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Today's main slate features nine games from 1:05 - 2:10 pm ET. We'll list the best options at each position to prepare you for today's DFS slate. 

Make sure to check out today's MLB playbook below before you get your lineups in on DraftKings and FanDuel as we present our MLB DFS picks for today, June 16th!

MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, June 16

MLB Weather Today, 6/16

A round of showers is likely to miss the stadium, and another storm will likely come after the game. With that in mind, there's not much risk when picking players in this game. The game is likely to play out.

There are some pop-up showers in the afternoon, so the Rays-Braves game could be delayed at some point.

MLB DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

Honestly, there aren't many eye-popping, must-play hitters on today's early slate. 

Therefore, you'll want to ride with some of the best and most consistent hitters in your lineup today and pair them with a lower-tier option like Jesus Luzardo, who could provide a high-tier fantasy score. 

Recommended MLB DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options For Strikeouts

Best Odds For A Win

Core MLB DFS Pitchers

Dylan Cease, San Diego Padres

While the Mets have only struck out 21.8% of the time against righties, I'd still add Dylan Cease to some lineups. 

After all, Cease has struck out 30.3% of batters this season. He's also limited opponents to a .140 ISO and wOBA of .264 with only 6.9% of walks. 

Meanwhile, while New York has held strikeouts below 22%, it has hit a .145 ISO and wOBA of .280 against righties in the last month. That's not going to get the job done against Cease. 

Zack Wheeler, Philadelphia Phillies

Although Zack Wheeler doesn't have the best matchup of the day, he's one of the few elite pitchers on the slate. 

Wheeler has held his last 127 batters to a .088 ISO and wOBA of .219. He's also limited teams to 8.7% of walks and has earned 23.6% of strikeouts. 

I won't guarantee a high strikeout rate for Wheeler today. But he should still escape with a quality start, even against the Orioles. 

Corbin Burnes, Baltimore Orioles

I've got a wager on the Under 7 for the Orioles-Phillies game. I like Burnes and Wheeler to pitch well. 

That said, it'll be a tight game. Only one pitcher can get a win, and it's very likely both don't get wins with the game decided at the end between bullpens. 

If you look at the best odds for a win, you won't see either pitcher there. That's why. 

With that said, Burnes has limited teams to a .089 ISO and wOBA of .252. He's also struck out 25.2% of batters and has walked only 6.1%. Over the last month and throughout the season, Burnes has pitched slightly better than Wheeler. 

Burnes also has the better matchup overall, facing a Phillies projected lineup with a .160 ISO and wOBA of .307 in the last 30 days against righties. 

Therefore, if I had to choose between Burnes and Wheeler, I'd rock with Burnes. 

Bailey Ober, Minnesota Twins

While Bailey Ober wouldn't be my first option, he's still someone to consider today. 

Ober has allowed a .265 ISO and wOBA of .416 to his last 111 batters. He's a risky play. However, he's facing an Oakland Athletics lineup that has hit a .131 ISO and wOBA of .277 with 29.4% of strikeouts. 

The Athletics have had six batters strike out at least 29.9% of the time against righties in the last 30 days. 

Meanwhile, Ober has added 24.5% of strikeouts against righties in the last 30 days. In Oakland's lineup, they'll have more righties than lefties. If you want to be a contrarian, Ober isn't a terrible option. He's just the riskiest play I'll mention. 

Jesus Luzardo, Miami Marlins

At a low-tier price, Jesus Luzardo needs to be looked at.

The left-handed is facing a Washington Nationals lineup that has hit a .068 ISO and wOBA of .254 against lefties in the last 30 days. Only Nick Senzel has hit a higher ISO than .143 against lefties in the previous month. 

In addition, the Nationals have struck out 29.1% of the time against lefties in the last 30 days using that same projected lineup. Furthermore, the lineup has walked below 5% of the time against lefties in the previous month. 

On the other hand, Luzardo has limited teams to a .079 ISO and wOBA of .276 and already has much potential to win against Mitchell Parker and the Nationals. 

Consider Luzardo. He could give you high-tier stats today.

Recommended MLB DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

Core MLB DFS Hitters

Marcell Ozuna, OF, Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves have struggled offensively all year. But it's not because of Marcell Ozuna. After all, he's been the only consistent bat on the Braves this season.

Over the last 30 days, Ozuna has hit a .386 ISO and wOBA of .443 against righties. He's also been one of the few to limit strikeouts and has hit 36.4% of fly balls with 60% of hard contact. 

Ozuna also leads the team in barrel percentage with a 23.6% number in the last 30 days against righties. 

That said, he'll face Zach Eflin of the Tampa Bay Rays. Eflin has allowed a .218 ISO and wOBA of .359 to his first 160 righties. He's also struck those righties out just 16.9% of the time.

Over the last 30 days, it hasn't been any better against righties, either. He's allowed a .171 ISO and wOBA of .347 with only 11.4% of strikeouts against righties. 

Ozuna is in a great position to launch a couple of baseballs against Eflin. 

Davis Schneider, OF, Toronto Blue Jays

Davis Schneider will likely bat lead-off against Ben Lively of the Clevland Guardians.

Despite being a right-handed pitcher, Ben Lively hasn't had great success against right-handed hitters. 

Lively has instead allowed a .163 ISO and wOBA of .336 to 112 righties. He's also earned below 20% of strikeouts and has given up 29.3% of fly balls. 

Meanwhile, Schneider, a righty, has hit a .211 ISO and wOBA of .310 with 22.5% of strikeouts and 8.8% of walks. He's also hit 44.4% of fly balls with only 20.4% of ground balls against righties. 

Basically, Schneider has been a bit unlucky with a .235 BABIP. But if he's hitting nearly 26% of line drives and 44.4% of hard contact, that BABIP will fix itself. 

Brice Turang, 2B, Christian Yelich, OF, Milwaukee Brewers

The lefties in Milwaukee's lineup have potential against Frankie Montas of the Reds. 

While the Brewers don't have the best analytical stats against righties, Frankie Montas has been atrocious against lefties over the last 30 days. 

Montas has allowed a .204 ISO and wOBA of .417 with only 30% of ground balls induced over the last month against lefties. He's also earned just 15.5% of strikeouts against lefties in that time frame and has allowed 40% of line drives. 

Brice Turang and Christian Yelich aren't hitting line drives regularly against righties. However, both are finding ways to get on base. Turnag has a .339 BABIP, while Yelich has a .432 BABIP against righties in the last month. 

Hitters like Luis Arraez have shown that you don't always need to hit a high barrel percentage to get on base. With Montas' struggles against lefties, I'll take my chances with Turang and Yelich. 

Alex Bregman, 3B, Yainer Diaz, C, Houston Astros

It's always fun fading Kenta Maeda. It works almost every time. 

This season, Detroit's Kenta Maeda has allowed a .313 ISO and wOBA of .413 to his first 89 righties faced this season. Maeda has also struck out just 14.6% of righties this season.

Ultimately, he hasn't improved over the last month. In the previous 30 days, Maeda has allowed a .240 ISO and wOBA of .468 to his previous 27 righties. He also induced just 18.2% of ground balls and allowed 54.5% of fly balls to those 27 righties. 

Meanwhile, righty Alex Bregman has hit a .246 ISO and wOBA of .391 against righties in the last 30 days, and righty catcher Yainer Diaz has hit a .238 ISO against righties. 

Both have plenty of power potential against Maeda in today's ball game. 
 

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