Welcome to another Monday! We are reaching the end of June, and things are heating up in more ways than one. We should have another great week of baseball in store, so let’s kick it off strong by starting the week with some winning MLB DFS lineups!

 

 

 

We have a great 9-game slate this evening, which will begin at 7:10 PM EST on DraftKings and FanDuel. There are plenty of exciting matchups on the slate and a lot of different ways to construct your MLB DFS lineups, so let’s get right into today’s playbook and my favorite MLB DFS picks of the day!

MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, June 24

MLB Weather Today, 6/24

The weather all looks clear for today. 

MLB DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

We have some fantastic pitching options taking the mound today. Outside of my favorites, there are some other options I would consider today, including Tanner Houck, Garrett Crochet, Matt Waldron, James Paxton, and Griffin Canning. 

On the offensive side, there are some lower-end pitchers to target today as well, with some of my favorite lineups to target including the San Diego Padres, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Royals, Los Angeles Angels, and Atlanta Braves.

 

 

 

Recommended MLB DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options For Strikeouts

Best Odds For A Win

 

 

 

Core MLB DFS Pitchers

Cole Ragans, Kansas City Royals

Cole Ragans is my top pitcher on today's slate with a good matchup against the Miami Marlins, who have the lowest OPS against left-handed pitchers while also holding an over 21% strikeout rate. 

Cole Ragans is having a fantastic season with a 3.13 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, and a 28.9% strikeout rate. He is coming off a solid outing against the Oakland Athletics with 7 strikeouts through 6 innings, giving up 2 runs. He has a huge upside here today and should have no problem dominating the Marlins. 

Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers

Freddy Peralta has had some rough outings lately, but he is coming off a very solid outing against the Los Angeles Angels, where he struck out 8 through 6 shutout innings, only giving up 3 hits. Freddy Peralta always has huge strikeout upside, and I trust him here despite those rough outings.

The Texas Rangers don’t strike out a ton, but I don’t care about that as much with Peralta’s strikeout ability. Overall, the Rangers' offense just hasn’t been that strong against righties, and I think Peralta can shut them down today. 

Justin Steele, Chicago Cubs

Justin Steele is getting his second straight start against the San Francisco Giants. I don’t always love starters facing the same team twice, but I trust Justin Steele to handle it here today. He struck out 8 through 6.2 innings giving up only 2 runs off 4 hits. 

Since his return from the IL in May, Justin Steele has a 3.27 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, and a 22.9% strikeout rate through 9 starts. He has 3 straight quality starts, and though wins have eluded him so far, he has great win potential here today. 

 

 

 

Recommended MLB DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

Core MLB DFS Hitters

*Note: Will Be Updated As Official Starting Lineups Are Released

Jeimer Candelario, 1B/3B Cincinnati Reds

Jeimer Candelario is having an incredible month. In June, Candelario has a 1.016 OPS and 8 homers. He has a hit in all but 2 games this month (the same amount of multi-homer games he has this month).

Most of his power has been against righties, but he has still been hitting well against lefties and has been better against lefties in his career, so he shouldn’t have any problem keeping up his strong month today against Bailey Falter. 

Michael Busch, 1B/2B Chicago Cubs

I really like the Cubs today getting to face Spencer Howard. Michael Busch has been crushing the ball recently with a .997 OPS over his last 14 games. All 9 of his homers this season have come against righties.

Spencer Howard has done well limiting homers so far, but he hasn’t done much else; with a low strikeout rate and a 1.86 WHIP, the Cubs should be able to get to him today, and Michael Busch provides a great option at first or second today. 

Willy Adames, SS Milwaukee Brewers

This is a super interesting matchup, splits-wise. Willy Adames is a right-handed hitter who is better against right-handed pitchers, and Michael Lorenzen is a right-handed pitcher who has been much better against lefties. 

Right-handers are slashing .304/.377/.556 against Lorenzon, and Adames is slashing .265/.344/.470 against righties. So, all signs point toward a big game for Adames, who has also been hitting well recently. However, if you are stacking other Brewers with Adames, you may want to avoid the lefties. 

Jarren Duran, OF Boston Red Sox

Jarren Duran has been absolutely incredible in June. He is 2nd in average and 8th in OPS amongst all hitters in June. He has a 1.083 OPS in June, along with 12 extra-base hits and 9 steals. He only has 3 games without a hit this month and 12 multi-hit games.

Outside of Duran being amazing, Chris Bassitt cannot get left-handers out. Lefties are slashing .290/.387/.439 against Bassitt this season. This Red Sox offense has been clicking lately, and I will be shocked if Duran doesn’t continue his amazing month today in this matchup. 

 

 

 

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