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Alex Christenson
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MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (5/11)
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 […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Wednesday (5/11)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Wednesday’s DFS slate. 1. Shohei Ohtani has a 1.52 FIP this year Shohei Ohtani’s been better on the mound than at the plate so far this year. He has a 3.08 […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Wednesday (5/11)
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 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
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (5/11)
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
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Wednesday (5/11)
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
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Tuesday (5/10)
Thanks for stopping by Ahead of the Count. My goal is to provide you my thoughts on how I see the MLB DFS slate in as efficient a manner as possible, and hopefully provide you with some nuggets of information that you might not have come across or perhaps inspire you to think about things […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Tuesday (5/10)
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 […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Tuesday (5/10)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Tuesday’s DFS slate. 1. Justin Verlander’s xFIP is 4.05 this year Despite a sparkling 1.93 ERA this season, it’s quite clear Justin Verlander has been a little lucky in his first […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Tuesday (5/10)
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 […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Monday (5/9)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Monday’s DFS slate. 1. Carlos Rodón leads baseball with a 36.9% strikeout rate Carlos Rodón is the highest priced pitcher on DraftKings and FanDuel tonight, and for good reason. […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Monday (5/9)
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 nine-game MLB DFS main slate that starts at 6:35 pm ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (5/9)
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
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (5/9)
This will be the main slate GPP DFS breakdown article for the Monday 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 Monday (5/9)
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 […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Showdown Breakdown: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs
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. Los Angeles Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs Pitchers […]
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 9 – Sunday, May 15 (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 Brandon Woodruff @CIN, @MIA 34% K rate after season-opening disaster. Two great […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Sunday (5/8)
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
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Afternoon Slate Sunday (5/8)
This will be the afternoon 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. […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Sunday (5/8)
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
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 6
SUNDAY UPDATE So much to cover, it’s insane. If you haven’t spent a good chunk of today on FAAB stuff, you’re probably going to get outworked. The biggest news is George Kirby. He was brilliant (6 IP – 4 H – 0 ER – 0 BB – 7 K on 81 pitches) and is going […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Saturday (5/7)
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. I’m focusing on Saturday’s eight-game main MLB DFS slate, which starts at 7:05 pm ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Saturday (5/7)
This will be the main slate MLB GPP DFS breakdown, 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 quick-hitting information needed to build some strong lineups on DraftKings. […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Early Slate Saturday (5/7)
There are four MLB games on the early slate for Saturday, with first pitch set for 12:35 p.m. ET. Below are all four games with the run total for each contest. The Rangers/Yankees game has been postponed for the second straight day. There shouldn’t be any weather concerns with the other games. Pittsburgh Pirates […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (5/6)
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 Friday (5/6)
Welcome to Javi’s Corner, a short cheat-sheet style article focusing on my core and game plan for each slate. There’s a 10-game MLB DFS main slate Friday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. I wrote a tournament primer and a deeper dive into MLB DFS. You can check out […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (5/6)
Thanks for stopping by Ahead of the Count. My goal is to provide you my thoughts on how I see the slate in as efficient a manner as possible, and hopefully provide you with some nuggets of information that you might not have come across or perhaps inspire you to think about things in a […]
Jake Kucheck
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Friday (5/6)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the seven stats I find most relevant to Friday’s DFS slate. 1. Apple TV games: 10.62 runs per game… all other games: 8.19 Conspiracies are running wild regarding the possibility that MLB is sending juiced balls to the […]
Alex Blickle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Friday (5/6)
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
Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (May 5)
With the season in full swing (and hopefully all of the poor spring cold/snowy/wet weather behind us), we’re getting some further clarity about bullpen situations for fantasy baseball. We’ve gotten some glimpses at usage in the preseason games and our first handful of games and have some idea who will have the most valuable […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Thursday (5/5)
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 Thursday that starts at 6:45 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 (5/5)
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 […]
Alex Blickle