MLB DFS Game Selection and Stack Analysis: Friday, May 7th

Not every great stack is great for every contest. Every contest has its own degree of variance baked into it, so we have to gain leverage accordingly. Being cognisant of projected ownership (pOWN%) doesn’t mean we always have to act on it, but once we leave the cash game realm, awareness of pOWN% and factoring it into our decision-making has to be a part of our process in proportion (or exceeding) the amount of variance in our contests.

Even if we’re playing the chalk stack in a smaller field, the fact that we’re stacking means that we’re utilizing correlation, creating some inklings of leverage.

In this space, every Friday, we’ll take a look at our new DK stack values tool and give you some suggestions as to where to place certain stacks into our lineups and why.

All stats cited are since 2019, unless otherwise noted.

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AlexSonty
Alex Sonty (AlexSonty)

Alex Sonty is a professional DFS and poker player and also serves as a part-time political science professor in Chicago, IL. He’s been playing fantasy sports since 1996 and entered the DFS realm in 2014, pivoting from high-stakes cash games to mid-stakes MLB and NFL tournaments in recent years. He is a Chicago Tribune, SB Nation, and FanGraphs alum, while holding a J.D./M.A. and L.L.M. from DePaul University. Follow Sonty on Twitter – @AlexSonty