On Tuesday, August 27th, we have a massive nine-game MLB DFS main slate kicking off at 7:10 pm ET. There is a great mixture of aces, back-end starting pitching, and elite offensive options for today's MLB DFS projections.

 

 

 

All that being said, we have Coors Field in play as the Miami Marlins are in town for a four-game series against the Rockies. Some of the top MLB DFS picks on the mound include Jack Flaherty, Logan Gilbert, and Dylan Cease while the hitters are headlined by Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Jarren Duran.

That said, let's take a look at the MLB DFS projections while we bust into our favorite MLB DFS picks today!

MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, August 27

MLB Weather Today, 8/27

The weather in this game has gotten worse, definitely more of a risk than it was earlier this morning.

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MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Starting Pitchers

Top Options For Strikeouts

Best Odds For A Win

 

 

 

MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Pitchers

Jack Flaherty, Los Angeles Dodgers

The more you look into Flaherty, the more it’s easy to love rostering him. He has the best odds on the slate to pick up a win, juiced odds on over 17.5 outs, and we know his strikeout pedigree. It’s interesting to see the elite numbers against lefties here considering how many Baltimore have in their lineup. This could be a spot we get Flaherty lower owned considering the matchup and playing elite players in tougher spots at lower ownership is a way to win yourself a tournament.

Logan Gilbert, Seattle Mariners

It’s a great spot with Tampa Bay in town as they’re a bottom-10 offense against right-handed pitching and have a top-10 strikeout rate as well. Gilbert has been significantly better at home than he has on the road. He has a 2.51 ERA at home and 3.81 ERA on the road while averaging north of five DKP more at home. Gilbert is one of my favorite MLB DFS Picks on the board.

Spencer Schwellenbach, Atlanta Braves

I slightly lean toward Schwellenbach than anyone else 9K and above outside of Gilbert for a few reasons. One, he’s the cheapest of the group and has flashed as high of a ceiling lately considering the strikeout upside he’s flashed. Schwellenbach is up to a 10.3 K/9 and a 28.2% K-rate on the year thanks to his recent stretch of seven or more strikeouts in six straight starts. He’s not as good as Gilbert in cash, but elite GPP play.

Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants

Look, let’s face it. This isn’t the easiest matchup, but there are not many pitchers like Logan Webb who are always live for a complete game. That’s very rare in this day and age. Despite being a top-10 offense against righties, the Brewers have struck out nearly 25% of the time against righties over the past 30 days. If Webb is getting grounders and missing bats, he’s impossible to solve.

Andrew Heaney, Texas Rangers

The good is that he has strikeout upside and a matchup against the White Sox. The bad is Heaney is rarely ever extended and getting him through six innings is nearly impossible. His price is great, and we should expect him to be popular because of it. Heaney is one of the better MLB DFS Picks per dollar on the board.

 

 

 

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Hitters

Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers are probably my favorite stack of the day. They hit lefties really well and face a left-handed pitching that doesn't pitch very well. Righties are hitting over .300 against Cole Irvin, have a 47% flyball rate, 38% hard-hit rate, and 1.7 HR/9. Insert Dodgers righties here:

You can also include Shohei Ohtani or Enrique Hernandez into your stacks too.

Jake Burger, Jesus Sanchez & Connor Norby, Miami Marlins

The Marlins get the Coors Field bump here and although it didn't work in their favor on Monday, that doesn't mean we shouldn't consider them again. Burger has a .400 ISO since the All-Star break and is the most live for a home run when considering how much righties have handled Quantrill this year. Sanchez drove in both Miami runs on Monday, had two hits, is hitting third and is arguably there second most potent hitter. Norby will continue to hit leadoff and has an interesting power/speed combination for less than 4K in Coors.

Colorado Rockies Left-Handed Bats

They draw a match-up against Roddery Munoz and I know it's hard to want to roster the Rockies, but today could be an exception, especially the lefties. They face Munoz who's allowed 3.65 HR/9, .303 AVG, and .440 wOBA against LHH. Below are some lefty numbers at home against righty pitching:

The likes of Ryan McMahon, Nolan Jones, and Sam Hilliard are in play too.

Whit Merrifield, Atlanta Braves

I mean, what has gotten into this guy? Merrifield was a one-time fantasy stud but has fallen off the past few seasons only to have a late-season resurgence since arriving in Atlanta. He's coming off a 5-for-5 night and has now hit .389 over his last 10 games. They've hit him either first or second lately and this is an interesting spot against a pitcher that is likely going to regress sonner rather than later.

Joey Loperfido, Toronto Blue Jays

We're seeing the fruits of playing every day. Loperfido has hit .345 with a near 1.200 OPS over his last 10 games and more often than not he's found himself hitting second. He's really cheap and provides great value on a slate with elite pitching and spend ups offensively.

ADDED - Boston Red Sox

Another theme today is team stacks. It's hard not to love Boston today when you factor in they're home against a right-handed pitcher. A pitcher who has been quite lucky against left-handed bats to boot. Jarren Duran is unconscious and has been all year against righties. Tristan Casas has been really good since returning from the IL. We know how good Rafael Devers is against righties and the likes of Masataka Yoshida, Ceddanne Rafaela, and Wilyer Abreu round out the stack.

 

 

 

Player Pool

$ Tier SPC1B2B3BSSOF
High PadresLogo Dylan Cease
MainLogo $10,600		Blue JaysLogo Vladimir Guerrero
MainLogo $3,800		DodgersLogo Mookie Betts
MainLogo $3,900		MetsLogo Francisco Lindor
MainLogo $3,800		DodgersLogo Shohei Ohtani
MainLogo $4,800
TigersLogo Jack Flaherty
MainLogo $10,300		BravesLogo Marcell Ozuna
MainLogo $3,900
MarinersLogo Logan Gilbert
MainLogo $10,200		Red SoxLogo Jarren Duran
MainLogo $3,800
BravesLogo Spencer Schwellenbach
MainLogo $9,700
Medium PiratesLogo Andrew Heaney
MainLogo $8,000		DodgersLogo Will Smith
MainLogo $3,100		RockiesLogo Michael Toglia
MainLogo $3,300		MarlinsLogo Connor Norby
MainLogo $3,100		RangersLogo Jake Burger
MainLogo $3,700		RockiesLogo Ezequiel Tovar
MainLogo $3,200		DodgersLogo Teoscar Hernández
MainLogo $3,400
BrewersLogo Tobias Myers
MainLogo $7,900		BravesLogo Matt Olson
MainLogo $3,300		Red SoxLogo David Hamilton
MainLogo $3,000		DiamondbacksLogo Eugenio Suárez
MainLogo $3,300		MarlinsLogo Jesús Sánchez
MainLogo $3,200
White SoxLogo Andrew Vaughn
MainLogo $3,000		PadresLogo Manny Machado
MainLogo $3,300		OriolesLogo Tyler O'Neill
MainLogo $3,200
PadresLogo Jackson Merrill
MainLogo $3,200
Red SoxLogo Wilyer Abreu
MainLogo $3,100
RockiesLogo Charlie Blackmon
MainLogo $3,000
Low AngelsLogo Travis d'Arnaud
MainLogo $2,900		Red SoxLogo Triston Casas
MainLogo $2,900		MarlinsLogo Otto Lopez
MainLogo $2,700		DodgersLogo Enrique Hernández
MainLogo $2,600		Red SoxLogo Ceddanne Rafaela
MainLogo $2,900		DiamondbacksLogo Lourdes Gurriel
MainLogo $2,900
Blue JaysLogo Alejandro Kirk
MainLogo $2,800		Blue JaysLogo Will Wagner
MainLogo $2,600		Free AgentLogo Whit Merrifield
MainLogo $2,500		RaysLogo Junior Caminero
MainLogo $2,700		DiamondbacksLogo Geraldo Perdomo
MainLogo $2,800		Blue JaysLogo Joey Loperfido
MainLogo $2,600
DodgersLogo Tommy Edman
MainLogo $2,400		MarlinsLogo Griffin Conine
MainLogo $2,500
DodgersLogo Miguel Rojas
MainLogo $2,500		MarlinsLogo Kyle Stowers
MainLogo $2,500
RockiesLogo Jake Cave
MainLogo $2,500

Stacks

Dodgers Mookie BettsTeoscar HernándezWill SmithTommy EdmanShohei Ohtani
DraftKings 63005000480034007000
Fanduel 39003400310024004800
Rockies Michael TogliaSam HilliardJake CaveCharlie BlackmonEzequiel Tovar
DraftKings 52003700450050005600
Fanduel 33002900250030003200
Red Sox Ceddanne RafaelaTriston CasasTyler O'NeillWilyer AbreuJarren Duran
DraftKings 37004800530042005900
Fanduel 29002900320031003800
Marlins Jesús SánchezGriffin ConineConnor NorbyJake Burger
DraftKings 4200200039005500
Fanduel 3200250031003700
Braves Marcell OzunaTravis d'ArnaudMatt OlsonWhit MerrifieldMichael Harris
DraftKings 55004300540034004200
Fanduel 39002900330025003000