Million Dollar Musings: Thursday, June 21st

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Thursday, June 21st

We’ve got a seven-game Main Slate on tap for tonight. There are a few spots with some weather concerns, and none more important than in Washington where Max Scherzer is pitching. The A’s-White Sox game looks particularly dicey, but at least we don’t need to be too concerned with pitching there. I’ll add some notes if needed this afternoon if the weather seems likely to change the slate.

THURSDAY NIGHT PITCHING

DON’T OVERTHINK IT

Max Scherzer vs Orioles – At this point, there is just not much left to say about Scherzer. You just have to play him in cash games. He’ll probably have one or two more bad starts at some point in the season, but there is absolutely no reason at all to expect it to happen tonight. His 39% strikeout rate is the highest of all starters in the league. His 2.19 SIERA is the lowest of all starters in the league.

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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 Twitter – @DavePotts2