This series uses the FantasyLabs Tools to analyze three key MLB players in the day’s slate.
Mike Clevinger: Pitcher, Indians
Clevinger will take the mound for the Indians on Sunday for their divisional matchup against the Royals. He’s sporting a strong 7.6 K Prediction, and the Indians are sizeable favorites (-212 moneyline), as the Royals are implied for just 3.3 runs. Pitchers with similar metrics and Vegas data have faired well on FanDuel, averaging 40.07 FanDuel points per game with a +6.46 Plus/Minus and a 72.9% Consistency Rating (per our Trends tool):
Clevinger is in a good spot Sunday against a Royals team whose projected lineup has a strikeout rate of 24.4% and a weighted on-base average (wOBA) of just .294. His 10.41 SO/9 and 0.99 HR/9 are both top-five marks on the slate. With four favorites of at least -180 on the slate, pitcher ownership will likely be spread out.
Didi Gregorius: Shortstop, Yankees
Per our Vegas Dashboard, the Yankees are currently implied for a slate-high 5.7 runs, and their Team Value Rating of 79 on FanDuel is the fifth-highest mark on the slate:
Gregorius is off to a stellar start this season with a +9.18 Plus/Minus through his first eight games. He hits right-handed pitching well with a .364 wOBA and .244 isolated power (ISO), and his recent average distance, hard-hit rate, and exit velocity are all above his 12-month averages. Opposing pitcher Mike Wright does have an 11.25 SO/9 over the last 12 months, but he also has a mediocre 1.39 WHIP and 1.98 HR/9, the latter of which is the second-worst mark on the slate.
Brian Dozier: Second Baseman, Twins
With our Lineup Builder, it’s easy to incorporate stacks into DFS rosters. The Twins currently are the top-rated DraftKings stack in the CSURAM88 Player Model:
Dozier is set to square off against left-hander Marco Gonzales, who has the slate’s second-highest WHIP (1.68), third-highest HR/9 (1.51), and third-worst SO/9 (6.92) over the last 12 months. It’s a plus matchup for Dozier, who has an elite .467 wOBA and .315 ISO against lefties. The Twins are in a good spot overall with a healthy 4.8 implied run total, but the one minor thing going against Dozier is that the Twins-Mariners contest has a Weather Rating of just one, as it’s expected to be 28 degrees at game time. Even so, despite the cold weather, Dozier should be in consideration with his elite numbers against lefties and the Twins’ implied run total.
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Pictured above: Brian Dozier
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