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Thursday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 17th 2012 14:21

Today's MLB card brings us games starting at 12:05 PM while going on throughout the day with the last game being played at 10:05 PM tonight. There are plenty of games on the card today with great opportunities to cash in on some daily fantasy games.

Last night was not a horrible night in my fantasy contest. I was unable to cash finishing two spots out of the money which I could probably thank the Met's bullpen for that, in which they allowed four runs after Santana left the game causing Santana to get a no decision and me losing out on 5 points for a win by Santana. That's ok though we will look to get it back today.


Here are a few guys who I like to make an impact today:

On the Mound tonight I am going to spend the money and look at CJ Wilson from the Angels. Wilson has faced the White Sox twice in his career in which he is 2-0 against them averaging 6 innings pitched with 1.5 runs allowed per game against them. Chicago has struggled this season on the road against lefties hitting just .165 while averaging just 2.01 runs per game.

I am not one who would stake a fantasy team with mainly just players from one team but if that is something you are into then the Atlanta Braves would be the one to do it with tonight. Atlanta has a few guys who could have big nights tonight against Miami's Ricky Nolasco

- Chipper Jones is hitting .313 his last five games and now faces Nolasco who he is hitting .357 against in his career with 4 homeruns.

- Brian McCann has been hot hitting .368 his last five games. McCann has dominated Nolasco in his career hitting .340 with 6 homeruns.

- Martin Prado has been red hot hitting .444 the last six games, and now he look to improve on his .355 career average against Nolasco.


- Dan Uggla is hitting .385 in his career against Nolasco and now looks to stay hot in which he is hitting .348 his last six games.

Matt Diaz is a career .435 hitter against Nolasco and Michael Bourn looks to continue his tear in which he is hitting .429 his last 6 games.

Atlanta could be in for a huge night tonight.

One Guy who I like today is Albert Pujols. Pujols is hitting .292 his last six games. He looks like he is starting to get back to the Albert of old. His price is right as of now so he could be a good pickup.

You can continue to ride the Josh Reddick train. Reddick is hitting .346 his last 7 games with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's.

A Few Guys who should probably be overlooked tonight and avoided.

Dee Gordon from the Dodgers is hitting just .111 his last four games and now faces Edison Volquez who he is hitting just .167 against in his career.

Adam Dunn was hot for a bit but you are starting to see him cool down. Dunn is hitting .227 his last 6 games with 10 Strikeouts.

Curtis Granderson has been cold as of late. Granderson is hitting just .143 his last 7 games with only 4 hits in 28 at bats. Three of those four hits have been homeruns though but he has only 4 RBI's. Might want to keep him down until he starts to rebound just a bit.

I would stay away from Ricky Nolasco for a pitcher tonight even though he is 4-1 this season. As I mentioned above Atlanta's has some hot hitters right now and they have hit him well in his career. I would lay off him for tonight. I probably wouldn't even gamble with taking his counterpart Brandon Beachy who is 4-1 with a 1.60 ERA. Beachy has looked good thus far on the season but he faces a Marlins team that is producing some hot hitters right now.

Well I hope this is able to help everyone out tonight at what to look for tonight in your fantasy baseball contests. If you still have not partaken in any fantasy baseball and you like sports you need to get over to fanduel.com or Draftstreet.com and start to play.

As always good luck everyone hope it is a profitable fantasy night for everyone!


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Wednesday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 16th 2012 17:47
Josh Johnson was a beast for me last night in my daily fantasy baseball contest. Johnson, Allen Craig and Jose Reyes carried me to another night of placing in the money.

Let's take a look at what we have on tap for fantasy baseball tonight.

On the mound tonight, I really like Johan Santana from the New York Mets to bring in some decent fantasy numbers. Santana's price in the daily leagues is reasonable which will help me with a few big hitters I like for tonight.

The Mets are 3-1 the last four games Johan has been on the mound. Santana is averaging just over 6 innings pitched the last four games in which he is allowing just 1.8 earned runs per game with 7 strikeouts per game average over that span.

Two of my big hitters I like tonight come from the first base and third base position.

David Ortiz from Boston is hitting .269 his last 7 games and now he faces Jeremy Hellickson who he is a career .462 (6 for 13) hitter against.

Miguel Cabrera is the other big guy that I like in my lineup tonight. Cabrera is hitting .438 his last 7 games with 14 hits and 9 RBI's. Cabrera faces Nick Blackburn tonight whom he is hitting .448 (13-29) lifetimes against with 3 homeruns.

Allen Craig from St Louis should be inserted into the lineup against since he is hitting .440 his last 6 games and now faces Madison Bumgarner who he is a career .375 hitter against.

Martin Prado could be a cheap pickup to insert into your outfield tonight since he has been hot, hitting .407 his last six games.

There are a few big names I am going to stand clear of tonight thanks to their recent struggles and lack of success against the opposing pitchers they face tonight.

Alex Gordon is having a great season this year. He is struggling right now hitting .160 his last 6 games and now faces Tommy Hunter who he is just .250 hitter against.

Buster Posey has been in a bit of a funk as of late himself. Posey is hitting just .143 the last five games and now faces Jaime Garcia who he is 0 for 6 against in his career.

Carlos Pena is another guy who is struggling right now. Pena is hitting just .160 his last 7 games. Pena gets the honors of facing Clay Buckholz tonight from Boston who he is hitting just .158 (3-19) lifetimes against.

Well I hope this is able to help everyone tonight if they dive into the fantasy baseball games.

As always good luck and let's make it a great fantasy baseball night.
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Tuesday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 15th 2012 15:45
Drew Smyly Struggled last night on the mound for me but Josh Reddick and Andre Eitheir bot stayed hot and was able to help me cash in my daily fantasy contests.

Let's take a look at see what I like for today.

Today is going to be a tough day with alot of rain in the north east and in Texas that could cause some delays or even cancellations.

I like Josh Johnson on the mound tonight. Johnson has struggled a bit over the last few games but he has a cgeat oppurtunity to turn that around tonight when he faces a Pittsburgh sqaud that is hitting just .160 off him. If Johnson is able to control this Pirates lineup like he has in the past his value could be outstanding tonight for what his price is in the daily leagues.

Carlos Beltran is a bit banged up right now and will get another day off. I am going to jump on Allen Craig who has been hot himself hitting .333 the last six games with 3 homeruns and 7 RBI's. Craig will face Paul Malhom who he is hitting .444 (4 for 9) in his career against.

Jose Reyes is starting to heat up hitting .391 his last six games. I like him tonight against Kevin Corriera from Pittsburgh. Reyes is hitting almost .300 against Corriera for his career.

With Matt Kemp being put on the DL the Dodgers are going to rely on Andre Ethier even more. Ethieris showing he can handle that load. Over the last six games Ethier is hitting .455 with 2 homeruns, 10 hits and 6 runs scored.

Melky Cabrera could be another solid play tonight. Cabrera is hitting .423 his last 6 games and now faces Jeremy Giuthrie who he is hitting .382 (13 for 34) in his career against.

Of Course I will continue to play Josh Reddick until he starts to go cold on me. Reddick is hitting .393 his last 7 games with 4 homeruns and nine RBI's and now faces Ervin Santana who he is 2 for 4 against lifetime.

A few guys to leave out of the lineups tonight are.

The Upton brothers could be left on the bench for you tonight. BJ has been ice cold hitting just .120 his last 7 games. Justin has not been much better hitting .190 his last 6 games and he is only 8 for 39 in his career against Chad Billingsly who he faces tonight.

Jason Heyward has sturggled a bit as of late hitting just .192 his last 6 games with 11 strikeouts.

Matt Weiters is a career .190 hitter against CC Sabathia. Weiters has been in a bit of a funk also hitting just .174 his last 7 games.

I hope this helps everyone that is going to jump into the fantasy sports games today. As Always good luck everyone an dlets make this another great fantasy baseball night.
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Monday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 14th 2012 21:52
Here are a few players who I like tonight for fantasy baseball and a few players who I will stay away from tonight.

Drew Smyly from the Tigers looks like great value for pitching tonight. Smyly is averaging 6 innings pitched the last five games while giving up just a total of 5 runs over the last five games. Smyly is just 1-0 this season but has an ERA of 1.59 thus far. He has already faced this White Sox sqaud once this season allowing 2 earned runs in 6 innings pitched with 7 strikeouts. Detroit is 4-2 in the six games he has pitched in this season. It will help tonight that he faces a White Sox team that is hitting just .193 against South Paws this season while averaging 2.51 runs per nine innings.

Carlos Beltran contiues to stay hot hitting .360 his last six games with 13 RBI's and six homeruns. Beltran faces Ryan Dempster tonight whom he is hitting a career .500 (6-12) against.

Adam LaRoche has been one of the hotest hitter in baseball as of late. LaRoche is hitting .450 his last six games with 7 RBI's and 2 homeruns. He will face Tim Stauffer from San Diego who he is hitting .500 (6 for 12) in his career against.

Josh Reddick is another guy who has been on fire. Reddick is batting .417 his last six games with 8 RBI's and three homeruns. Reddick has faced Dan Haren once in his career going 2 for 3 against him.

Alicdes Escobar from Kansas City has been on a tear also. Escobar is hitting .400 his last six games.

Here are a few guys who could be left out of the lineups tonight.

Carlos Pena who has been cold as of late hitting just.136 his last six games with 10 strikeouts. He faces Brandon Morrow tonight whom he is 0 for 9 in his career against.

Justin Upton is hitting just .150 his last six games and now faces Clayton Kershaw tonight who he is a 0 for 18 in his career against.

Curtis Granderson has been cold himslf as of late hitting just .130 his last six games. Grandersn will face Jason Hammel tonight who he is a career .111 (1-9) hitter against.

Well I hoep this will help some of you fantasy players out their tonight.

As always good luck everyone hope it is a great fantasy night.

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Saturday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 12th 2012 11:50
Last night we saw quite a few players that had big night's which really leveled out the playing field in daily leagues. I had a 51 plus points in my league and still finished 5th out of 20, still good enough to cash but usually 50 plus points is a guarantee to cash.

Let's take a look at what looks good for some fantasy baseball today.

On the mound today I really like Chris Sale from the WhiteSox. Sale is 2-0 his last three starts with a 2.66 ERA and 0.96 WHIP. Sale will face off against Luke Hochevar from Kansas City who has struggled as of late with a 12.79 ERA his last three games and a WHIP of 2.37. If the WhiteSox can jump on Hochevar early Sale should be able to get the job done for a them.

David Wright has been on fire as of late batting .360 his last six games and now faces Ricky Nolasco who he is hitting .386 for his career against with four homeruns.

Josh Reddick from Oakland and Carlos Beltran are two outfielders I have to make sure is in my lineup today. Reddick is batting .417 his last six games with four homeruns, 10 RBI's, 10 hits and 10 runs scored. Beltran is hitting .423 his last six games with five homeruns, 13 RBI's and 11 hits. These two guys are on a tear lately.

Now in daily leagues you are going to be spending money on those four guys above you need to find some way to make up with that at other positions with lower priced players.

Danny Espinosa from Washington is priced low and has been starting to turn the corner as of late, hitting safely in three straight games. Could be a bargin for people to take a stab at him with having those big priced players in othert slots.

Brandon Inge is priced low right now and he is starting to catch fire as of late. Inge is hitting .308 his last six games with four homeruns, 16 RBI's and two grandslams over that span. Could be another steal considering he seems to want to stick it to his former team the Tigers who he is playing against tonight.


A few guys who i will be keeping out of my lineup today:

Rickie Weeks continues to struggle with today not getting any easier. Weeks will face Chris Volstad who he is batting just .200 (3-15) in his career.

Cliff Pennington has been hitting the ball well lately but he faces Doug Fister tonight who he is hitting just .050 (1-20) in his career against.

Dan Uggla and Brian McCann from Atlanta get to face Adam Wainwright tonight whom they have struggled against over their careers. Uggla is just a .100 (2-20) hitter against Wainwright while McCann is hitting .133 (2-15) in his career against him.

Hope this helps everyone out today with trying to set your fantasy baseball lineup.

Good Luck everyone!

P.S. If you are looking to get in on some betting action look at the Denver Nuggets in the NBA today. Denver is getting 5.5 points which is alot considering they have the momentum going their way and they won't go down without a fight. LA might win but Denver is going to fight tooth and nail to try and win this series.


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Thursday Games to Bet

May 10th 2012 18:26
Not a very big card in Major league baseball tonight. I going to take the day off from a daily fantasy game. If I were to play I would defintily make sure Stephen Stausburg was in my lineup tonight considering Strausburg has pitched one outing against Pittsburgh in his young career in which he pitched 7 innings with 14 strikeouts. The Current Pirates players are just 1 for 15 against Strausburg in their career.

Instead of some fantasy advice tonight I will take a look at the Toronto at Minnesota game with what side to grab for a winner.

Henderson Alvarez looks to grab his thrid staright win tonight when he steps on the mound for Toronto against the Minnesota Twins. Alvarez has been hot as of late, sporting a 1.23 ERA his last three games. Alvarez has allowed just three earned runs over the last three games in 22 innings pitched.

Minnesota will counter with Jason Marquis tonight who is still making adjustments to the American League style of play. Marquis is is 2-1 this season but he is sporting a 5.40 ERA with a WHIP of 1.54.

Toronto was able to snap a three game losing streak last night with a 5-2 win in Oakland. The Blue Jays could have a field day tonight against a struggling Marquis. Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion is hitting .500 for his career against Marquis while Yunel Escobar is hitting .500 also against Him.

Minnesota has struggled this season and has just two wins over the last nine games. Over the last nine games Minnesota has scored more than three runs just once and now faces Alvarez who they have never seen and continues to start this season hot.

Toronto should be able to take care of Marquis and the struggling Twins tonight and if you don't want to lay the moneyline then play the runline -1.5 at plus money and it should return a nice investment.

Good luck everyone! Ill be back tomorrow with some more fantasy baseball stats and advice.
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Wednesday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 9th 2012 17:18
Recap from last night:

Anibal Sanchez came through nicely last night with 7 innings pitched and 8 strikeouts. The downside was Sanchez didn’t grab the win which cost me five points.

A few disappointments last night for me was Jimmy Rollins going 0 for 4 and Danny Valencia who was 0 for 4 even though Minnesota got 12 hits against the Angels last night.

Jay Bruce 2 for 4 last night with 2 runs batted in and a homerun came through for me along with Aaron Hill who continued his success against Jake Westbrook by going 3 for 4 last night.

Let’s take a look at what I like for tonight:

Erik Bedard from Pittsburgh has looked sharp over his last three outings allowing 5 earned runs in 17 innings pitched with 27 strikeouts. Bedard faces a Nationals team that struggles to hit lefties batting just .210 against southpaws this season with 2.8 runs per game average.

Ross Detwiler from Washington will face off against Bedard in this battle of lefties tonight. Detwiler has been no slouch either with a 1.96 ERA his last three games. Detwiler has pitched 18.33 innings the last three games allowing four earned runs total with 13 strikeouts. Pittsburgh is not a very strong hitting team when it comes to lefties so Detwiler could have some success tonight.

Either Bedard or Detwiler should be strong plays tonight.

It is a tough call at shortstop tonight with JJ Hardy who has been on fire his last seven games hitting .419 with 13 hits 3 homeruns and 3 RBI’s. Hardy will face Colby Lewis tonight who he is hitting .333 against in his career.

Derek Jeter has been on a tear also hitting .360 his last six games and now he faces Jeff Niemen tonight who he is lifetime .462 hitter against.

Mark Reynolds has been on fire himself hitting .350 the last 6 games with 7 RBI’s and 2 homeruns. Reynolds has great numbers against Colby Lewis for his career hitting .500 with two homeruns.

Vernon Wells could be in for a huge night. Wells is hitting .379 against Carl Pavano with four homeruns against him.

A few guys who I will stay away from tonight:

Justin Upton who is batting just .179 his last seven games faces Kyle Loshe tonight who he is just a .147 hitter against in his career.

Mark Teixeira is hitting just .190 his last 6 games and now faces Jeff Niemen who he is just 2 for 13 against in his career.

Nick Markakis is hitting just .222 his last 6 games and now faces John Lester tonight who he is a career .100 hitter against.

A.J. Pierznyski could be left on the bench tonight since he is hitting just .192 his last 7 games and now faces Jeanmar Gomez who he is hitting just .167 against.

Well I hope I was able to help some of you all out with setting your lineup tonight. As Always good luck and let’s make it a profitable fantasy baseball night.
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Tuesday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 8th 2012 20:51
Wandy Rodriguez was a bust last night as he failed to come through for which was a main reason I was kept from cashing in my daily league.

Let's see what I like tonight:

Anibal Sanhcez has been on a tear this season and I will have him on the mound tonight for me. Sanchez has yet to allow more than two runs in a game this season in which he is averaging just over 7 strikeouts per game.

Jay Bruce has been on a tear as of late and now gets to face Yovani Gallarado who he is hitting .471 for his career against.

Jimmy Rollins will put his .529 career average against Miguel Batista on the line tonight when the Phillies and Mets sqaure off.

Danny Valencia and Aaron Hill could be great bargins tonight. Valencia is a career .417 hitter against Dan Haren while Hill is hitting .500 against Jake Westbrook in his career.

Robinson Cano has four craeer homeruns against James Shields who he faces tonight to go along with a .400 average against Shields.

Rickie Weeks is hitting .588 in his career against Homer Bailey which is a good thing which could put Weeks recent struggles to the back burner tonight.

A few guys who will not be going into my lineup tonight are as followed:

Mark Texeria and Nick Swisher are a combined 12 for 75 in their career against James Shields.

Carlos Lee is hitting just .071 for his career against Anibal Sanchez

Brian McCann is 0 for 12 in his career against Ryan Dempster

Buster Posey has been cold lately and now faces Clayton Kershaw tonight who he is hitting just .111 against in his career.

I hope some of these stats are able to help everyone when it comes time to setting their fantasy baseball lineup tonight.

As always good luck tonight! Let's make it a profitable night in fantasy baseball.
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Monday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 7th 2012 18:27
Well I am short on time today but this is what I like for tonight's fantasy baseball matchups.

Wandy Rodriguez has been on a tear as of late allowing an average of just 1.7 runs per game the last three games with an ERA of 1.35. Wandy will get to face a Miami Marlins team who is hitting just just .199 against lefties. Rodriguez is going to be high priced in daily leagues but he has been solid enough in which he should be an outstanding investment for you tonight.

Matt Kemp is having another outstanding season and now he gets to face Barry Zito tonight whom he is hitting .426 against in his career with two homeruns. Again Kemp could be priced high but there are a few others out there will be able to fill your lineup with that don't cost that much.

David Murphy should bring great value to the table tonight. Murphy is hitting .556 in his career against Brian Matusz from Baltimore. The o positive for Murphy after he gets through Matsuz he will see a Baltimore bullpen that is worked over after there tough three game series with Boston.

Josh Thole catcher from the New York Mets is giving us outstanding value tonight. He will face one of the best pichers in the game in Roy Halladay but Thole is hitting .438 in his career against Halladay going 7 for 16. Thole will not be priced extremely high so he is giving some great value to us.

Couple guys to stay away from tonight:

David Wright is just a .143 career hitter (3-21) against Roy Halladay.

Albert Pujols is 0-8 in his career against Francisco Liriano

Denard Span is hitting just .105 (2-19) in his career against Jered Weaver

Dan Uggla is just a .125 craeer hitter against Jeff Samardzjia

Good luck everyone lets make it a good fanatsy night.



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Sunday Fantasy Baseball Update

May 6th 2012 10:57
Recap from Saturday’s fantasy baseball update:

Brandon Phillips was quite yesterday with a 0 for 3 day while Jay Bruce might have only been 1 for 4 but that hit was a triple and Bruce was able to score also. The Braves Martin Prado, Chipper Jones and Brian McCann were a combined 5 for 10 with 2 walks, 7 RBI’s and 3 runs scored. Felix Hernandez though was the reason to my success yesterday in which he threw eight innings with nine strikeouts easily getting the win for Seattle.

Let’s take a look and see who looks like a solid play for out lineups today and who should be stayed away from.

Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson are both high priced players in daily leagues but Cano is hitting .500 lifetime against Luke Hochever from Kansas City while Granderson is hitting .429 in his career against Hochever. These guys should be used today especially considering Hochever has an ERA of 7.36 this season.

Matt Weiters is a career .429 lifetime hitter against Clay Buchholz who he will see on the mound for Boston today. Buchholz has struggled this season with his 8.69 ERA which means Weiters could be in for a field day against him.

Chone Figgins is hitting .423 in his career against Nick Blackburn from Minnesota who he gets a chance to face today. Miguel Olivo has been placed on the 15 Day DL which hurts us tonight considering he has outstanding numbers against Blackburn with a .476 average with three homeruns.

J.A. Happ could be in for a long day today against St Louis considering Carlos Beltran is hitting .375 against Happ, Matt Holliday is a career .500 lifetime hitter against Happ and Molina the catcher is hitting .455 against him.

Two guys who have outstanding value today and are reasonably priced is Mark Kotsay from San Diego who is a career .800 lifetime hitter against Ricky Nolasco and Gordon Becham who is hitting .444 for his career against Rick Porcello.

A few guys who I plan on staying away from today are as followed:

Adrian Beltre is hitting just .167 against Ubaldo Jimenez in his career.

Hunter Pence is batting just .167 for his career against Jordan Zimmerman

Jayson Werth has not been very successful against his former teammate Cole Hamels going 0 for 6 in his six career at bats against Hamels.

A.J Pierzynski could find it tough to get going today considering he is just a .188 career hitter against Rick Porcello.

The one player you need to make sure is not in your lineup today is Carlos Lee. Lee is a career .038 lifetime hitter against Adam Wainwright in which Lee is 1 for 26 against him.

Anyone on Cleveland team probably should not be used today until we see Yu Darvish start to struggle. Darvish has been on fire his last four games allowing less than 1 run per game and seven strikeouts per game over that span. If you want spend the money on Darvish for your pitcher today and build off of him since Cleveland should be in for a rough one today.

As always everyone good luck today and make it a great fantasy baseball Sunday.
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