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Monday’s earliest game – Astros at Yankees – has already been postponed due to rain, lowering the number of games down to twelve for the full slate. Thankfully, the pitcher’s pool is loaded, regardless, as each team will send its relative ‘ace’ to the mount. Of course, this weakens hitters across the board. Currently, we are […]
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The first real day of the DFS MLB season is upon us and I’m extremely excited. In this article I’m going to look at the slate as a whole from a game theory perspective, rather than try to figure out which hitters have exactly the best matchup. Both are important, but there are a lot of
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Sunday’s three-game Opening Day slate offers only six pitchers from which to choose and two slots to fill. In their respective matchups, a look at each pitcher’s xFIP over the last three seasons suggests that Adam Wainwright, Marcus Stroman, and Matt Harvey have the advantage against their opposing counterpart. Harvey’s separation is not only the
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Dear Daily Fantasy Baseball Beginner, When I was approached by Tom Fitzgerald here at XNSports to do this beginner’s guide to Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) for the upcoming baseball season, I kinda thought he was crazy. I’m no heavy volume player. After thinking about it though it could be my casual approach towards the game
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New York Mets – O/U 89.5 – Projected 83-79, No Playoff Berth When the Mets cruised to a division title by mid-September, many were caught off-guard. After all, New York’s pitching staff was highly-touted by those who follow the Minor League systems, but had yet to make an impact on the Major League level. Those
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Minnesota Twins – O/U 78.5 – Projected 88-74, AL Central Division Winner The Minnesota Twins may be often overlooked in what some are considering a crowded AL Central, but they have quietly been assembling one of the league’s best crop of young talent. This year’s version of the 2015 Cubs, the Twins will likely feature
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From the World Champion Royals to the upstart Astros, much of the success for teams in 2015 stemmed from one of two features: a stellar bullpen or an influx of young talent. Prior to the 2015 season, there were a handful of teams that fit the bill of potential breakouts. The Mets entered the year
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Although it may not manifest itself in the first few dozen names listed, there is a clear distinction between fantasy expectations for players in 2016 when compared to last year. Mainly, 2015 was so filled with rookie contributions that veterans were often bumped from the upper tiers of preseason rankings. The best part about the
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