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Date: 6/26/17
Initial Thoughts Posted. Final Updates to be posted in the afternoon before lock.
MLB Main Slate Strategy
Welcome to a fresh week of MLB DFS! We have a 6 game MLB DFS main slate tonight! Tonight, I am recommending 4% of your BR at 70%-30% CASH to GPP.
Weather News:
Weather updates can be found from Kevin Roth at https://rotogrinders.com/weather/mlb
WEATHER NOTICE:
Summer is quickly arriving and the weather is heating up. Baseball is a sport that is heavily affected by weather. Temperature, humidity, air density, and rain are important factors day to day. Expect run totals and HR totals to continue to rise as the summer takes full force.
Line-up Construction Strategy:
Pitchers:
Pitching is crucial tonight (esp. in CASH LU’s). There is only two clear top tier pitching match-ups tonight. Outside the two there are a few GPP options that are good for value and salary savings.
Top tier pitchers:
- Chris Sale vs MIN
- Carlos Carrasco vs TEX
GPP Pitching options:
- Jose Berrios vs BOS
- Gio Gonzalez vs CHC
- Jeff Samardzjia vs COL
- German Marquez vs SFG
NOTE: For in depth pitching analysis and match-up breakdown, check out the “On the RotoRadar” podcast and the PRO articles.
High upside Batter Stacks:
- NYY vs David Holmberg (CHW)
- LAD vs Ricky Nolasco (LAA)
- COL vs Jeff Samardzija (SFG)
Top BvP match-ups *updated in the afternoon*:
Contest Breakdown (70%-30% CASH TO GPP)
CASH – 50/50, Double-ups, H2H, 3-5 user leagues
Tonight, I recommend diversifying entries between 50-50’s, 2x’s, and 3-5 user leagues. I think 50-50’s and 2x’s will be chalky with Sale. To increase your ROI and have a floor, I recommend a 3:1 ratio between 50-50’s and 2x’s : 3-5 user leagues.
GPP – $5 and above Multi-entries, 10-20 user leagues, 100 user leagues, $5 and above single entries, QUINT’s.
Tonight, I recommend playing multi-entries (esp. 3 entry max) to diversify entries. With only two top tier pitchers, there will be a variety of GPP lineup builds that have the upside to win BIG! Running 3-5 different lineups in GPP’s will give you exposure to a smaller slate. I highly recommend utilizing the NEW RotoRadar OPTO-mizer by plugging in 3-4 stacks and letting the OPTO build around a core group of players.
* You will notice that I recommend $5 and above for GPP’s. The reason being that the below $5 range has so many entries with a top-heavy payout structure. My recommendation to win a GPP is to go for smaller fields with highest upside. Playing higher $ GPP’s generally means a smaller field and less likely max entries.
Official LU notifications will be posted to chat! Good Skill! @DavidRotoRadar
