MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 6/30/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/30 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/30 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Cubs Fear Serious Shoulder Injury For Jose Lobaton

Chicago Cubs catcher Jose Lobaton (shoulder) could be slated to miss extended time with a shoulder injury. In Tuesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Lobaton took a tumble while attempting to run out a ground ball. He fell onto his shoulder and was in a great deal of pain. After the game, Cubs manager David […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/30/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The only game tonight is Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals between the Clippers and Suns. The Clippers are trying to fend off elimination again at home without Kawhi Leonard, who is still being evaluated (allegedly) on a game-by-game basis. He'll join Serge Ibaka in street clothes. The only other spot we need to […]

Christian Vazquez Steals Eighth Base Of Year Tuesday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez stole his eighth base of the year against the Kansas City Royals. He also went 1-for-4 with a single. Among all players who play catcher as their primary position, Vazquez now has double the number of steals on the year of the next closest player. He's also slowly improved […]

Elias Diaz Homers Again On Tuesday

Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in an 8-0 win over the Pirates on Tuesday. Diaz took Pirates' starter Chase De Jong deep in the bottom of the fifth inning for his second home run in as many games against his former team. He also added […]

Gary Sanchez Goes Yard In Win Over Angels

New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez blasted his 14th home run of the season in an 11-5 rout of the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday. Sanchez's first-inning home run gave the Yankees a 1-0 lead. The blast registered an expected batting average of .670 and was the slugging backstop's eighth homer of June, as he has […]

Clint Capela Injured In Game 4

Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela (face) exited Tuesday's matchup against the Bucks. The big man took an accidental elbow to the face from Sam Merrill toward the final minutes of the fourth quarter, and he required assistance back to the locker room. He will likely be evaluated for a concussion, and his status for Game […]

Indians-Tigers Postponed Tuesday

The contest between the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers has been postponed due to inclement weather on Tuesday. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Wednesday. The pitching matchup between Tigers right-hander Jose Urena and Indians right-hander J.C. Mejia will have to wait until Wednesday. If you haven't already, remove any players from this […]

Mitch Garver Could Return Before All-Star Break

Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that catcher Mitch Garver (groin) is likely looking at a return just before or after the All-Star break after he met with a urologist last week. The Twins are being careful with Garver. The 30-year-old landed on the injured list four weeks ago after taking a foul tip to […]

Jose Trevino To Miss A Couple Of Games

Texas Rangers catcher Jose Trevino (forearm) is dealing with a forearm contusion that he suffered during a fall on Tuesday. Trevino will be out for at least a couple of days. As a result, catcher John Hicks is being called up from the minors. Outfielder Jason Martin has been optioned in a corresponding move. Jonah […]

Statcast Hitter Studs and Duds - xBA Analysis for Week 14

It's been a while since we delved into xBA. We're now halfway through the season so it's a good time to see whose batting average is due for course correction, whether it be positive or negative. Often, although not always, players with sizeable discrepancies in BA-xBA are due for regression. Identifying these outliers can be […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks & Avoids for 6/29/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/29 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.    Top Tournament Stacks for 6/29/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick on […]

Ivica Zubac Uncertain For Game 6

Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (knee) was not able to suit up for Monday's Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns. Luckily for Zubac, his team was able to win the contest and avoid elimination. The Clippers used a committee of Marcus Morris Sr., DeMarcus Cousins and Nicolas Batum to fill the void. However, none of […]

Elias Diaz Homers On Monday

Colorado Rockies catcher Elias Diaz went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in a 2-0 win over the Pirates on Monday. Diaz added a crucial insurance run in the bottom of the fifth inning when he took Pittsburgh starter Tyler Anderson deep to put the Rockies up 2-0. He also walked in […]

Jeurys Familia, Tomas Nido Begin Rehab Assignments

New York Mets relief pitcher Jeurys Familia (hip) and catcher Tomas Nido (wrist) will start their rehab assignments with Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday night. Familia is eligible to come off the injured list as soon as Thursday, and Nido is eligible to return on Friday. Familia suffered a right hip impingement at the beginning of […]

Roberto Perez Begins Rehab Assignment Tuesday

Cleveland Indians catcher Roberto Perez (finger) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Akron on Tuesday, joining starting pitcher Zach Plesac (thumb) and designated hitter/outfielder Franmil Reyes (oblique). Perez underwent surgery on his right ring finger in early May and is expected to play on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Indians backstop went 2-for-9 in four […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/29/21): NBA DFS Lineups

What's going on everyone! John aka "LucidMedia' here. I hope you all had a fantastic weekend and beginning of your week, let's hammer down this showdown slate tonight! It's Game # of the Eastern Conference Finals. Milwaukee jumped ahead to a 2-1 series lead on Sunday and now looks to extend their series lead tonight […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/29/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/29/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 15-game slate on tap tonight, so there's plenty of potential value bats to choose from to help you fit in an […]

Will Smith Continues Power Surge

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Will Smith continued his power surge on Monday by going 1-for-3 with a solo home run. Smith has really shown some power of late and he has hit five of his 10 home runs on the season over his last 67 at-bats. Smith continues to be one of the better options […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks (6/29/21): MLB DFS Lineups

We have a 15-game main slate on tap tonight, and there should be hitting for days. There is also pitching for days tonight. Some aces headline the way with Woodruff, Ray, Walker Buehler, and others. Finding the right combo of pitchers will obviously be key, but there will also be some great pivots based on […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (6/29/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

Tonight all we have is Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Trae Young has a bone bruise in his foot, so his status wont be known until closer to tipoff. That alone doesn't mean much since I wasn't going to use Trae anyway, but if he's out it will make Lou Williams a lock. […]

Sam Huff Starting A Rehab Assignment

Texas Rangers catcher Sam Huff (knee) is starting a rehab assignment with the team's Arizona League affiliate on Monday and will serve as the designated hitter. Huff had surgery in April to remove a loose body from his right knee. Before his injury, he was hitting .355 (11-for-31) with three home runs and four RBI, […]

Willson Contreras Gets Monday Off

Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras will sit out on Monday versus the Milwaukee Brewers. Contreras has played the most game amongst backstops this season and is putting together another strong year. Contreras is hitting .227 with 13 home runs, 30 RBI and three stolen bases, but has been in a slump lately with a .179 […]

FanDuel NBA DFS Lineup Picks (6/28/21): Daily Fantasy Basketball Advice

We have a potential series-ending Game 5 on tap Monday night, with the Suns having the golden opportunity of clinching their berth in the NBA Finals on their home floor. Offense has been difficult to come by for both clubs of late in the series, so it will be interesting to see if defense once […]

MLB DFS Cheat Sheet, Stacks and Avoids for 6/28/21 (Premium Content)

  MLB DFS Premium Cheatsheet for 6/28 All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard.      Top Tournament Stacks for 6/28/21 This section will highlight the top tournament lineup stacks of the day (depending on the size of the slate) and help you identify the pitchers that are best suited to pick […]

Daily MLB DFS Value Plays for FanDuel, DraftKings for 6/28/21 (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Below you will find our Premium DFS value plays for 6/28/2021. These picks will target low-priced players in the main slate. We have a 9-game slate on tap tonight, and there should be a lot of offense. Like A LOT OF OFFENSE!!!! The pitching in […]

DraftKings MLB Lineup Picks (6/28/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a nice-sized Monday slate to dissect with lots of batting and pitching options for us to consider. We have some good pitching options on this slate so we will need to figure out which one can get us a few strikeouts and a win while also choosing between some great offenses like Houston, […]

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Basketball Picks (6/28/21): NBA DFS Lineups

The only game tonight is Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals between the Clippers and Suns. The Clippers are trying to fend off elimination in Phoenix without Kawhi Leonard, who is still being evaluated (allegedly) on a game-by-game basis. He'll join Serge Ibaka in street clothes. Everyone else seems to be a go right […]

FanDuel MLB DFS Lineup Picks (6/28/21): Daily Fantasy Baseball Advice

We have a solid nine-game slate tonight. It would be 11, but FanDuel deemed the early starts in Colorado and Cincinnati offensive and left them off the slate. Too bad. We don't get Coors on this slate. Don't worry. There are still some decent options out there. We'll start where we always do: with the […]

Christian Vazquez Hits Fourth Homer Sunday

Boston Red Sox catcher Christian Vazquez finally hit his fourth homer of the season Sunday, ending a drought that saw him without a long ball since May 20. He went 2-for-3 with two RBI. He now has a four-game hit streak and three consecutive two-hit games. If an impatient fantasy manager has dropped Vazquez, now […]