MLB DFS Expert Survey: Thursday, August 1st
Our panel of experts is here to give you their MLB DFS advice for today’s main slate contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know CheeseIsGood’s favorite sneaky stack? Or STLCards’ top overall pitcher? Find out below!
MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Thursday, August 1st
Who is your favorite hitter to spend up for in cash games?
SquirrelPatrol: Bobby Witt
headChopper: Jose Ramirez
Dean78904: Bobby Witt
ebeimfohr: Bobby Witt
Who is your favorite pitcher (when considering price, matchup, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
SquirrelPatrol: Carson Fulmer (FD) / Ryan Feltner (DK) – The pitchers in the COL/LAA game are both cheap, with their prices flipped between FanDuel and DraftKings. With the price differences, I prefer Fulmer on FanDuel and Feltner on DraftKings. Both pitchers get good matchups, with the Rockies having the highest K% in the league and ranking 28th in wOBA on the road, while the Angels rank 23rd in wOBA vs. RHP.
headChopper: Seth Lugo – I like Sonny Gray a lot also, but Lugo is the safer option, in my opinion. The Tigers have the 2nd-lowest team total on the slate. Detroit typically puts out a lineup against right-handers that includes several high-strikeout batters. Lugo has changed his arsenal this season against left-handers, which has made him much more successful against them. The tiebreaker for me may very well be the weather, which looks like it may favor Lugo slightly over Sonny Gray.
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Dean78904: Sonny Gray – I am not wowed by Gray, but officially, he is my favorite arm on the slate. By far, he has the highest K rate (30.6%) and lowest SIERA (2.96) among those throwing baseballs tonight, so that checks out. The 35-year-old has punched out at least 6 in his last 6 starts, and the Cubs have enough free-swingers to keep that streak alive. Heads up that game conditions are looking potentially dicey as of this writing (currently Yellow/Orange), so you are going to need to see Kevin Roth’s updates in his MLB Weather analysis.
ebeimfohr: Ryan Feltner – I mentioned I’m looking to get uncomfortable at pitcher, and Feltner stands out for me there. He’s clearly not some ace, but I think he can be just a tick underrated as not a total gas can. More importantly, he’s facing the Angels’ woeful offense, and he actually has a 22% K rate vs. righties with just a .310 xwOBA allowed this year.
What is your hot take of the day?
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