With just two games in the early slate, we are going to be devoting our attention to tonight’s seven-game evening slate that has a roster lock of 7:10 PM ET. Even with just seven games in play, we have some big-name pitchers taking the hill tonight. This includes Jose Fernandez, Johnny Cueto, Chris “Edward Scissorhands” Sale, John Lackey, Cole Hamels, and David Price. MORE: Hitter, SP picks | 2016 Fantasy Football Draft Guide...

Another piece of strategy: If you’re going to, say, stack Tigers today, then it’s a reasonable tactic to use Detroit’s pitcher (Anibal Sanchez) and hope for a win. We don’t necessarily recommend using Sanchez, but if you’re going to pay up for Detroit’s big sticks, you might need a value pitcher. MORE: Optimal FD lineup | DFS Playbook | Fantasy football sleepers Used in conjunction with the DFS Playbook and Optimal DFS Lineups from our partners at Fantasy Alarm, our DFS Notes should be able to help you put together some cash-winning lineups!...

With 13 games today, including five before 5 p.m. ET, we’ve listed a few extra players below to make sure you have enough picks for the afternoon and evening slates across the various DFS sites. Also, Playbook PRO subscribers can check out the Pitching Coach and Hitting Coach articles for additional daily fantasy baseball picks. MORE DAILY FANTASY: Optimal lineup (late) | Pitcher rankings | Hitter starts/sits | Play FanDuel MLB!...

Catcher is one of the most loaded positions tonight, and there’s value all over the board among the starting pitchers. However, with bad pitching at Coors Field, you can load up on hitters from the Diamondbacks-Rockies game. Oakland bats are also looking good, as Red Sox starter Sean O’Sullivan might be one of the worst pitchers of the past five years. MORE: Optimal DFS lineup | Prospect rankings | Waiver wire...

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The DFS MLB Playbook PRO comes with a full top 10 at each position every day, optimal lineups for each DFS site, deep stats and daily projections, suggested lineup “stacks,” hitting and pitching strategies, a live DFS scoreboard to track your players and much more. Check out today’s free DFS plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm.com’s premium product when you’re ready to go PRO! READ MORE: Today’s SP rankings | Hitter matchups to exploit | Fantasy football cheat sheet...

But tonight already feels like a night where those crucial roster decisions are going to made in the last hours – possibly last minutes – leading up to lock. Finding the right value play is going to be key, as it will be for most nights going forward at this time of the season. You have to be paying attention to shootaround news and everything from injuries to narrative insight to rotation changes....

However, as I said yesterday on Twitter, the week before All-Star break can be strange, with rest, trade showcasing, fatigue, and rotation experiments. Keep a close eye on injuries throughout the day, and don’t fall in love with a player before evaluating the entire landscape. This NBA DFS analysis is brought to you by RotoQL, where you can find great DraftKings and FanDuel tools, like RotoQL NBA lineup optimizer! Our projections have been lights out as of late, so if you’re trying to improve your DFS finishes (and aren’t we all?...

There are still three unreleased over/unders: Grizzlies-Spurs, Nuggets-Pelicans, and Blazers-Jazz. We already have four games with O/Us at 220-plus, with a chance at a fifth when the Nuggets-Pelicans line is finally released. Reminders: If you’re looking to keep tabs on late scratches because of injuries or rest, follow our Player Alarms for news throughout the day, and check back for updates to the Playbook on Fantasy Alarm. MORE: Sporting News DFS | GO PRO with Fantasy Alarm...

Some injury updates to watch tonight: Pau Gasol (knee) could return, but Taj Gibson would benefit if he’s out again; Kevin Love (illness) is questionable; Kenneth Faried (back) will not play; and Jae Crowder (ankle) could miss all week. Now, let’s take a look at today’s recommended NBA DFS picks. MORE FANTASY: 2016 baseball rankings | Play FanDuel! Daily fantasy basketball picks As usual, the experts at FantasyAlarm.com will publish their top daily fantasy basketball picks at each position across various DFS sites in the Playbook (free preview above)....

Even if Curry is out again, there are still plenty of stars available for tonight’s four-game slate, including Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Some other injuries to watch: Rajon Rondo (thumb) and Rudy Gay (shoulder) are potentially big absences for the Kings and DFS players, and do-it-all Warriors forward Andre Igoudala (hamstring) could also be on the sidelines. MORE FANTASY: Thursday optimal lineup | 2016 baseball rankings | Play FanDuel!...

This week a number of championship contenders will be parlaying their season-long winnings into some action at FanDuel, DraftKings and Yahoo contests. Our advice is to take advantage, as new players sitting around with family this week lazily pop in lineups from their mobile phones. We give you the winning strategy and top values by position to capitalize in Week 16. WEEK 16 DFS: DraftKings cash lineup | FD GPP | DK GPP | DFS lineup builder...

Each week we’ll look at DFS Report’s highest projected ownership at each position to help you identify sleepers, fades, stacks, and values to use in your FanDuel lineups. Let’s jump into Week 11’s slate. MORE DFS: FanDuel tourney lineup | FanDuel cash-game lineup | Best Week 11 DFS values Highest FanDuel ownership percentages, Week 11 QBs Highest owned: Derek Carr, $7,700 (16.1 percent at DET); Cam Newton, $8,600 (11.7 percent vs....

We are here every week to present the best (and worst) daily fantasy football values and lineup picks for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo. Here they are for Week 1. WEEK 1 DFS LINEUPS: FD cash | FD tournament | DK cash | DK tournament We kick off the NFL Kickoff Weekend by attacking fantasy’s most generous defense, the New Orleans Saints. We can never truly know if the Saints will once again by the worst team against fantasy quarterbacks – giving up an NFL-high 45 touchdown passes a year ago (an average of over 2....

Playbook PRO members get even more daily fantasy hockey picks, along with detailed analysis and strategies, suggested team “stacks” and optimal daily fantasy lineups. Also, PRO members get access to all the DFS Playbooks and tools for every sport, including NFL, college football and NBA, with one subscription. So, check out tonight’s free daily fantasy hockey plays below, and check out FantasyAlarm.com’s premium product when you’re ready to go PRO!...

The senior quarterback was superb, completing 25 of 42 passes for four touchdowns, 380 passing yards and an interception. He also rushed for 47 yards on 12 carries. MORE: Bowl roundup | Louisville’s James Burgess suspended for questionable targeting call Prescott set a Mississippi State bowl record with his four passing touchdowns, breaking the Belk Bowl record for passing yards in the process. He also helped the Bulldogs break the Belk Bowl record for total offense (569) and most points scored by a team....