Hello and welcome to the MLB DFS Playbook for June 26! We have a small 6-game slate on both DK and FD on our hands today. We have a 7:05 pm ET start time, so you have plenty of time to get those lineups made! Make sure to check out all of our amazing MLB DFS tools as they are always worth going through before building your lineups as are the Vegas Odds. However, as I am sure you have figured out by now, the new playbook will be a one-stop shop that includes everything from easy-to-read player write-ups and suggestions to MLB Weather Reports to lineup construction tips to our best value plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. You will be given core plays around which to build your lineups, DFS stacks to consider for GPP tournaments and key statistics to help you in your DFS research. Let’s dive in! 

 

MLB DFS Playbook June 26

MLB Weather Updates

Cincinnati Reds vs. Baltimore Orioles (possible rain)

Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets (possible rain)

Games that appear to have a decent wind blowing out:

Minnesota Twins vs. Atlanta Braves (hot day with a wind blowing out to LCF)

Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets (blowing out LF)

Games that appear to have a decent wind blowing in:

None.

DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

Small slates can be tough to build lineups with. You have a limited number of options to choose from and a lot of players are going to see high exposure percentages, so you have to try and differentiate from the field, while at the same time not having many ways to do that. As for this particular slate, Spencer Strider and Luis Castillo are the headliners on the mound and the Baltimore Orioles have the highest implied run total. Let’s dive into all of it! 

Recommended DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options for Strikeouts

Spencer Strider, Atlanta Braves

Andrew Heaney, Texas Rangers

Dylan Cease, Chicago White Sox

Reid Detmers, Los Angeles Angels

Best Odds for a Win

Luis Castillo (Seattle Mariners -260)

Spencer Strider (Atlanta Braves -202)

Andrew Heaney (Texas Rangers -200)

Justin Verlander (New York Mets -185)

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Favorite Starters to Use for DFS Lineups

Spencer Strider, Atlanta Braves

Strider was on a bit of a struggle bus for a couple of starts, but he snapped out of it in his last outing, firing six innings of one-run ball against the Phillies with 9 Ks. It was his 10th start with at least 9 Ks and he has at least 6 in every start this year. His upside is massive and he’s already had a 47 points game on DK this year. The Twins are a fantastic matchup and Strider is worth the price of admission. 

Justin Verlander, New York Mets

JV has not been anywhere near the JV that we saw last season when he won the AL Cy Young, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still get value in playing him at this mid-tier price tag. He has scored north of 20 dk points in four of his 9 starts, so there is some upside. He has been WAY better at home this year too with a 3.24 ERA and 0.96 WHIP, compared to a 5.67 ERA and 1.44 WHIP on the road. CHECK THE WEATHER. 

Reid Detmers, Los Angeles Angels

Detmers has been fantastic lately, scoring 26.6, 23.9, and 30.0 dk points over his last three starts. Those last two came against two of the best offenses in baseball too, the Rangers and Dodgers, so he’s pretty locked in right now. He has also been better at home this year with a 3.79 ERA and DK ppg of 18.2, compared to 4.31 and 13.4 on the road, respectively. 

Recommended DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

5.19 – Baltimore Orioles

5.00 – Texas Rangers

4.75 – Atlanta Braves

4.74 – New York Mets

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Favorite Hitters to Use for DFS Lineups

Pete Alonso, 1B, New York Mets

Alonso appears to be heating back up, as he homered in his last game and now has two home runs in his past four games. He now has 24 dingers and 99 total R/RBI across 69 games of action this season. Today, Alonso and the Mets take on Colin Rea, who has a 4.888 ERA through 62.2 innings fo work and has given up 10 long balls. CHECK THE WEATHER. 

Josh Jung, 3B, Texas Rangers

Jung is having a fantastic rookie season, hitting .274 with 15 home runs and 96 total R/RBI across 74 games. He’s been better at home this season, hitting .286 with a .871 OPS, compared to .265 and .769 on the road, respectively. He has crushed lefties this year and tonight he faces a weak lefty in Matthew Boyd, who has a 5.37 ERA and 1.32 WHIP on the year. 

Jordan Westburg, SS, Baltimore Orioles

Westburg is slated to make his MLB debut tonight and at the minimum price, this feels like a lock play for me. He was incredible through 67 games at AAA, slashing .295/.372/.567 with 18 home runs, 57 runs, 54 RBI, and seven stolen bases. He gets a cake matchup to start his career too, facing Brandon Williamson, who has a 5.40 ERA and 1.39 WHIP through 36.2 innings this year. CHECK THE WEATHER. 

Anthony Santander, OF, Baltimore Orioles

Let’s go right to another Orioles bat; Santander is on a tear right now, homering in five of his past six games and he has nine RBI in that span. In fact, over his last 10 games he is hitting .317 with a 1.041 OPS. He’s also been better at home this season, hitting .291 with a .893 OPS, compared to .253 and .788 on the road, respectively. CHECK THE WEATHER. 

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