MLB DraftKings Picks + FanDuel Picks 08/31/2024

what's up guys this is Dave from draft dashboard.com here are my DFS picks for MLB Saturday August 31st these picks apply for DraftKings and FanDuel before I get started please drop a like on this video hit that red subscribe button and hit that Bell icon so you don't miss any new videos okay guys we have a stacked MLB slate tonight so let's dive into the picks let's start with the pitcher position today I like Zach wheeler from the Phillies he has a perfect Dash rank of 100 in his pitching against the Atlanta Braves who are the 20th worst batting Team Wheeler has an impressive erra of 2.75 and a fantastic pitcher advantage of 500% he's giving up a 727 Ops versus lefties and an even better 548 Ops versus righties plus wheeler throws his best ball to righty batters and he's facing six righties tonight the Braves are hitting just a233 batting average against him with 34 hits and 146 total pitches note that he scored 17 22 and 25 fantasy points in his last three games so I like Zack Wheeler here versus the Atlanta Braves at the catcher position I'm looking at Adrien del Castillo from the Diamondbacks he's batting against the Dodgers facing a middleof the- pack pitcher D Castillo bats Lefty and Chris Basset gives up a 0.921 Ops versus lefties which is quite High although del Castillo Is Yet To Face Basset he has a batting advantage of 21% % here he's also quite affordable at 4,400 draftking salary so I see some value in Adrien del Castillo against the Dodgers for the first base position Freddy Freeman from the Dodgers stands out to me Freeman has a 4% ownership and is batting against the Diamondbacks facing a low salary pitcher Freeman bats Lefty and has a 0.964 Ops versus righties and against the pitcher tonight he's got a 980 Ops he's eight for 27 with five doubles one home run Freeman is 5,300 draftking salary and he put up 18 fantasy points in his last game I like Freddy Freeman in this matchup versus the Diamondbacks turning to the second base position Connor Norby from the Marlins is an interesting pick he's facing the giants who ranked 28th making it a favorable matchup Norby bats righty and is quite affordable with a 1% ownership he scored 23 fantasy points just two games ago and should deliver some value at his 3,00 600 draftking salary so I like Connor Norby here versus the Giants at third base consider Ramone uas from the Oriol he's facing the Rockies who are the 24th worst team defensively uas bats right and has a dash rank of 100 with a 19% ownership he scored 82 and 16 fantasy points in his last three games this makes Urias a solid pick at 4,100 draftking salary given his consistent performance for the shortstop position I like gunar Henderson from the Orioles Henderson has a dash rank of 100 and a solid batting average of 275 with 33 home runs he's facing the Rockies who ranked 24th Henderson bats left and pitches his best ball to righty batters which makes this a great matchup for him he's priced at 6,900 draftking salary but his high ownership at 21% shows that many are confident in his performance so I like gunar Henderson versus The Rock moving on to the Outfield Shi Otani from the Dodgers is an excellent option he has a dash rank of 100 and is facing the Diamond Backs Otani has a batting average of. 294 with 43 home runs and is batting against a low salary pitcher tonight his Ops versus righties is a staggering 1.38 and he's got a 1.0 Ops versus tonight's pitcher he's got one hit and three at bats against this pitcher previously at ,000 DraftKings salary Otani scored 280 and 31 fantasy points in his last three games and is projected for 11 points tonight I like Shi Otani in this spot versus the Diamondbacks okay those are some of my top picks but let me give you a couple of value plays at pitcher consider Fernando Cruz from the Reds he has a dash rank of 72 and is facing the Brewers who are ranked 15th Cruz has a solid erra of 5.17 and and has given up just a 056 batting average to the Brewers he's priced at 4,000 Draft Kings salary and has pitched 18 times against them giving up only one hit Cruz scored 16 points one game ago making him a high value lowcost pick for the Outfield position take a look at Trevor lck from the twins he has a dash rank of 62 and is facing the Blue Jays who rank 14th lnac bats left and has a 46% batting advantage in his last game he scored two fantasy points but he had 19 points three games ago his salary is only 3,100 on DraftKings which makes him a great value pick if you want to try all these daily fantasy tools for yourself click the link in the description below this video or go to draft dashboard.com you can use our DFS lineup Optimizer to build quality lineups using our picks and your own custom player pool click the link in the description below this video and try all these daily fantasy tools right now thank you so much for watching everyone if you enjoyed this video please like And subscribe and comment below with your favorite player for this MLB 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