In addition to the picks below, make sure to take a look at the RotoQL MLB Lineup Optimizer when constructing your DFS lineups. All of RotoQL’s DFS tools are packed with great stats and easy to use, making them the perfect complement to your baseball knowledge. You can also come directly to me with last-minute questions, as I’m always on Twitter (@DFSBenj) handing out more MLB and PGA daily fantasy content....

We have a full slate of games for Friday after an extremely light Thursday schedule. There is a good combination of pitchers and hitters to choose from. The Coors game is loaded with high-quality hitting options, though that’s really the only game tonight where there’s a small chance of a weather issue. MORE: Fantasy Football Draft Guide | Fantasy football cheat sheet DraftKings had a pricing error with several starters priced at $2K....

Thursday’s ultra-light MLB schedule starts at 1:10 p.m. ET with the White Sox-Twins in Minnesota, but that’s the only afternoon game of the day. You can forget about that one for DFS purposes, and with only five more games the rest of the night (four starting between 7:05 and 8:40, one at 10:10), it’s going to be a strange day of fantasy baseball. Good luck in all your daily fantasy baseball contests!...

If you’re looking for some stacks to build your lineups around, the Giants offer a relatively cheap grouping, and the Pirates offer a high-risk, high-reward stack against Madison Bumgarner. Your best bets, based on the splits, are the Marlins, Cubs, and Mariners. MORE: Waiver wire | Prospect rankings | Fantasy football rankings You can also eschew lefty-righty matchups and just load up on Red Sox against Miguel Gonzalez, Rockies against Paul Clemens, and Astros against Jhoulys Chacin....

The primary numbers-driven stacks are fairly obvious, with the Blue Jays, Marlins and Astros facing mediocre lefties, but there are a few more under-the-radar stacks if you want to try a different strategy. The Phillies, Diamondbacks, White Sox, and Giants all offer interesting options if you’re playing in all-day contests on FanDuel or DraftKings. MORE: MLB prospect rankings | Fantasy football rookie rankings | Play FanDuel! Daily fantasy baseball picks AFTERNOON GAME...

You can play almost everyone in the Nationals lineup against Robbie Ray, as Washington features a host of notorious lefty-killers. The Angels present some cheap options against Sean Manaea, and the Mariners also feature several under-the-radar sleepers you shouldn’t be nervous about using against David Price. MORE: DFS MLB 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!...

RotoQL’s fantasy baseball packages laid the groundwork for the picks you’ll find below. Not only will you find the stats you need in a user-friendly platform, but you’ll also find fantastic DFS tools – namely, our RotoQL MLB Lineup Optimizer. It’s a must when putting together lineups. I’m also there for you on Twitter if you’re looking for more last-minute advice (@MLoveDFS). MORE DFS: Friday’s Playbook | Lineup Builder | Strategy...

The key to finding the right pitcher might come down to how much you trust early-season stat splits. Both the Dodgers and Giants have struggled against lefties this year (despite San Francisco’s solid showing against Clayton Kershaw last night), so both Alex Wood and Matt Moore are in play in their head-to-head matchup. The Royals have really struggled against lefties, making Jose Quintana a fine choice. On the flip side, the White Sox have been among the best teams against southpaws, which really hurts Danny Duffy’s potential....

There aren’t a lot of standout pitching choices for today’s 10-game slate, as Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke are the only true aces, and one of the next-best options, Kyle Hendricks, will be going head-to-head with Scherzer. Unfortunately, there isn’t much in the way of value options, as most of the mid-tier guys have bad matchups (and before you get too excited about Wei-Yin Chen in San Diego, keep in mind the Padres rank eighth in OPS vs....

Monday’s already light, 10-game slate is woefully thin on pitching. I only see three pitchers I’m willing to trust in cash games, and only a couple extra who might deserve a roll of the dice in tournaments. MORE FANTASY: Prospect rankings | Waiver wire pickups | Hitter picks In general, I’d play it safe on the mound today and take a few risks with your hitters to help fit in those aces....

It’s a short slate today, with four afternoon games and five evening affairs. This Playboook will just cover the evening slate, as per usual. We don’t cover afternoon slates of four games or less. There will be optimal lineups for the evening slate for Playbook PRO subscribers. With the small night slate, I will try to post a GPP lineup for the afternoon for PRO subscribers, time permitting. MORE: Waiver Wire | Fantasy football rankings...

As usual, with only four early games we are not supporting playing in any all-day tournaments today. We are concentrating on the evening slate where all of the big-money cash game and tournaments are. If you really want to play the early games, here are a few of my recommendations: I would roll with John Lackey or Drew Pomeranz in cash games, and I would also invest the most in the Cubs, Diamondbacks and Tigers bats....

That is where our advice is going to carry us – after the stack of the New England Patriots, of course. The prices at the big DFS sites tend to be much more favorable for the teams who are not favored to win, and – most important – the ownership percentages of those “dogs” tend to be lower, making for nice plays in guaranteed prize-pool tournaments (GPPs). We have a little of everything in this week’s picks, but the “dogs” shall lead the way....

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 14’s slate. Week 14 fantasy football rankings:Quarterbacks | Running backs | Wide receivers | Tight ends | Defenses | Kickers Week 14’s most owned QBs on FanDuel Highest owned: Russell Wilson, $8,500 (11.1 percent owned at BAL); Jameis Winston, $7,800 (10....

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 9’s slate. MORE DFS: FanDuel tourney lineup | FanDuel cash-game lineup | Best Week 9 DFS values Highest FanDuel ownership percentages, Week 9 QBs Highest owned: Tom Brady, $9,500 (16.1 percent vs. WAS); Drew Brees, $8,500 (13.4 percent vs....

More value options increase the viable winning combinations, thus making tournaments much more interesting. I scale back my DFS play during this time of year because I believe the risk is higher compared to midseason. Due to an abundance of good options, I’m much less confident that my cash-game lineup will win and offset the losses that tournament teams bring more often than not. For that reason, I feel it’s smarter to decrease your play, yet increase the ratio of tournament games to hopefully profit on the volatility....

We stick to the latest trends and not the seasonal stats. For instance, we like the Patriots defense despite it being ranked in the top six in most fantasy points allowed to WRs, QBs, and RBs, as it’s held opponents to 12 PPG in past six games. All part of the strategy for our Week 12 FanDuel cash game lineup. WEEK 12 DFS: Yahoo GPP lineup | Y! cash | DK GPP | DK cash | FD GPP | Values | Stacks | DFS lineup builder...