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Alex Christenson
MLB Articles
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Tuesday (5/24)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the slate, top to bottom. My goal is going to provide you with as much analysis, strategy and advice as possible on a daily basis to help you guys not only make winning lineups, but learn, develop and dial […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Tuesday (5/24)
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 DFS slate. 1. Detroit is 22nd in wOBA and 23rd in wRC+ while striking out the second most against RHP The elite matchup has Sonny Gray projected for the […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Tuesday (5/24)
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Monday (5/23)
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 10-game MLB DFS main slate Monday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Monday (5/23)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the four stats I find most relevant to Monday’s 10-game DFS slate. 1. Jordan Lyles has allowed the most home runs since the start of 2020. Jordan Lyles has allowed a league-high 55 bombs since the start of […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (5/23)
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 […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Monday (5/23)
There’s a reason that gambling sites 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 event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (5/23)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the MLB DFS slate, top to bottom. My goal is to provide you with as much analysis, strategy and advice as possible on a daily basis to help you guys not only make winning lineups, but learn, develop and […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Showdown Breakdown: Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees
This article is going to cover my MLB Showdown strategy for both DraftKings and FanDuel. On DraftKings, you typically want to land a value guy at the CPT, while on FanDuel I like spending up more for the MVP and STAR spots, especially with no pitchers available. Chicago White Sox at New York Yankees […]
David Jones
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Hitting Primer
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 Week 3: Monday, May 23 – Sunday, May 29 (full week) […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
Fantasy
Fantasy Baseball Weekly Pitching Primer
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 Gerrit Cole BAL, @TB Last 30 days: 1.67 ERA, 0.96 WHIP in […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Sunday (5/22)
This will be the main slate GPP DFS breakdown article for the Sunday slate, 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 […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Sunday (5/22)
There’s a reason that gambling sites 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 event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 8
SUNDAY UPDATE The big FAAB prize of the week (Nolan Gorman) had an excellent day at the plate on Sunday going 3-for-5 with three runs and an RBI. It will be difficult to earn his fantasy services for double-digits just about anywhere but it’s likely some of those will squeak through in 12-team formats. The […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Saturday (5/21)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each slate. There’s a six-game MLB DFS 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
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Saturday (5/21)
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
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Early Slate Saturday (5/21)
There are six MLB games on the early slate on DraftKings Saturday, with first pitch set for 1:05 p.m. ET. FanDuel has a “Very Early Only” slate that gets underway at the same time but only features three games: Yankees/White Sox, Cubs/Diamondbacks and Blue Jays/Reds. Below is the list of all six games on […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Saturday (5/21)
There’s a reason gambling sites 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 event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (5/20)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the MLB DFS slate, top to bottom. My goal is to provide you with as much analysis, strategy and advice as possible on a daily basis to help you guys not only make winning lineups, but learn, develop and […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Friday (5/20)
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 12-game MLB DFS main slate Saturday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (5/20)
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 […]
David Jones
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Friday (5/20)
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. The Detroit Tigers are last in all of baseball with 105 runs scored this season The Tigers have also struck out 319 times, 16th in baseball. The […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Friday (5/20)
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 4 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Thursday (5/19)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the four stats I find most relevant to Thursday’s three-game late DFS slate. 1. Yordan Alvarez has 11 home runs against RHP Yordan Alvarez has a league-high 11 bombs against right-handed pitchers this season. He may add to […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Thursday (5/19)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the slate, top to bottom. My goal is going to provide you with as much analysis, strategy and advice as possible on a daily basis to help you guys not only make winning lineups, but learn, develop and dial […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (May 19)
With the season in full swing, we’re getting some further clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. We’ve gotten a look at usage and have a pretty good idea who will have the most valuable roles. Let’s check in on the closer and bullpen situations around the league and see what might have changed […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Thursday (5/19)
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 four-game MLB DFS main slate Thursday that starts at 12:35 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Thursday (5/19)
This will be the main slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, that will give 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 […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Thursday (5/19)
There’s a reason gambling sites 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 event (ball, strike, foul ball, ball in play) than any hitter […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (5/18)
This will be the main slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown article, that will give 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 […]
Kyle Murray
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Wednesday (5/18)
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 six-game MLB DFS main slate Wednesday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (5/18)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This MLB DFS article is going to cover my thoughts on the slate, top to bottom. My goal is to provide you with as much analysis, strategy and advice as possible on a daily basis to help you guys not only make winning lineups, but learn, develop and […]
Chris Meaney