The 9/12 MLB main slate does not have much high end pitching outside of Justin Verlander. No matter what else you decide to do, just make sure to play him in cash games.
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9/12 MLB DFS Pitcher to Start One: Justin Verlander – Houston Astros (Both Sites, Cash and Tournament)
$12,000 FD / $12,600 DK
The last time that I wrote up Justin Verlander on this site, it resulted in a no-hitter. While I would not set expectations that high, this is certainly an exploitable matchup. As he is normally whenever available, Verlander is the top arm on the 9/12 MLB slate. Jose Urquidy struck out 10 Athletics over five innings yesterday. Kate Upton’s beau has both the highest floor and ceiling on the slate.
9/12 MLB DFS Pitcher to Start Two: Julio Teheran – Atlanta Braves (DraftKings Cash and Both Sites Tournament)
$8,700 FD / $8,500 DK
Julio Teheran entered the 2019 season with a bad reputation as a pitcher on the decline. However, he has rebounded fairly thoroughly this year and has quality starts in his last three games and four of his last five. He will be facing a hit or miss Phillies squad on their last leg, attempting to stay in the wild card race. Teheran has averaged nearly a strikeout per inning and should be the primary mid range option on a weak pitching slate outside of the top dog.
9/12 MLB DFS Pitcher to Start Three: Kolby Allard- Texas Rangers (DraftKings Cash and Tournament)
$8,000 FD / $7,200 DK
Koby Allard is a better FanDuel pitcher as all the hits he allows do not come back to haunt him in that scoring format. However, this time around we have a bit of a discount on DraftKings to help compensate for that fact. This is certainly not the most inviting ballpark to pitch in but the Rays struggle against lefties. Nearly every projected starter has at least a 20% strikeout rate on the year against the side.
9/12 MLB DFS Pitcher to Attack One: Dylan Bundy – Baltimore Orioles
$7,300 FD / $5,100 DK
This pick is somewhat of a cop out. Dylan Bundy has exhibited some reverse splits this year but is an equal opportunity gas can. The Dodgers get an extra edge with the designated hitter and have too many good hitters for Bundy to handle. I expect them to be the most popular team on this slate. I couldn’t imagine playing Bundy for $7,300 on FanDuel, now that is crazy!
9/12 MLB DFS Pitcher to Attack Two: Drew Smyly – Philadelphia Phillies
$7,000 FD /$6,500 DK
Coming off arguably his two best starts of the season you can make an argument to both play Drew Smyly, as well as stack against him. However, I tend to lean towards the latter option. Smyly draws a tough assignment in the form of the Braves whose top seven projected hitters all have strong numbers versus lefties. The Braves will likely roll out a bunch of righties with Freddie Freeman the lone lefty. It seems like there is very little upside here and a lot of blowup risk.
9/12 MLB Monkey Knife Fight MLB Prop Picks
Justin Verlander – Houston Astros – Over 9.5 Strikeouts – This is solid bet considering that Justin Verlander has hit double digit strikeouts in eight of his last ten games. If Jose Urquidy can do it, there is no reason JV shouldn’t.
Drew Smyly – Philadelphia Phillies – Under 4.5 Strikeouts – Taking a wager in the opposite direction I like the under on Drew Smyly. He will be lucky if he lasts four innings let alone strikes out five Braves.
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