not have anywhere near the upside of ScherzerLester or even Fister, but he should go a solid 5 or 6 innings and get the win. Jack Flaherty is just another one of many effective arms the Cardinals have develeoped through the system. He has been great agaisnt both sides of the plate and there isn't much to point to in terms of struggles. He faces a Red team at home in Busch Stadium that has had a lot of trouble against righties. They...
Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/13/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/13/17 Here's where you can find some recommendations for GPP stacks to target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here. Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Washington Nationals Right up there with the Red Sox are the Washington Nationals. They may be facing more of a proven commodity, but the Nats hold a higher implied total, so Vegas likes them a bit more. They face off with Luiz Gohara, who's a southpaw making his rotation debut at just 21 years old. He's definitely a talented arm, but he was rushed up the minors and hasn't had a chance to settle down in the slightest. He never held lower than a 3 BB/9 in A-AAA, as well as a high HR/9. You just can't imagine that equates well over to the major leagues. Anthony Rendon (.442 wOBA)and Ryan Zimmerman (.420) demolish lefties and I wouldn't leave either of them off of a stack. After that, you have a lot of different places to go. Kendrick and Werth make sense in the OF, but so do Difo and Turner at SS. It all comes down to what you're looking for and how much you want to spend. The Nats are a very versatile stack tonight and you should be able to make them work in whatever format you have going on. Main Stack - Trea Turner, Ryan Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon, Howie Kendrick Sneaky Stack - Ryan Zimmerman, Anthony Rendon, Howie Kendrick, Jayson Werth Boston Red Sox It was just a few months ago when Jharel Cotton was coming off a few strong starts and people were interested in playing him at home. Those days are far gone. Here are the days where Cotton is allowing a .359 wOBA to lefties and a respective .357 to righties. Keep in mind that most of those numbers come out of the Oakland Coliseum, where you have to hit it a mile to get it out. This one will take place in Fenway, where a bunt and a breeze will take it out to left. Mookie Betts and Andrew Benintendi are gonna be the top 2 plays and the guys you almost have to have. After that, it's a crapshoot. The Sox have 4 other guys who destroy righties...
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/13/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/13/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Max Scherzer FD 11400 DK 13400 Opponent - ATL (Gohara) Park - @WSH FD - 49.71 DK - 32.95 When I think of the word consistency, Max Scherzer is the first pitcher who comes into mind. While he'll still have the occasional rough starts that all pitchers do, they're often tempered and far less frequent. For example, one of his worst starts of the season was last time out against the Phillies. He gave up 4 runs, but still went 6 innings, struck out 7 and got the easy win. He'll far more often go 7-9 innings, allowing a run or two and striking out close to 10. He's held both sides of the plate to a .264 combined wOBA and a 12.06 K/9. He faces off with a putrid Braves lineup tonight and we see what they have done against righties, sporting a .308 wOBA over the last 30. They still have the obvious threat with Freddie Freeman, but it's nothing Scherzer can't handle. The Nationals are the biggest favorites on this later slate and it stands to reason with Scherzer being on the mound. He's the top play in both cash games and tournaments. Don't get cute. Jon Lester FD 8800 DK 9600 Opponent - NYM (Harvey) Park - @CHC FD - 38.19 DK - 25.02 We do have a pretty healthy drop from Scherzer to the field here. While we have plenty of guys with upside, none of them match the safety Scherzer brings. We'll be looking at Jon Lester, who faces off with the Mets in Wrigley Field. It's go-time for the Cubbies, who are just 2 games ahead of the Brewers for the division lead. You can expect Lester to start turning the corner into playoff mode and we know his pitch count will start to rise. He's dominated lefties this year to a sub .220 wOBA, and contained righties to a .289. This Mets team is far from dangerous and arguably the worst team in baseball at this point. Asdrubal Cabrera and Jose Reyes are carrying the lineup. It can't get worse. We saw Quintana and the Cubs handle business last night and I expect more of the same against a team who just wants...
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/9/17
Daily Fantasy MLB Baseball Picks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/9/17 Now’s your chance to get DFSR PRO, which will give you access to our MLB optimizer, our NFL Optimizer, and our new player lab! Get started for free by clicking the button below. START YOUR FREE TRIAL NOW! First time with NFL or MLB? Be sure to read our free MLB and NFL Ebooks on building lineups, general strategy and more. We've got you completely covered. Pitcher Early Charlie Morton FD 8700 DK 10600 Opponent - OAK (Mengden) Park - @OAKFD - 32.93 DK - 21.81 In the early set of games, there's really only one way I'm looking to go and the system seems to fully agree with me. Charlie Morton stands head and shoulders above the rest of the pack in both raw projected points and points per dollar. Morton's first year in Houston has sparked something in the journeyman that has seen him spend stints in several cities over the course of his ten year career, but he is hitting career highs in strikeouts with 10.14 K/9, while his ERA (3.87) and xFIP (3.62) though not career best, still point to a quality season for the right hander. Today he takes the mound in Oakland to face an Athletics offense that screams mediocrity with a .320 wOBA and 99 wRC+ while striking out 24.6% of the time which is fourth most in the game. All of this and a salary that allows plenty of flexibility in bat selection. Main Chris Sale FD 11300 DK 12900 Opponent - TB (Andriese) Park - @BOSFD - 45.99 DK - 30.37 On the main slate we have a few different options to consider in the grand scheme of things, but it all begins and ends with the top contender for the AL Cy Young award Chris Sale. The Red Sox host the Rays for a weekend in Fenway. Tampa's offense is going to be fuel for the fire of a K machine like Sale. The Rays strike out 25.1% of the time, second most in baseball, and as we all know Sale has been pretty good at getting teams to swing and miss to the tune of 12.81 K/9. I don't know what more we can tell you about Chris Sale that we haven't already covered in one of these write ups this season, so lets look more at Oakland. The A's have been terrible against left handed pitching this season sporting a .298 wOBA and 85 wRC+ which ranks among the 5 worst in the game. Sale has the best odds on the day at -233 and is the textbook definition of safe on the Main tilt. Zack...