Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice for June 5
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Let's get to Sunday's interesting facts, using DraftKings prices.
Five Things to Watch:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}1 Here are the three highest projected over/unders, provided by OddsShark...
| Games | O/U |
|---|---|
| TOR/BOS | 9.5 |
| SEA/TEX | 9.5 |
| WAS/CIN | 9 |
2. Weather: Detroit, Philly and Baltimore are all in danger of rain and thunderstorms, so check on Twitter before game time.
3. You down with BvP? Robinson Cano is 15-for-40 with 2 HR against Derek Holland. Jose Abreu is 8-for-21 with 2 HR against Justin Verlander. Avoid the Royals if possible, as Jarrod Dyson, Lorenzo Cain, Salvador Perez and Kendrys Morales all have bad BvP stats against Corey Kluber.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}4. Your three biggest pitching favorites for the day: Jake Arrieta at -295 against Arizona, Scott Kazmir at -182 against Atlanta and Tanner Roark at -179 against Cincy.
5. Sneaky stack options: The Nationals are big favorites in a game with a high projected run total in a hitter's park. Baltimore's right-handed pitching should crush C.C. Sabathia. Jake Peavy carries more name value than anything else these days, making the Cardinals bats a top of the line stack choice.
Yesterday's recap:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Clayton Kershaw was our must-start of the day, and he breezed through 6 scoreless innings and a win. Our stack of the day, Baltimore, put up six runs with a Trumbo homer as well. Let's move on to Sunday.
Must-Start of the day: Gerrit Cole, PIT
The Angels are a below-average offense, and Cole hasn't necessarily been bad (2.72 ERA) despite the drop off in strikeouts. He's a steal at just $7600, as he's allowed just four earned runs in his last four starts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Deal of the day: Adam Jones, BAL
He has C.C. Sabathia's number (19-for-64 with 4 HR) and he's cheap to boot at just $4000. This is a good day to stack up Baltimore's right-handed bats.
Avoid of the day: Matt Wisler, ATL
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wisler is a good pitcher, but his strikeout rate is low (48 in 68 IP) and he's a massive underdog on the road. He's way overpriced at $8900.
Stack of the day: Seattle Mariners
Robinson Cano, Chris Iannetta and Adam Lind all have great BvP numbers against Derek Holland, and Nelson Cruz is a monster against left-handed pitching. This game also features a massive projected run total (9.5) and the Mariners are favorites. Stack 'em up.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Starting pitchers:
Gerrit Cole, PIT: "Must-start of the day"
Matt Harvey, NYM: He hasn't been the same guy, but we'll take the discount against a bad Marlins offense he's owned in the past. Harvey has allowed a lifetime .168 average to the Marlins, and there's good value at just $7500.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jose Fernandez, MIA: He gets the slight nod over Jake Arrieta because of his strikeout power (96 K in 67 IP) and his higher upside. It's hard to miss with either guy, but Fernandez is on fire with at least 30 DK points in each of his last five starts.
Catchers:
Chris Iannetta, SEA: Part of our Mariners stack and 8-for-22 against Derek Holland.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Jonathan Lucroy, MIL: Hitting .500 with 3 HR over his last seven games.
First basemen:
Adrian Gonzalez, LAD: Way too cheap at just $3500 and is hitting .324 over his last ten games.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Miguel Cabrera, DET: 12-for-33 against Jose Quintana lifetime.
Second basemen:
Robinson Cano, SEA: 15-for-40 with 2 HR against Derek Holland.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kolten Wong, STL: Mini-stack of the top of the lineup against Jake Peavy (6.34 ERA)
Third basemen:
Matt Carpenter, STL: .919 OPS over his last ten games.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Kyle Seager, SEA: .586 average over his last seven games, and part of our Mariners stack.
Shortstops:
Eugenio Suarez, CIN: Hitting .346 with 4 HR over the last seven games.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trea Turner, WAS: Had a big debut (3-for-3) and is cheap at $3800 against Jon Moscot.
Outfielders:
Adam Jones, BAL: "Deal of the day"
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mark Trumbo, BAL: Going back to the well against a southpaw, who Trumbo typically mashes against (.870 OPS three-year average).
Nelson Cruz, SEA: .942 OPS against LHP this season.
Bryce Harper, WAS: Nats are projected to be the highest scoring team on Sunday.
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