DFS Slate Preview - June 29
A big week of baseball kicks off with a DFS preview for a large Monday slate
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I played the optimal lineup in cash yesterday. It was a bit rash. I didn’t really look at the slate myself since I was busy, but I threw the optimal lineup into a bunch of double-ups, and it cashed. Just barely, but it cashed.
It’s an uncharacteristically large Monday slate: 11 games on the board. Should be fun, let’s start the week off right.
Weather
It’s super hot where I live. That seems to be the case everywhere. A 70-degree temperature in Boston is the lowest outdoor game, and there’s no reason to worry about rain.
We have two games with huge totals:
Marlins at Rockies: 12
Padres at Cubs: 11
It’s a Coors game, so that makes sense. But it’s a wind game in Wrigley, apparently, with that huge total lined up for Imanaga hosting Canning.
We’ll want to prioritize those games offensively, but we’ll give it a fair look first.
Implied Totals
I’ve finally added the implied minus average column to the daily game info. This is where I start every time with these DFS previews. This is useful stuff for betting & fantasy roster decisions as well.
The Marlins are on top by a lot in both regards. It’s them and the Cubs with the big marks.
Looking at the implication vs. average helps a lot in the case of the Dodgers being here. They’re at 5.6, but just a third of a run ahead of their season average. So the DFS prices are probably mostly configured correctly. They’re against the Athletics (probably) best pitcher in Gage Jump. That guy hasn’t allowed a homer all season. I’m sure that’s mostly fake and he won’t completely shut down the Dodgers tonight, but the implication minus average tells you something there.
We have a nice number on Boston as well as they take on Miles Mikolas and whoever the Nationals might open it with.
Arizona (vs. Mahle in ARI) and Seattle (vs. Johnson in SEA) are the only other teams implied for a run above their season average.
We’ll take a closer look at those offenses when we get to the hitting section. But we start with pitchers first.
Pitchers
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