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Alex Christenson
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MLB
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Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Thursday (5/5)
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
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Thursday (5/5)
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 MLB DFS slate. 1. Tarik Skubal has allowed a .241 ISO to right-handed batters since the start of last year The Houston Astros offense hasn’t totally clicked yet this season, […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Thursday (5/5)
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
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (5/4)
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
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Wednesday (5/4)
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
DFS
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (5/4)
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 Wednesday (5/4)
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 MLB DFS slate. 1. The Pittsburgh Pirates have the worst K% against right-handed pitchers in all of baseball (26%) The Pirates are a team we like to attack with pitchers, […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (5/4)
In 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 fantasy baseball 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 […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Wednesday (5/4)
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 (5/3)
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
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Tuesday (5/3)
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
Bets
2022 MLB Cy Young Odds
We are nearly a month into the 2022 MLB season, and oddsmakers have updated the odds for the annual Cy Young Award winners. Yankees ace Gerrit Cole was the opening favorite in the AL but has fallen behind Justin Verlander (+650) for the top spot. Max Scherzer, the Mets’ coveted free agent acquisition, had is […]
FTN Staff
MLB
DFS
Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Tuesday (5/3)
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. The Cincinnati Reds are tied for 28th in all of baseball with 67 runs this year The Reds are tied with the Detroit Tigers in runs, which […]
Nick Shlain
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Tuesday (5/3)
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 (5/2)
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. Arizona has a league-high 26.4% strikeout rate against right-handed pitching. The Diamondbacks have the fifth-highest strikeout rate in baseball (25%) and the highest rate against RHP […]
Chris Meaney
MLB
DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Monday (5/2)
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 that starts at 6:40 pm ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a tournament […]
Javi Prellezo
MLB
DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (5/2)
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
Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (5/2)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the 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 dial […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Monday (5/2)
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: Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets
As is customary throughout all of MLB DFS, we want correlation to take center stage in our showdown lineups. The lineup as a whole should tell a story about how the game may turn out. Let’s begin with pitchers, as any and all stories have to begin there. MLB DFS Showdown Slate Philadelphia Phillies […]
Alex Blickle
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 2 – Sunday, May 8 (full week) […]
Matthew Davis
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Afternoon Slate Sunday (5/1)
With the early season MLB schedule providing us several day game slates, I’m breaking down the best stacks and hitters to target for the short slate. If you are looking for pitcher breakdowns for the early slate, head over to The Opener article, which will break down pitchers from both the early and main slates today. […]
Chris Meaney
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 Carlos Rodón SF @LAD, STL Two tough starts, but this dude has […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Sunday (5/1)
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 (5/1)
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
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Main Slate Saturday (4/30)
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
Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Guide Week 5
SUNDAY UPDATE Starting Pitchers Kyle Muller, Atlanta Braves Moved swiftly into the starting rotation with Bryce Elder getting sent down. Muller wasn’t greeted graciously by the Rangers who walloped him for seven runs in just 2.2 innings. Muller also walked six batters. He’s not available in NFBC and might be in the bid mix next […]
Vlad Sedler
MLB
DFS
MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Afternoon Slate Saturday (4/30)
With the early season MLB schedule providing us several day game slates, below, I’m breaking down the best stacks and hitters to target for the short slate. If you are looking for pitcher breakdowns for this early slate, head over to The Opener article, which will break down pitchers from both the early and main slates today. […]
Matt Kupferle
MLB
DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Saturday (4/30)
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 Friday (4/29)
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
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Friday (4/29)
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 13-game MLB DFS main slate that starts at 7:05 p.m. 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 Friday (4/29)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This article is going to cover my thoughts on the DFS 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 […]
Matt Kupferle