MLB MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Saturday, October 17 David Stowe 3 years ago written by David Stowe Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight we have the FINAL MLB DFS slate of the season with a Game 7 in the ALCS which will make this the last multi-game slate of this crazy abbreviated baseball season.We are looking to go out with a bang here and build that bankroll before Sunday’s NFL DFS action – and if you have not yet – make sure you read our FREE Week 6 Game by Game breakdown and if you are new to Win Daily – jump into FREE Discord with us and get all the expert help you need to win big!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a “First Look” overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the “top plays,” this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let’s dive into today’s slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Saturday Slate Breakdown:After days and days of sorting through scraps for pitching – we open up today’s slate and see a stable of elite arms which makes this a slate that should/could play differently from what we have been seeing. We have four arms in Walker Buehler/Max Fried and Lance McCullers/Charlie Morton who all have demonstrated K upside and have game logs from the LCS to support it. All four arms delivered solid performances the first games of this series ranging from 18 DK points (Buehler), 21 (Morton), 25 (Fried) all the way up to the ceiling of McCullers (32).McCullers is the clear outlier, the 11 strikeout ceiling performance standing out among the field and his $8.3K price point on DK will likely make him an easy spend up option on this slate. The Rays offense has consistently been the one to attack for K upside as this is a projected line-up with a 27-28% K rate and we have seen other Astros starters hit for strong games with Framber Valdez (20 and 29 DK points) and Zack Greinke (24 DK) showing us the path to cashing tends to go through the Rays K heavy offense.The flip side – McCullers is the only arm of the four giving up a .200+ ISO to hitters and oh by the way, he does that to both sides of the plate. That K upside comes with some serious power risk and let’s not overlook he gave up 2 bombs to the Rays (Margot/Zunino) and this was after getting tagged for 3 HR’s in his start against Oakland where Davis, Olson and Murphy took him deep.So in GPP’s – I think we have to assume, McCullers is the chalkiest of the options and because of the HR risk he has displayed in the postseason and the overall ISO risk he has had all 2020 – I would argue the Rays are the best leverage stack we could ask for.Not only do they have a path against McCullers but this Astros bullpen has been up against the wall for days now – using closer Ryan Pressly in each of the last 3 games with Scrubb/Javier working last night and two of the last three days. So I think taking a path and stacking the Rays could end up being an elite way to attack this slate. The Rays have been the definition of homer happy in the postseason with 70%+ of their runs coming via the long ball and from a DFS perspective – that is what is going to win you money on a two game slate.It all starts with Randy Arozarena but by and large, this Rays team is priced down outside of him which makes stacking them alongside another elite offense – a really easy way to build on DK.My other take from this game – the Rays may be reeling a bit, but Kevin Cash knows he has the best bullpen arms ready to go tonight and I think with Charlie Morton and that pen behind it, it gives you a path to a Rays onslaught kind of build.So rock Morton with a Rays stack – hope Tampa gets to McCullers early and gives Uncle Charlie a path to another 5 inning win and 20 DK points and you could have the core build that drives you over the cash line.The Dodgers/Braves game is the first one up on the slate and I actually think this one could be more of a true pitcher’s duel despite the two elite offenses. This is far more anecdotal than it is analytical – but with the ALCS game being a winner take all Game 7 – I think that one plays far more chaotic than this NLCS counterpart where they may need to live to fight another day.With the Braves using a bullpen game in Game 5 – they may need Max Fried to go a bit deeper and old tight pants himself, Walker Buehler is going to look for another 100+ pitch outing with some more efficency to lengthen this series for the Dodgers.This game being played in the afternoon could actually help the pitcher’s as well if Globe Life Field keeps the roof open and we start to get shadows later in the game to impact the hitters ability to pick up the pitches.I am going to lean Buehler here tonight just on pure stuff and K metrics alone as his 31% K rate in 2020 and 14% SS rate far outpace any other arm on this slate. Pair Walker with a LAD stack and attack Fried and a tired Braves bullpen – and you can hope you get a similar playbook to what we saw in TB/Houston last night. Houston got runs early and forced Tampa to use their lower-tier bullpen arms with a Game 7 coming up the next day. If the Dodgers can get to Fried early, considering how many arms Atlanta had to use yesterday – they may simply save their best bullets for a Game 7 and that could mean some seriously positive late-inning matchups for those Dodgers bats.UPDATE – With Chris Taylor OUT, Kike’ Hernandez ($3K) becomes a core play with his 2B/OF eligibility on DraftKings as he opens up any and every build you could want.Picks and Pivots: Wrap upWell kids – this is it. For real this time.Enjoy this final slate – don’t simply play the best plays – think through game theory in all your lineups and the paths to profit. We can watch ownership as it updates during the day and use Discord to talk through the best paths to leverage.Thank you all for reading along each and every day with MLB DFS Picks and Pivots – for now, I will be taking my talents to NFL – but we will see you back here in the Spring for hopefully – a normal MLB season.And oh yeah – stack against Jon Lester.Jump in Discord today guys and gals and let’s figure out the best path to profit as we build our bankroll for the NFL weekend!Let’s get it tonight my friends!Make sure you follow me on Twitter at @2LockSports and be sure to sign up for an ALL ACCESS GOLD ACCOUNT account here at Win Daily Sports. Gain access to our Projection Models and jump into our Discord where we will have our experts talking plays across every sport and slate as sports FINALLY return. 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Friday, October 16 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Friday Slate Breakdown:Just when we thought we were done - ANOTHER night of elimination avoided and we get ourselves some Friday Night MLB DFS!Unlike the last few slates, we actually have multiple strong pitching options with Framber Valdez and Blake Snell in a rematch of Game 1 and Dustin May getting tabbed with the Game 5 start for the Dodger... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Thursday, October 15 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Thursday Slate Breakdown:Thank you Astros. No seriously - you winning last night gives us another shot at a two game slate this evening and for yours truly who had far too much Kyle Wright and not enough Dodgers stacks - I am itching for one more crack at this MLB DFS thing before we get to the offseason!Now enough happiness - here is the reali... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Wednesday, October 14 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Wednesday Slate Breakdown:Well this could be it my friends - with the Rays one game away from the World Series, this could be the final two game slate and Picks and Pivots of the MLB season. If it is - I just want to thank you all for reading along in this abbreviated sprint of a season and I hope you were able to get better at MLB DFS each day... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Tuesday, October 13 Brian Tulloch 3 years ago written by Brian Tulloch Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Tuesday Slate Breakdown:Monday's first two game LCS slate basically anchored to two things - your pitchers needed to rack up K's and you needed your batters to capture the handful of HR's that were hit - a pretty consistent postseason MLB DFS winning trend. The winning build in the $50K to first GPP on DraftKings used McCullers/Fried with a 5/3... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Monday, October 12 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Monday Slate Breakdown:Well, we have made it my friends - in what is the last week of true "MLB DFS Slates" before we make it to the World Series and showdown/one game days - so let's enjoy these two gamers while we can!We kick off with the Astros/Rays in Game 2 of the ALCS after the Rays took home Game 1 on Sunday. Lance McCullers and Charlie ... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Thursday, October 8 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Thursday Slate Breakdown:Well if we thought yesterday's pitching pool was sparse, buckle up butternuts because this four gamer is going to have you wondering if using opener's are a viable option. The reality is - this could be the last 4 game slate of the MLB season with multiple teams facing elimination.When you are digging into the pitcher's... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Wednesday, October 7 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Pitching BreakdownGross.This pitching slate is gross.Here is the one thing I think we have to do when picking our SP options today - we need to factor in "safety" and we need to account for ownership.If yesterday taught us anything - it was do not try and get cute with the unknown - see Deivi Garcia - who was 25% owned because he was cheap and ... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Tuesday, October 6 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Pitching BreakdownWe have a four game MLB DFS slate on tap here with Game 2 of the ALDS contests we had on Monday and the first two games of the Marlins/Braves and Dodgers/Padres which will be played in Houston and Texas ballparks.In what we assumed would be a pitching heavy 2 game slate on Monday, it became a home run barrage with 6 HR's in th... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
MLBPremium MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Monday, October 5 Gary Gustafson 3 years ago written by Gary Gustafson Welcome back MLB DFS fans! Tonight, we have another solid slate on DraftKings with big prizes pools to take down so let's get started with our top MLB DFS picks for today's slate!For those of you new to Picks and Pivots, the goal of this MLB DFS article each and every day is to provide you a "First Look" overview of the slate where we use DraftKings pricing as a baseline to help us get started. Rather than simply write out the "top plays," this article will focus on slate strategy and roster construction with a GPP mindset to help you get started on your initial builds. Without further ado, let's dive into today's slate!MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Division Series BreakdownWelcome to the Division Round of the MLB playoffs and with it we have our first two game MLB DFS slate on Monday in the American League side of the bracket with the Yankees/Rays and A's/Astros ready to battle.At this point, with two game slates, I think arguing the game theory becomes far more important than simply tell... 3 years ago 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
