DFS MLB DraftKings/FanDuel Lineup Advice and Pitcher Chart 5/3/2018
Pitcher Chart
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Last Updated: 5/3/2018 – 6:47 AM CT
| Pitcher | Team | L/R | $Line | OTT | K | +/- | K% | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Williams | PIT | R | +114 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16.4 | 5 |
| J. Hellickson | WAS | R | -123 | 4 | 3.5 | -0.5 | 14.5 | 5 |
| J. Teheran | ATL | R | -104 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 22.8 | 5 1/3 |
| J. Vargas | NYM | L | -104 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 21.7 | 5 2/3 |
| A. Wood | LAD | L | +110 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 21.4 | 6 |
| P. Corbin | ATL | L | -119 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 36.7 | 6 1/3 |
| M. Tanaka | NYY | R | +117 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 26.1 | 6 1/3 |
| L. McCullers | HOU | R | -127 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 31.7 | 5 2/3 |
| M. Fiers | DET | R | +102 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -1 | 15.2 | 5 |
| E. Skoglund | KCR | L | -110 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 20.7 | 5 2/3 |
| D. Price | BOS | L | -139 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 20.3 | 5 2/3 |
| M. Minor | TEX | L | +128 | 5 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 21.4 | 5 |
| J. Odorizzi | MIN | R | -102 | 4.5 | 6 | 1.5 | 19.7 | 6 |
| R. Lopez | CHW | R | -106 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19.7 | 5 2/3 |
| S. Manaea | OAK | L | -120 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 23.6 | 6 2/3 |
| W. Leblanc | SEA | L | +111 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 | 5 |
| J. Garcia | TOR | L | +183 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 24.4 | 5 2/3 |
| C. Carrasco | CLE | R | -200 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 21.9 | 6 2/3 |
Key
L/R = Lefty or Righty
$Line = Money Line
OTT = Opposing team’s run total
K = Projected Strikeouts
+/- = K-OTT
K% = Strikeout Percentage
IP = Innings Projection
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Pitchers
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Lance McCullers
If I’m playing the early slate, I will only play tournaments. If I’m playing tournaments, I love the upside of McCullers at $9,100. He’ll face the Yankees in fairly good hitting conditions, but McCullers has strikeout upside. The Yankees most powerful bats are right handed, so McCullers will have the platoon against them. He has a 31.7% strikeout rate this season, creating upside opportunities. I do expect the Yankees to score some runs, which is why this is a tournament play, but if McCullers can prevent scoring, he is in a great position for tournaments.
Garrett Richards
On the main slate, Garrett Richards is my favorite play. He’s been priced up to $9,200 even after scoring -7.1 DK points last time out, but he’s in a great spot against the Orioles. The Orioles have the third highest strikeout rate in the league at 25.6%. They also have the third worst wRC+. To top it all off, the Orioles get a huge park downgrade traveling to Angel Stadium.
Update: Garrett Richards will not pitch on Thursday. Jaime Barria ($4,000) will take his place. Barria becomes the best value on the main slate, and Sean Manaea becomes the highest projected pitcher.
Jake Odorizzi
I rarely write up plays I don’t like, but I think discussing Odorizzi before tomorrow’s slate is important. The White Sox have played lineups with nine righties this season, so many players will see Odorizzi at $6,800 with the platoon against most of the batters. The issue is, Odorizzi is a reverse-splits pitcher with a career .328 wOBA against righties compared to a .287 wOBA against lefties. While he may reach value and projects to be the second best pitcher on the short slate, I’m playing tournaments on Thursday, so even at the cheap price, I will be avoiding Odorizzi on Thursday due to ownership, and a chance of a blow up start.
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Hitters
Mets Lefties
The Mets will face Julio Teheran in Citi Field. I love to target lefties against Teheran who gives up a .343 wOBA against lefties throughout his career. For reference, that’s 0.74 higher than his career wOBA against righties. Michael Conforto, Jay Bruce, and Asdrubal Cabrera are three of my favorite bats for the early slate, and I will stack them in tournaments.
Red Sox Bats
The Red Sox will face Mike Minor. The Red Sox top hitters will have the platoon advantage against Minor and Boston has the highest team run total on the night. Using Barria as your SP2 will allow you to get all the Boston bats you want. Mookie Betts tops projections, followed by J.D. Martinez. Hanley Ramirez and Eduardo Nunez project will also, and are less expensive.
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