MLB PrizePicks Predictions Today: Top Plays for Wednesday, August 21st
Traditional MLB DFS formats aren’t the only way to profit from daily fantasy baseball. MLB PrizePicks is a great fantasy pick’em site where we can take today’s projections versus theirs and combine two or more baseball predictions for sizeable payouts.
In this space, we’ll explore a few PrizePicks plays for the upcoming MLB slate. This article isn’t the be-all, end-all of great plays or a recommendation for a full ticket; it’s simply a starting place for you to explore thinking about the game within the game. Maybe you want to scatter these plays across entries. Maybe there are only two or three you think are worth playing. Daily fantasy pick’em gives us the flexibility to make only the plays in which we think there is value rather than being forced to create a full lineup while competing against the best DFS players in the industry.
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MLB PrizePicks Predictions for Wednesday, August 21st
- Jack Flaherty MORE Than 8.5 Strikeouts (DEMON) and MORE Than 4.5 Hits Allowed (DEMON)
- Yariel Rodriguez MORE Than 5.5 Strikeouts (DEMON)
- Michael Lorenzen MORE Than 15.5 Outs (DEMON) and MORE Than 2.5 Walks Allowed (DEMON)
Jack Flaherty MORE Than 8.5 Strikeouts (DEMON) and MORE Than 4.5 Hits Allowed (DEMON)
These two plays correlate heavily because we expect good volume for Jack Flaherty. The Mariners projected lineup has a whopping 26.6% K rate against righties, while Flaherty brings a near-MLB-high 32.2% K rate to the table. Projected for 96 pitches with a ceiling around 110, we should get a lot of innings in. 8.5 is a big number, but we have Flaherty projected for 8.2 Ks and 5.5 hits allowed in this excellent strikeout matchup.
Yariel Rodriguez MORE Than 5.5 Strikeouts (DEMON)
This is a tight squeeze because Yariel Rodriguez struggles to find the strike zone, but the Reds projected lineup has a 25.2% K rate against righties, and Rodriguez doesn’t throw hittable pitches. His 6.1% barrel rate is reflective of a Blake Snell approach where he doesn’t force strikes when he’s behind in counts. He continues to force hitters to chase. With about a K-per-inning this season (9.16 K/9) and 5 expected IP, we have a great shot at that 6th K, given the DEMON booster. We have Rodriguez projected for 5.4 Ks.
Michael Lorenzen MORE Than 15.5 Outs (DEMON) and MORE Than 2.5 Walks Allowed (DEMON)
This is another good correlation play. Michael Lorenzen shouldn’t have a problem with the Angels projected lineup, which has just a .272 wOBA and .115 ISO against righties. Lorenzen isn’t very good, but the power depression of Kauffman Stadium should keep him in the game for volume, as he’s gone 5.2 IP in 2 of his last 3 starts. That said, Lorenzen’s volume does come with walks, as he has 4.22 BB/9. We have Lorenzen projected for 15.6 outs and 2.5 walks allowed.
All projections referenced are accurate at the time of writing but subject to change.
Our pick’em tool is lighting the lamp with a ton of standard projections to attack — especially for a medium-sized slate. I like running a lot of contests with five legs tonight again, sprinkling these DEMON boosters around our tickets.
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