The Dodgers and Angels meet on Friday for the first game of the “Freeway Series” between the two Los Angeles franchises. It will also mark the first time Shohei Ohtani faces his former Los Angeles club since signing a massive contract with the Dodgers this offseason. Ohtani won a Rookie of the Year and two AL MVP awards during his six years with the Angels. Friday’s game is at Dodger Stadium, so he’s not going back to his old ballpark, but should daily Fantasy baseball players spend up for Ohtani in MLB DFS lineups when he faces his old team?
The Dodgers have won four of their last five games even with Mookie Betts (hand) out for at least six weeks. The Dodgers are still filled with top options in the MLB DFS player pool such as Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Will Smith, so which ones should you fit into MLB DFS picks? Before locking in any MLB DFS picks for Friday, be sure to check out the MLB DFS advice, strategy and projections from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a daily Fantasy pro who has won more than $2 million in his career. And when it comes to daily Fantasy baseball, McClure is at his best. Recognized in the book “Fantasy Football (and Baseball) for Smart People: How to Turn Your Hobby into a Fortune” as a top MLB DFS player, McClure’s proprietary projection model simulates each game 10,000 times, taking factors such as matchups and recent results into account. This allows him to find the best values on every site.
On Thursday, McClure identified Royals pitcher Seth Lugo as one of his top starting pitchers in the MLB DFS player pool. The result: Lugo allowed two earned runs on six hits with three walks and eight strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings, returning 42 points on FanDuel and 21.6 points on DraftKings. Anybody who included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.
Now, with the 2024 MLB season rolling, McClure has locked in his top MLB daily Fantasy picks for Friday, June 21. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
McClure’s top MLB DFS picks for Friday
One of McClure’s top MLB DFS picks for Friday is Nationals outfielder Eddie Rosario at $4,300 on DraftKings and $3,200 on FanDuel. Despite a slow start to the season with Rosario batting .180 through 61 games, this could be the matchup to break him out of a skid. Rosario is 3-for-5 with a double in his career against Dakota Hudson, who is the probable starter for the Rockies against the Nationals on Friday. The Nationals are set to begin a three-game series at hitte-friendly Coors Field and Rosario has a career .304 batting average with a 1.161 OPS against Colorado.
Rosario has five home runs in 16 games against the Rockies, resulting in his best home run rate against a single team over his career. His 1.161 OPS against Colorado is also better than against any other franchise. The left-handed hitter is a .263 hitter against RHP over his 10 MLB seasons heading into this matchup against the right-handed Hudson. Rosario’s struggles have lowered his MLB DFS price tag and this could be the ideal matchup for him to serve as one of the best values in the MLB DFS player pool.
McClure is also targeting Red Sox catcher Connor Wong ($3,500 on DraftKings and $2,900 on FanDuel). Wong enters on a 10-game hitting streak and has four RBI over his last three games. The 28-year-old is hitting .371 with a .488 on-base percentage with six RBI and five runs scored over his hitting streak. And the Boston offense has been on a tear during his streak as well with the Red Sox entering Friday on a five-game winning streak while averaging seven runs per game during that span.
Wong, in his second full MLB season, is batting .332 with an .850 OPS over 54 games this year. The right-handed hitter is batting .355 with a .904 OPS against LHP as the Reds are scheduled to start LHP Andrew Abbott against the Red Sox on Friday. Abbott has a 5.32 ERA over his last four starts as he enters his second MLB season. Wong still comes at a cheaper price despite his double-digit hitting streak and his 15th-best batting average in baseball against LHP. McClure sees strong value in adding Wong to MLB DFS lineups. See McClure’s full MLB DFS player pool right here.
How to set your MLB DFS lineups for June 21, 2024
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Friday. The stars are aligning for him to return tournament-winning value and he comes at a price that won’t break the bank. You can only see who it is, and get the rest of McClure’s MLB DFS picks, here.
So what are the top MLB DFS picks for Friday? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure’s complete player pool and picks for FanDuel and DraftKings, all from the DFS expert who has won more than $2 million.
