MLB DFS Expert Survey: Wednesday, August 6th

by Justin Bailey (Jbails26) Last Updated 2025-08-06 18:26:43 Premium Content Part of the product MLB DFS

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 Wednesday, August 6

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

stevietpfl: Manny Machado
stlcardinals84: Fernando Tatis Jr.
TJ Zwarych: Ketel Marte

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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?

stevietpfl: I will be focusing on small-field contests. With a smaller slate and a lack of pitching options, I’m just going to be overweight on 2–3 pitchers. I’ll build stacks off of those pitchers, but I just don’t see a lot of great pivots on the bump. As far as bats, I’m going to take a stand and be underweight on the Royals. They could score 8+ runs with 1–2 home runs.

stlcardinals84: I will be playing a smaller number of lineups with this smaller slate, with around 6–8 squads in large-field GPP contests. I am going to stick to 3 stacks, with the Athletics as my favorite target and the Giants and Diamondbacks as my preferred secondary stacks. I will also take a stand on fading Spencer Strider at elevated ownership. He just doesn’t deserve to be THAT popular against a Brewers team that just keeps winning games, and this clearly isn’t the Strider of old.

TJ Zwarych: I’ll be playing 150 lineups in large-field GPPs, and I plan to keep a really tight pitching pool so I can differentiate my stacks as much as possible. I’ll be playing a lot of George Kirby and Spencer Strider; however, instead of playing the chalky Jeffrey Springs when I need a cheap SP2, I’m going to pivot to Jose Quintana and Jonathan Cannon.

Who is your favorite pitcher (when considering price, matchup, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?

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