Million Dollar Musings: Wednesday, May 23rd
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Wednesday, May 23rd
Good morning Grinders! I will focus on the 10-game Main Slate tonight, but first let’s take a quick glance at the early slate, which is four games on FanDuel, and five games on DK/FDRFT.
EARLY SLATE PITCHING
There is a clear ace up top with Justin Verlander at home against the Giants. On a small slate, this is a “Don’t Overthink It” spot if you’re playing cash games. Verlander has the sixth-highest strikeout rate of all starters at 32.8%, which is well above anyone else on this slate, and a low 5.5% walk rate, which when combined with just 24.5% hard hits, has Verlander sitting with a pristine 1.05 ERA. Even if BABIP and HR/FB% were to go against him at some point, his 2.90 SIERA is a reasonable expectation. The Giants are nothing special against right-handed pitching, and he has by far the highest floor and ceiling of anyone on the slate.
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