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MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Early Slate Saturday (4/16)
With the early-season MLB schedule providing us several day-game DFS slates, today I’m breaking down the best stacks and hitters to target for the six-game 1 p.m. ET slate on DraftKings Saturday. If you are looking for pitcher breakdowns for this early slate, head over to The Opener, which breaks down pitchers from both the early […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB DFS
Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Saturday (4/16)
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 early slate Saturday that starts at 1:10 p.m. ET and a six-game main slate at 7:05. Check out my slate focus below.   […]
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Javi Prellezo
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The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Saturday (4/16)
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 […]
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Nick Shlain
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MLB DFS
The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (4/15)
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.  […]
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David Jones
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Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Friday (4/15)
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 11-game MLB DFS main slate Friday that starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below.   In case you missed it, I wrote […]
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Javi Prellezo
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Diamond Data — 7 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Friday (4/15)
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. Carlos Rodón threw 89 pitches, striking out 12 in his opening start The big lefty was stretched more than almost any other pitcher in his opening […]
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Alex Blickle
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Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Friday (4/15)
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 […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB DFS
The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Friday (4/15)
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 […]
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Vlad Sedler
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The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Thursday (4/14)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP breakdown article for DFS, 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 […]
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David Jones
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Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Thursday (4/14)
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 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a […]
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Javi Prellezo
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Diamond Data — 10 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Thursday (4/14)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the 10 stats I find most relevant to Thursday’s DFS slate.   1. The Cubs and Rockies have a combined implied total over 11.5 runs Despite this, only one hitter from this game, Frank Schwindel, is priced over $5k. […]
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Alex Blickle
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Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Thursday (4/14)
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 […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB Fantasy
Kup’s Closers: Fantasy Baseball Reliever Updates (April 14)
With the season in full swing (as long as April showers hold off in a lot of cities), 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 […]
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Matt Kupferle
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The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Thursday (4/14)
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 […]
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Jake Kucheck
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The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (4/13)
This will be the main-slate MLB GPP breakdown article for DFS, 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 […]
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David Jones
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Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Wednesday (4/13)
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 12:20 p.m. ET. Check out my slate focus below. In case you missed it, I wrote a […]
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Javi Prellezo
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Diamond Data — 10 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Wednesday (4/13)
Baseball lends itself to numerical intrigue — there have long been bountiful statistics surrounding the game, and in today’s analytics-heavy version, there are more numbers than ever before. Knowing what numbers are meaningful and from which actionable information can be ascertained can make all the difference. The margins have never been thinner, and the impact […]
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Nick Shlain
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Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Wednesday (4/13)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This 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 dial in […]
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Kyle Murray
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The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Wednesday (4/13)
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 […]
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Vlad Sedler
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The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Tuesday (4/12)
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.  […]
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David Jones
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Ahead of the Count: MLB DFS Plays for Tuesday (4/12)
Welcome back to Ahead of the Count. This 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 dial in […]
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Kyle Murray
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Diamond Data — 5 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Tuesday (4/12)
Baseball lends itself to numerical intrigue — there have long been bountiful statistics surrounding the game, and in today’s analytics-heavy version, there are more numbers than ever before. Knowing what numbers are meaningful and from which actionable information can be ascertained can make all the difference. The margins have never been thinner, and the impact […]
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Jake Kucheck
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MLB Fantasy
House of Shlain: Fantasy Baseball Thoughts and Trends (4/12)
Expectations can be everything in fantasy baseball. Under promise, over deliver. It’s a common refrain, and that’s where we start the Week 2 edition of the House of Shlain. The first four days of the season (that’s all it was, most teams have played four games) predictably brought us overreaction theater. Fantasy managers with teams […]
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Nick Shlain
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The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Tuesday (4/12)
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 […]
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Vlad Sedler
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The Sweet Spot: MLB DFS Plays for Monday (4/11)
MLB season has finally rolled around, as Opening Week is here! This will be the main slate GPP 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, […]
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Kyle Murray
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Diamond Data — 5 Stats to Know for MLB DFS Monday (4/11)
Data in baseball runs deeper and is more comprehensive than in any other sport. These are the five stats I find most relevant to today’s DFS slate.   5 Stats to Know for Monday’s MLB slate 1. The top projected pitcher in our Strikeout Model barely eclipses 13 DK points The difference in projection between Ranger […]
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Alex Blickle
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Javi’s Corner: MLB DFS Thoughts and Picks for Monday (4/11)
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 four-game MLB DFS early slate that starts at 2:10 pm EST and a seven-game MLB DFS main slate that starts at 6:40 p.m. EST. Check out my […]
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Javi Prellezo
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The Opener: MLB DFS Pitching Picks for Monday (4/11)
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 […]
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Jake Kucheck
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MLB DFS Slate Breakdown: Early Slate Monday (4/11)
With the early season MLB schedule providing us several day game slates, here is an article 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 […]
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Kyle Murray
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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 2: Monday, April 11-Sunday, April 17 (full week) Five Games: Arizona […]
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Matthew Davis
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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.   Pitchers marked in blue are slated for two starts this week. Feel free to hit me up on Twitter if you have any questions.     […]
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Matt Kupferle
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MLB Fantasy
Trust the Gut: Fantasy Baseball FAAB Sunday Update
SUNDAY UPDATE Baseball is back and the wild first Sunday FAAB of the regular season will likely leave us scratching our heads when looking at bid result screenshots on Twitter later tonight. Undoubtedly, someone will drop $150 on Jurickson Profar or $230 on Tony Santillan. Highly likely that most of those won’t winning bids of […]
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Vlad Sedler