Louis Cangiano has been an avid DFS player since his freshman year of college where he attended the University of Rhode Island. Louie’s major wins include 6th place at the DraftKings 2016 WFBBC in Toronto and 34th place at the 2017 FanDuel WFBC in Miami. Now a three-time live finalist, Louis is a full-time DFS professional residing in New York City, specializing in MLB, NBA and NFL GPP plays.
Pitchers
Zach Wheeler…Mic Drop. You’re probably saying 9K for Wheeler?! In the past, you’d be right to question that pricing as he’s sat around 7K for most of his DFS career. But as of today, Zach Wheeler has been one of the most consistent pitchers in the league! Wheeler has held righties to a mere .223 batting average on the season over 291 at bats and lefties aren’t batting too well either. The San Francisco Giants have yet to face Zach Wheeler this season and that will not help them tonight as this has been his best year yet, posting a season long 3.75 ERA. Over the past week the San Francisco Giants are ranked 3rd worst in the league with 16 runs and have the 7th highest strikeout numbers in the league. San Francisco is typically a team that does not strikeout, seeing them atop the weekly strikeout number is surprising. The Mets are favored by -115 with a 7.5 O/U.
Other pitching option(s): Marco Estrada & Mike Fiers
Stacks
The New York Mets have struck out 73 times over their past eight games, which leads the league BUT have also lead the league over the same span with 70 runs. This is the best GPP game tonight! What is a GPP game? Simply put, it’s a game you’ll want both sides of. I do think Derek Holland comes into this game with a decent opportunity to have a stellar outing considering he’s scored; 18.5, 13.7, 17.0, 13.7 & 16.5 DK points in his last five while facing a team with high strikeout numbers recently. Now here’s the thing, Holland doesn’t fan many batters, striking out a season high of eight and he only did that once! Holland’s DK pricing has risen due to the fact that he’s consistently been posting double digit outings, which isn’t something you take for granted these days. So, where does this leave us? Personally, it leaves me with an under owned, under priced, Mets stack for some sneaky GPP playing, but some could definitely make the argument that Derek Holland could be a sneaky, low-owned play as well.
The Cleveland Indians back end of their lineup (Melky, Davis, Perez/Gomes, Alonso & Kipnis) are batting a combined .402 BA in 92 at bats vs. Porcello. Now, add that to the already blazing one thru four batters in that lineup and the Indians could be instore for a massive 8+ run game…or not, I’m not a fuckin psychic (funny Lou) but I will say the numbers are grossly in favor of Cleveland, particularly their back end. The Indians are at EVEN odds with an 8 O/U. This is a relatively high O/U considering Kluber and Porcello are pitching, two of the leagues more talented pitchers.
Other stack option(s): Oakland A’s & Houston Astros
One-Off of the Day
Matt Chapman owns a .625 BA with two homeruns in 15 at bats against Bartolo Colon. Keep in mind Colon is an old man and we’re in the second half of the season. Look for his stats to decline going forward and what a better way to kill Colon than with a couple of dongers by Chapman and/or Davis. Winds blowing out at 16 mph but in Oakland the wind is always blowing out…Not really sure why. The Oakland A’s are favored by -190 with an 8.5 O/U. Solid money line for an 8.5 O/U.
Value Plays by Position
P Derek Holland
C Johnathon Lucroy
1B Joe Mauer & Brandon Belt (One-Off hedge off Wheeler)
2B Jason Kipnis
3B Matt Chapman
SS Brandon Crawford
OF Nick Martini
OF Greg Allen
OF Michael Brantley
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