FREE 8/10 MLB Cheat Sheet: Top DFS Plays

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Today, we have a 9-game MLB slate on DraftKings, starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my favorite players at each position, value plays, and stacks! Our partners at DFSHero.com provide us with access to their lineup optimizer and AI simulator, which we use to provide you with the best DFS plays every day!

SP:

• Corbin Burnes, Baltimore Orioles (FD:$10,600 | DK:$9,300)
• Sean Manaea, New York Mets (FD:$9,400 | DK:$8,200)
• Justin Steele, Chicago Cubs (FD:$9,500 | DK:$8,800)

Notes: Steele isn’t rated highly on the DFS Hero Optimizer, but that is likely due to him being so popular tonight against a horrible White Sox lineup. Burnes is the second-ranked SP on the Optimizer, and Manaea is fourth.

Top Stacks:

• Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies
• Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
• Colorado Rockies vs. Atlanta Braves

Notes: The Braves and Rockies will likely play in another high-scoring game in Coors tonight. You always want some exposure to Coors because if it hits and you don’t have it, you won’t win. I like the Cubs bats tonight against White Sox SP Chris Flexen, who has a 5.53 ERA and 1.49 WHIP this season. Flexen has been especially bad over his past 10 starts, posting a 6.12 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, and .311 BAA.

C:

• William Contreras, Milwaukee Brewers (FD:$3,400 | DK:$5,200)
• Sean Murphy, Atlanta Braves (FD:$3,100 | DK:$4,300)
• Elias Diaz, Colorado Rockies (FD:$3,000 | DK:$3,400)

Notes: Murphy is the top option at catcher in one of my stacks, but you can also look at d’Arnaud on the Braves. Diaz is a cheaper and likely less owned option in the Coors stack. Contreras is ranked number two at catcher tonight on the DFS Hero Optimizer.

1B:

• Matt Olson, Atlanta Braves (FD:$3,800 | DK:$5,300)
• Michael Busch, Chicago Cubs (FD:$3,000 | DK:$3,800)
• Michael Toglia., Colorado Rockies (FD:$3,300 | DK:$4,100)

Notes: Olson is the number one ranked 1B on the DFS Hero Optimizer tonight, and Busch is number three. Toglia is always interesting when he is playing in Coors because of his big-time HR power and the ability to hit multiple HRs in a game.

2B:

• Whit Merrifield, Atlanta Braves (FD:$2,800 | DK:$3,600)
• Nico Hoerner, Chicago Cubs (FD:$2,800 | DK:$3,900)
• Brendan Rodgers, Colorado Rockies (FD:$3,200 | DK:$3,800)

Notes: Rodgers is the second-ranked 2B tonight on the DFS Hero Simulator, and Hoerner is the number four-ranked 2B on the Simulator. Rodgers’s price for being in Coors is also very low, and he has a 29% chance to 3X tonight. Merrifield’s cheap price makes him interesting tonight in Coors as well. He can also be used in the OF if you choose to go that route. The SImulator gives him a 31% chance to 3X tonight.

3B:

• Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies (FD:$3,300 | DK:$4,400)
• Austin Riley, Atlanta Braves (FD:$3,900 | DK:$5,600)
• Isaac Paredes, Chicago Cubs (FD:$3,000 | DK:$4,500)

Notes: Riley is the number one ranked 3B tonight on the DFS Hero Simulator, and McMahon is the sixth-ranked 3B on the Simulator. Paredes is coming off a big game yesterday and has a 26% chance to 3X tonight.

SS:

• Willy Adames, Milwaukee Brewers (FD:$3,500 | DK:$4,900)
• Orlando Arcia, Atlanta Braves (FD:$3,300 | DK:$4,000)
• Ezequiel Tovar, Colorado Rockies (FD:$3,400 | DK:$4,600)

Notes: Arcia is the number one ranked SS tonight on the DFS Hero Optimizer. Adames is the third-ranked SS on the Optimizer, and although he isn’t part of a stack tonight, he has been on fire at the plate, and it’s worth riding the hot bat. Tovar isn’t as popular as Arcia on the Optimizer tonight, but he is still worthy of a look any time he is in Coors.

OF:

• Marcell Ozuna, Atlanta Braves (FD:$4,500 | DK:$6,000)
• Brenton Doyle, Colorado Rockies (FD:$3,500 | DK:$5,100)
• Jorge Soler, Atlanta Braves (FD:$3,700 | DK:$5,100)
• Kris Bryant, Colorado Rockies (FD:$3,000 | DK:$3,900)
• Jarred Kelenic, Atlanta Braves (FD:$3,300 | DK:$4,200)
• Cody Bellinger, Chicago Cubs (FD:$3,100 | DK:$5,300)
• Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs (FD:$3,500 | DK:$4,800)
• Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs (FD:$3,200 | DK:$4,200)

Notes: These are all of my favorite OF options in my stacks tonight. Soler and Happ are ranked as the number one and number two OF options tonight on the DFS Hero Simulator. Happ has a 34% chance to 3X tonight. Suzuki and Kelenic are well-liked by the SImulator tonight as well. Players outside the stacks ranked highly on the Simulator tonight are Byron Buxton, Andrew McCutchen, and Shohei Ohtani.

Value Players:

• 1B/3B Patrick Wisdom, Chicago Cubs (FD:$2,500 | DK:$3,400)
• SS Dansby Swanson, Chicago Cubs (FD:$2,600 | DK:$3,100)
• OF Ramon Laureano, Atlanta Braves (FD:$2,900 | DK:$2,700)

Notes: These are all cheap options in my top stacks. Laureano hit an HR last night in Coors and stood out to me today on the SImulator because of his 49% chance to 3X and 34% chance to 4X. Swanson is the second-ranked SS on the Simulator tonight and has a 42% chance to 3X.