MLB DFS Expert Survey: Thursday, June 19th

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-06-19 18:22:32 Premium Content Part of the product MLB DFS

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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 headChopper’s top overall pitcher? Find out below!

MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Thursday, June 19

Who is your favorite hitter to spend up for in cash games?

headChopper: Shohei Ohtani
Dean78904: Shohei Ohtani
ebeimfohr: Shohei Ohtani

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What is your preferred tournament format (e.g. large-field, single-entry) to play on this slate? How do you plan to beat that field of opponents? What tactic or strategy will set you apart?

headChopper: I’m locking in Cristopher Sanchez as my SP1 on DraftKings and rolling with him as my main arm on FanDuel, too. No one else on the slate really jumps out, so I’ll probably get different at SP2 on DK. For bats, I’ll have exposure to the Dodgers and Astros stacks, but I might one-off the rest to stay unique.

Dean78904: I mostly focus on single-entry and smaller-field contests. I expect to be well over the field on Spencer Strider. The Dodgers are expected to be popular, and I am planning on leaning in on them. With that in mind, I expect to do my usual thing where I move away from 5-3 / 4-4 traditional stacks and pivot to 3-3-2 / 3-3-1-1 type iterations as a way to get a different shuffle.

ebeimfohr: With a smaller slate and an even smaller pitching pool for myself tonight, the smaller-field, single-entry style of contests are my focus. Honing in on a super-tight pitching core and combining it with leverage and/or options I think will be under-owned (particularly using SimLabs) is ideal for these slates.

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