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It's been awhile since I last posted and to be honest, it's mainly because I haven't played much MLB DFS this season. At least not enough that I was confident posting articles regarding best plays. However, lately I've been getting a little more serious in regards to betting MLB games and to my surprise, it's been going pretty well. So join me in some of my tops plays for the evening and let me know in the comments if you bet MLB and what your thoughts on the evening slate are.
I will also try to keep an updated log of the current MLB season and how the picks are turning out below the article. Finally, I will try my best to give you a unit call on each bet that is a direct reflection of 1) my confidence and 2) how I am betting the game. For anyone new to betting, a "unit" is simply the size of one's bet. If you are planning to bet $10 and a game is listed as 1 unit (1U) that would mean bet $10. Conversely, if a game is listed as 3U, that would indicate a bit more confidence in the pick and a recommended bet for that would be $30. This is obviously adjusted per person and how they are allocating funds but you get the general idea. I typically use mybookie and so the lines are based on that.
The goal here for me is pretty simple. Use what I have in terms of research for DFS slates and apply that with some basic betting principles to find a couple games I am interested in betting. Starting pitching is where I begin, identifying which guys are in the best/worst spots. I mostly bet run lines (RL) and look for value spots. Tonight is no different.
Washington Nationals
RL -1.5 / -125 (2U)
- Although the Nationals are on the road tonight, they are in a great matchup vs. the lowly Miami Marlins. Washington has Strasburg on the mound in a pitchers park and haven't had much trouble finding runs over the last couple of nights vs. the Marlins. I like the Nationals as road favorites in Miami.