Congratulations to the Mets for a thrilling victory in L.A. last night and thanks to Jake DeGrom and Daniel Murphy for keeping me alive in Thursday-Friday DFS contests. Our friends at DraftKings are offering Friday-Saturday play at 8:07 ET tonight, spanning Game 1 of both the ALCS and NLCS. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: Cubs’ Arrieta Tops 4-Game Playoff Baseball Marathon
It’s a quadruple-header in the MLB postseason. All-day contests at DraftKings close at 1:07 Eastern, when the Royals and Yordano Ventura $8500 face elimination in Houston against rookie Lance McCullers $8800. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: Donaldson Leading Jays Surge; Arizona Bats Hot
We got the hitting part right on Monday — stacking Diamondbacks was indeed the way to go — but struck out badly on pitching selections. Johnny Cueto (who I touted but did not use) was magnificent in a complete-game shutout. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: Yankees Rookie Pitcher Excellent Daily Value
There are four ballgames on Wednesday afternoon. Early and All-Day DFS contests at DraftKings close at 2:10 Eastern. There’s also Late action at 8:05 on just two games; we prefer the 11-game evening pools at 7:05. [Read more…]
Fantasy Spin: Afternoon & Evening Baseball DFS Action
There are four afternoon games in MLB, with a 12:35 ET deadline for Early contests at DraftKings. I’m not crazy about any of the matinee pitchers and will focus instead on the 11-game evening slate, closing at 7:05. [Read more…]