Based on the numbers, the White Sox present the best stacking opportunity in the early games, but you can use plenty of Reds (vs. Aaron Blair) and Braves (vs. Daniel Wright), too. For the late games, the Rangers, A’s and Padres offer favorable stacking options despite some unfavorable ballparks. MORE: Waiver wire | Prospect rankings | Fantasy football rankings Daily fantasy baseball picks EARLY EVENING GAMES Red = 1B; Orange = 2B; Yellow = 3B; Green = SS; Blue = OF; Purple = C...

For the early games, the numbers point heavily to Yankees, Dodgers, Marlins, and Padres stacks, and with both Clayton Kershaw (at ARI) and Stephen Strasburg (vs. CHC) starting, you can bet many will be mining the aforementioned teams heavily since there won’t be as many D-backs or Cubs in lineups. In the early evening games, the Mariners and White Sox offer great stacking opportunities, but it’s likely that the most popular stacks won’t necessarily be splits-based....

The only significant weather concern today is in Cincinnati where the Pirates and Red will do battle. If the game does start on time, it should have enough of a window to get played in full. Take advantage of the 20-plus mph winds blowing out to right field if it does go. MORE DAILY FANTASY: Optimal lineup | Pitcher rankings | Hitter starts/sits | Play FanDuel MLB! Today we have a nice mix of obvious plays like Jacob deGrom against the Phillies, Yasiel Puig against Matt Cain, and basically everybody at Coors Field....

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! MORE: Today’s SP rankings | Hitter matchups | Week 1 NFL DFS Playbook Daily Fantasy Baseball Playbook Check for pregame updates to the Playbook at FantasyAlarm....

A few of the situations to watch inlcude Deron Williams, Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler, DeMar DeRozan, and Kyrie Irving, all of whom are listed as questionable. There is a good chance that all of them play with the exception of Jimmy Butler. It is also important to keep an eye on Kyle Lowry. He might be rested on the second night of a back-to-back, especially when you factor in that he’s been battling an illness lastely....

The Bulls stable of injured players will be watched until tip-off, but it looks like Derrick Rose (groin), Jimmy Butler (knee), and Taj Gibson (hamstring) will be available for tonight’s game. Pau Gasol (knee) won’t play. DFS owners can find plenty of value this time of year, and today’s Playbook highlights several under-the-radar value picks (Toney Douglas, Michael Beasley) to add to your lineup. MORE FANTASY: 2016 baseball rankings | Play FanDuel!...

Kobe Bryant’s status is also of interest – not so much because people will want to use Kobe, but more for the playing time he could take away from the red-hot D’Angelo Russell. MORE FANTASY: Wednesday optimal lineup | 2016 baseball rankings | Play FanDuel! 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 below)....

I was burned for not having enough Hopkins exposure on FanDuel, mainly because I was drawn to cheaper options like Julian Edelman, Larry Fitzgerald, Eric Decker, and Allen Robinson. Even though almost the entire Houston offense moves through Arian Foster and Hopkins, I was using Foster in half my cash games and did not want to use him and Hopkins, as an RB and WR from the same team are negatively correlated....

We begin our Week 6 DFS picks, advice and values for FanDuel, DraftKings and Yahoo by warning you off the Steelers this week.That’s right, their matchup at the Dolphins – a team that just was abused by the “juggernaut” Tennessee Titans – is just too good to be true. It also pushes the prices of most Steelers out of the value range. To win DFS riches, you need to be different than the pack, and most of the pack is going to have some combination of QB Ben Roethlisberger, RB Le’Veon Bell, WR Antonio Brown, WR Sammie Coates and the Steelers D/ST (and K Chris Boswell) in their lineups....

There are another six teams on bye this week (Cardinals, Bears, Texans, Redskins, Bengals, Patriots), presumably cutting down our options for plays at FanDuel, DraftKings and Yahoo. But, as the DFS optimists we are, it should make sound matchup-based decisions more impactful in the daily fantasy game, Let’s break down the picks, advice and values for you by position. WEEK 9 DFS: DK cash lineup | FD tournament | DK tournament | DFS lineup builder...

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 (coming soon), 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!...

In his first six seasons with the team, the Cowboys haven’t made an NFC championship game appearance and Prescott has posted a 1-3 record in the playoffs. In Dallas, where expectations are always sky high, the star QB hasn’t passed muster with his divisional round exits. MORE: Revisiting the Cowboys’ worst playoff failures since ’90s dynasty, from Romo to Prescott Prescott is far from entirely to blame. The roster has been flawed every year he has been with the Cowboys, yet he has gotten himself to third in team history with 24,943 passing yards, second with 166 touchdowns and first with a 97....

However, the injury may not have been quite as bad as it originally seemed. Cowboys general manager Jerry Jones was asked about Prescott’s injury during his Tuesday morning radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas. He revealed that the team’s top quarterback would not be placed on IR to leave open the possibility of him returning sooner than expected. “If we thought he wasn’t going to be ready to go until after four games, we would put him on IR,” Jones explained....

According to The Clarion-Ledger , the Mississippi State quarterback is suing a clothing designer who used Prescott’s likeness for profit. It is also in Prescott’s best interest to take action because if he doesn’t that can affect his eligibility. MORE: Urban Meyer’s wife catches fire | Archie Griffin still Heisman standard | Pitt’s Paul Chryst to Wisconsin? The “Dak Attack” and the “Dak Dynasty” shirts were being sold for $20 each, but having had nothing to do with them, Prescott didn’t receive any profit....

Dale Earnhardt Jr. told Motorsport.com he and fiancee Amy Reimann will wait until after the completion of the 2016 Sprint Cup season to tie the knot, meaning a winter ceremony is most likely. MORE: Drivers’ wives and girlfriends | NASCAR’s most eligible bachelors (and Danica) “We haven’t set a date,” Earnhardt said. “We were thinking about doing it next summer but then the schedule changes every year and we didn’t want the race to fall on our anniversary....

He just wanted to get off campus from the Oak Ridge (N.C.) Military School. MORE: Perfect start? | Texas picks | Power Rankings Earnhardt posted a “throwback Thursday” photo of his junior varsity team. He’s the short one on the left side of the photo. The photo in one word? Epic. Earnhardt was gloating about the photo Thursday and explained Friday why he even played basketball. “I sat on the bench a lot being the smallest guy,” Earnhardt said before practice at Texas Motor Speedway....

Regarding 2017: “My intention is to race.” MORE: Martinsville starting lineup | Positions everything at Martinsville Earnhardt is at Martinsville to work on NBCSN’s broadcast of the Goody’s Fast Relief 500, the first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup’s Round of 8. It’s another step in his recovery from a head injury, one that kept him out of races since Kentucky in July. The long, slow, painful process is yielding results....