We have just four games on this DraftKings MLB DFS main slate with five games being played over on FanDuel which they are starting at 6pm ET. The small slate means there will be some pretty high rostership numbers on the chalk plays. Finding the spots to be different when building your lineups will be key to the takedown today. Be sure to check in with our MLB DFS Tools, with the daily MLB projections, MLB DFS rostership projections, and our MLB DFS Lineup Generator when building those lineups today to help you decide which players you should be targeting!

 

MLB DFS Playbook: June 8

MLB Weather Updates

No weather issues on tonight's slate but we do have some favorable hitting conditions in Atlanta and Los Angeles here tonight with warm temps and winds blowing out.

DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

There are some really good pitchers on the slate tonight which means finding the right hitters to build your lineups around will be a bit challenging and there is going to likely be some higher rostership on the offenses that do have the favorable hitting matchup like the Cubs and Angels. Picking the right pitching will be the key to the slate.

 

Recommended DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options for Strikeouts

Best Odds for a Win

Favorite Starters to Use for DFS Lineups

Spencer Strider, Atlanta Braves

Hard not to like a pitcher with the elite strikeout upside that Strider possesses on such a short slate. What's even more appealing is the fact that he is +105  to earn the win tonight which is some of he best odds we've seen for this prop. Strider is the top priced pitcher tonight and there isn't a ton of value options on the slate but getting him in your lineup could be the difference between cashing and not cashing tonight.

Framber Valdez, Houston Astros

The Blue Jays are a team that seems to just disappear at times and tonight they are facing one of the leagues best pitchers in Framber Valdez who led the league in quality starts last season and is on pace to do it again this year as well. Valdez has made 12 starts this season and he has allowed more than three earned runs just once.  I look for the lefty to keep the Blue Jays off balance here this evening.

Reid Detmers, Los Angeles Angels

There had to be a value pitcher somewhere on this board so why not go with Detmers who has the second best odds to get the win here this evening at +150 and his projected strikeout total of 6.5 is also among the highest on the slate behind Spencer Strider. Detmers hasn't been perfect this season but he is running into a Cubs team that has also struggled of late against southpaws, ranking just 22nd in wOBA with a 25.4% strikeout rate.

Recommended DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

Favorite Hitters to Use for DFS Lineups

Brandon Drury, Los Angeles Angels

We have a lefty on the mound and historically this means it's a smash spot for Drury and while this year, in a limited sample, his numbers against southpaws are a bit underwhelming I would still go to the well here as he has some good power for a small slate and he is seeing it well right now, hitting .333 with a .590 slugging percentage and an OPS of .999 over the last 10 games.

Masataka Yoshida, Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox rookie outfielder is on another tear, hitting .410 with a .615 slugging percentage and an OPS of 1.093 over the last 10 games. Aaron Civale is taking the mound for the Guardians tonight and though he has a 2.04 ERA on the season his expected ERA is 4.42 and his xFIP is 4.13 which suggests there is some regression coming his way.

Zach Neto, Los Angeles Angels

More Angels value on tonight's slate and maybe that becomes a trend. We have a lefty on the mound and this year against southpaws Neto is hitting .276 with a .517 slugging percentage and an OPS of .881. I'm fine if he is hitting down the back end of the lineup because it creates a wrap-a-round stack opportunity.

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