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Alex Christenson
MLB Articles
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (9/14)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]
David Jones
MLB
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (9/14)
In fantasy baseball, as in life, it’s important to stay current and on top of the recent trends. In deeper mixed formats and AL-/NL-only leagues it’s even more important. Once a week we come to a place to discuss fantasy baseball thoughts, trends, and some of the key happenings around the league. That place is […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Wednesday (9/14)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. In fact, there are so many stats that, in virtually every matchup, you can find a stat to favor each side. Rather, we want to find stats that are fully supported by the collection of data, painting one clear picture. […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Wednesday (9/14)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each MLB DFS slate. There’s an eight-game main slate Wednesday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Wednesday 9/14)
Welcome to the FTN’s free MLB Picks of the Day, featuring our favorite or best MLB bets today. FTN will be posting a play or two from the MLB card — for free! Today, Eric Pauly provides his picks. You can check out the full card at the Bet Tracker. If you’re not subscribed, join now […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Wednesday (9/14)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Tuesday (9/13)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Tuesday’s 11-game slate DFS slate. 1. Jacob deGrom has a 63:4 K:BB ratio over 43.1 innings The Mets’ ace has basically been perfect (1.66 ERA) in his seven starts since […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Tuesday (9/13)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Tuesday 9/13)
Welcome to the FTN’s free MLB Picks of the Day, featuring our favorite or best MLB bets today. FTN will be posting a play or two from the MLB card — for free! Today, Eric Pauly provides his picks. You can check out the full card at the Bet Tracker. If you’re not subscribed, join now […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Tuesday (9/13)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]
Kenneth Le
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Monday (9/12)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each slate. Let’s look at what we have in store. There’s a seven-game main slate that starts at 6:40 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (9/12)
This will be the main-slate GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings. […]
Jeff Lowe
MLB
Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Monday 9/12)
Welcome to the FTN’s free MLB Picks of the Day, featuring our favorite or best MLB bets today. FTN will be posting a play or two from the MLB card — for free! Today, MLBdream provides his picks. You can check out the full card at the Bet Tracker. If you’re not subscribed, join now and […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Monday (9/12)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. In fact, there are so many stats that, in virtually every matchup, you can find a stat to favor each side. Rather, we want to find stats that are fully supported by the collection of data, painting one clear picture. […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Monday (9/12)
There’s a reason that gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
Fantasy
Groovin’ with Govier: Fantasy Baseball Roundup (9/12)
Welcome to Groovin’ With Govier! It is my hope that you will find this article an enjoyable read. I also have a promo code for you if you want to sign up for any of our useful subscriptions we have here at FTN Fantasy, Daily or Bets. If you love betting on MLB props or […]
Michael Govier
MLB
Bets
Sunday Night Baseball Betting Breakdown
Welcome to the FTN’s free MLB Sunday Night Baseball preview featuring our favorite or best MLB bet of the night. FTN will be posting a play or two from the MLB card — for free! Today, Eric Pauly provides his pick. You can check out all MLB bets at the Bet Tracker. If you’re not […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Sunday (9/11)
This will be the main-slate GPP breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings and […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer (Week 24)
Welcome to my weekly fantasy baseball hitting planner. Each week, I’ll dig deep into every team’s schedule, sifting through news, lineup trends, park factors and more. The rankings/tiers listed will reset each week, as they are only specific to the upcoming week. Schedule Monday, September 12 – Sunday, September 18 (full week) Five Games: Baltimore […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer (Sept. 11)
Each week, we will rank every starting pitcher slated to take the bump. Of course, these are subject to change, but this is what we see for now. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions. 1 Jacob deGrom NYM CHC, PIT 2 Yu Darvish SD @SEA, @ARI 3 […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Sunday (9/11)
There’s a reason that gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any […]
Kenneth Le
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Saturday (9/10)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Saturday (9/10)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each MLB DFS slate. There’s a nine-game main slate Saturday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 24
SUNDAY UPDATE PITCHERS Jon Gray (RHP/TEX) returns to the Rangers’ rotation for a start on Monday. He was out since early August with an oblique injury. Gray skipped a rehab assignment so his pitch count for Monday’s start is unknown. Nevertheless, a solid matchup against the Marlins (in Miami) and then another on the […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Saturday 9/10)
Welcome to the FTN’s free MLB Picks of the Day, featuring our favorite or best MLB bets today. FTN will be posting a play or two from the MLB card — for free! Today, MLBdream provides his picks. You can check out the full card at the Bet Tracker. If you’re not subscribed, join now and […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Saturday (9/10)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]
Kenneth Le
MLB
Bets
Best MLB Bets Today – Free (Friday 9/9)
Welcome to the FTN’s free MLB Picks of the Day, featuring our favorite or best MLB bets today. FTN will be posting a play or two from the MLB card — for free! Today, Eric Pauly provides his picks. You can check out the full card at the Bet Tracker. If you’re not subscribed, join now […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Friday (9/9)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Friday’s DFS slate. 1. Nick Lodolo has a .346 BABIP allowed Nick Lodolo is one of the pitchers I’m most interested in using on Friday’s slate. He has a 28% K% […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Friday (9/9)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each MLB DFS slate. There’s a 12-game main slate Friday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (9/9)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, giving you a clear and concise way to approach the slate in your tournament lineups. By giving you our clear pitcher and stack rankings, along with our key pieces and slate edge, you should have the quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Friday (9/9)
There’s a reason gambling lines list starting pitchers next to the odds and totals for baseball games, and books take games off the board when starting pitchers get scratched. Pitchers dictate the context of the matchup and have a larger impact on each possible individual event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]
Kenneth Le
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 5 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Thursday (9/8)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than any other sport. These are the five stats I find most relevant to Thursday’s DFS slate. 1. JP Sears has a 5.21 xFIP It looks like the White Sox are going to be the chalk offense the field will stack on Thursday’s three-game slate. […]
Nick Shlain