Underdog Fantasy MLB Picks Today — Saturday, August 31st
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Happy weekend everyone! The MLB games are spread all throughout the day on Saturday, August 31st, with most of the top pitchers on the slate finding themselves in very difficult matchups. While the weather is beginning to turn cooler as September nears, today should still be a strong day for bats. The Dodgers, Reds, and Orioles headline my top offenses of the day, with multiple strong MLB Underdog Fantasy predictions throughout those teams.
First, I’ll break down my favorite Underdog Fantasy MLB plays of the day; then, you can find a few more suggestions (pick only) at the bottom. You can also check out our Underdog Fantasy picks tool. Let’s get to it!
Top Underdog Fantasy MLB Picks Today
Tyler Anderson – Lower Than 5.5 Pitcher Strikeouts
While the Mariners have been a matchup we’ve been attacking for strikeouts all season long, I actually plan on doing the opposite. Their lineup is finally getting healthy, and while there are still quite a few Ks, there’s a lot of power as well. Anderson only has an 18.5% strikeout rate on the season and projects for 5.37 tonight in the RotoGrinders projections. This pick has a 64.27% win rate in the MLB Fantasy Pick’em Tool for Underdog Fantasy, the highest on the entire slate.
- MLB PICK: Lower Than 5.5 Strikeouts
Elly De La Cruz – Higher Than 1.5 Total Bases
I love Elly and the Cincinnati Reds tonight against Frankie Montas, and the fact that this pick is a scorcher tonight on Underdog Fantasy with a 1.17x payout bonus is a nice addition to the play. Elly has a .259 ISO against right-handed pitching this year, and Frankie Montas has been absolutely dreadful against lefties, giving up a 50.3% hard hit rate on the season. De La Cruz projects for 2.34 total bases tonight in the RotoGrinders projections, and I think he has a great chance to send one out of the park.
- MLB PICK: Higher Than 1.5 Total Bases
Merrill Kelly – Lower Than 4.5 Pitcher Strikeouts
Merrill Kelly had a stretch of really impressive baseball over the past couple seasons, but he has struggled mightily this year. The last time he had more than 5 strikeouts in a game was all the way back on March 29th, and it was against the putrid Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers are finally healthy and should prove to be a much more difficult matchup for Kelly tonight. This pick has a 61.82% win rate in the MLB Fantasy Pick’em Tool for Underdog Fantasy, second on the slate behind only Tyler Anderson to have lower than 5.5 strikeouts.
- MLB PICK: Lower Than 4.5 Strikeouts
More Underdog MLB Picks Today
- Shohei Ohtani – Higher Than 1.5 Total Bases
- Gunnar Henderson – Higher Than 1.5 Total Bases
- TJ Friedl – Higher Than 0.5 Total Bases
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