CheeseIsGood's Million Dollar Musings - MLB DFS Strategy: Thursday, September 22nd

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Happy Autumn Equinox! Hey, did you know that it ain’t no Solstice? OK, so today brings us some split slate MLB and then the prize jewel of a Browns win over the Steelers. It’s going to be a good day! I’ll focus on the 8-game main slate which starts at 6:35pm ET, but will start with a quick Cliff Notey peek at the early 5-game slate with a 2:05 start time.

Early Slate Pitching

Joe Musgrove vs Cardinals
George Kirby at A’s
Martin Perez vs Angels

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The three spend up options are not exactly thrilling, but there is not much going on past them. Joe Musgrove and George Kirby have nearly identical overall numbers, hovering around 25% strikeouts, both with excellent control. Pitch count is always a bit of a mystery with Kirby, but 80-85 has been the standard, and I see no reason to expect anything different now.

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Dave Potts (CheeseIsGood)

One of the preeminent baseball minds in all of fantasy, Dave Potts (aka CheeseIsGood) has won contests at the highest levels of both season-long and DFS. He is a 2x winner of a $1,000,000 1st-place prize in DFS, having won the 2014 FanDuel baseball Live Final and following that up by taking down a DraftKings Milly Maker Tournament in 2015. In addition, he’s won the Main Event championship in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship and the NFBC Platinum League, which is the highest buy-in entry league. His consistent success in the NFBC tournaments earned him a prestigious spot in their Hall of Fame. Dave can also strum a mean guitar while carrying a tune, and if you’re lucky, you’ll see him do so on one of his MLB Crunch Time appearances. Follow Dave on X – @DavePotts2