Many of the top Astros hitters in the MLB DFS player pool have strong career numbers against Cardinals probable starting pitcher Kyle Gibson. Jose Abreu has four home runs in 42 at-bats, Jose Altuve has a .342 on-base percentage and Alex Bregman has a 1.081 OPS with two home runs over 23 at-bats against the 36-year-old right-hander. How much should these career numbers affect how you use these Astros in MLB DFS lineups on sites like FanDuel and DraftKings?
Some of baseball's top pitchers such as Zack Wheeler and Justin Verlander take the mound on Monday, so how should they affect your MLB DFS strategy? Before locking in any MLB DFS picks for Monday,be sure to check out the MLB DFS advice, strategy and projections from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a daily Fantasy pro who has won more than $2 million in his career. And when it comes to daily Fantasy baseball, McClure is at his best. Recognized in the book "Fantasy Football (and Baseball) for Smart People: How to Turn Your Hobby into a Fortune" as a top MLB DFS player, McClure's proprietary projection model simulates each game 10,000 times, taking factors such as matchups and recent results into account. This allows him to find the best values on every site.
On Saturday, McClure highlighted Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman as one of his top picks in his MLB DFS player pool on both sites. The result: Freeman went 2-for-4 with a triple and a run scored, returning 15.2 points on FanDuel and 13 points on DraftKings. Anybody who included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.
Now, with the 2024 MLB season rolling, McClure has locked in his top MLB daily Fantasy picks for Monday, June 3. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
McClure's top MLB DFS picks for Monday
One of McClure's top MLB DFS picks for Monday is Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz at $4,500 on FanDuel and $6,500 on DraftKings. De La Cruz is in a 0-for-14 slump, but he's one of the most electrifying players in baseball and has proved that throughout his first 157 games in the majors. De La Cruz had 35 stolen bases over 98 games last season and already has 32 stolen bases over 59 games this year as he leads the league in swiped bags. The 22-year-old has risen his on-base percentage to .329 and OPS to .743 from his rookie campaign with nine home runs this year compared to 13 last year despite playing nearly half as many games so far this year.
De La Cruz has been one of the top prospects since signing as an international free agent with the Reds in 2018. He played in the 2022 All-Star Futures Game and that season, he became the first minor league player since George Springer in 2013 to hit .300 with at least 25 home runs and 40 stolen bases. The Reds are set to begin a three-game series at Coors Field and De La Cruz is 6-for-12 with four runs scored over three career games against the Rockies.
McClure is also rostering Tigers outfielder/third baseman Matt Vierling ($4,000 on DraftKings and $3,100 on FanDuel). Vierling is coming off back-to-back multi-hit performances and enters on a seven-game hitting streak. The 27-year-old is batting .438 with a 1.361 OPS with four home runs, nine RBI and 10 runs scored over the seven-game hitting streak. He has four multi-hit games during that span.
Vierling has seven home runs over 53 games as he's already closing in on a career-high for home runs in a season after hitting 10 home runs last year in his second full MLB season. He has an .827 OPS, which is more than 100 points higher than last season's mark. McClure feels Vierling is underpriced given his current hot streak and recommends using him in MLB DFS lineups.See McClure's full MLB DFS player pool at SportsLine.
How to set your MLB DFS lineups for June 3, 2024
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Monday. The stars are aligning for him to return tournament-winning value and he comes at a price that won't break the bank. You can only see who it is, and get the rest of McClure's MLB DFS picks, here.
So what are the top MLB DFS picks for Monday?Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete player pool and picks for FanDuel and DraftKings, all from the DFS expert who has won more than $2 million.
