Thursday, April 30, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-30

Position Player Salary
SP Chris Sale 10000
C Evan Gattis 2700
1B Kendrys Morales 2500
2B Omar Infante 2200
3B Josh Donaldson 4200
SS Andrelton Simmons 2500
OF Michael Saunders 2400
OF Matt Holliday 3500
OF Jose Bautista 5000

What Vegas Likes

Vegas likes Chris Sale on the mound tonight facing the Twins. The White Sox are -155 on the money line, and the Twins are only projected to score 3 runs. This indicates Vegas expects the Twins to struggle at the plate against Sale.

On the offensive side, Vegas likes Houston against Seattle's Paxton . Houston is projected to score 5 runs, indicating Vegas anticipates high production at the plate.

Projections

Recap For 2015-04-29

54.25 Total Points

We had an amazing day yesterday as our lineup racked up 54.25 total points. This type of number put us right near the top of the pack, allowing us to easily money in the 50/50 league. Zack Greinke gave us a pretty good performance, going 6 innings and getting 6 strikeouts. Mike Trout gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 2 for 3 with 11.75 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Zack Greinke 6 3 6 1 13 2015-04-29

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C Tuffy Gosewisch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
1B Adam Lind 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.25
2B Aaron Hill 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.00
3B Yasmany Tomas 4 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.50
SS Chris Owings 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.25
OF David Peralta 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 7.00
OF Giancarlo Stanton 4 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.50
OF Mike Trout 3 2 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 11.75

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Vegas' FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-29

Position Player Salary
SP Zack Greinke 10000
C Tuffy Gosewisch 2200
1B Adam Lind 3300
2B Aaron Hill 2200
3B Yasmany Tomas 2200
SS Chris Owings 2400
OF David Peralta 2300
OF Giancarlo Stanton 4900
OF Mike Trout 5400

What Vegas Likes

Vegas likes Zack Greinke on the mound tonight facing the Giants. The Dodgers are -195 on the money line, and the Giants are getting +115 to score over 3 runs. This indicates Vegas expects the Giants to struggle at the plate against Greinke.

On the offensive side, Vegas likes the Diamondbacks against the Rockies's Jordan Lyles . The Diamondbacks are getting +105 to score 4.5 runs , indicating Vegas anticipates high production at the plate.

Recap For 2015-04-28

25.5 Total Points

We had a tough day yesterday as our lineup only put up 25.5 total points. Too many poor performances caused us to fall out of the top 50%, and we were not able to money in the 50/50 league. Anibal Sanchez gave us a lacking performance, going 7 innings and getting 6 strikeouts. David Ortiz gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 2 for 3 with 6.75 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Anibal Sanchez 7 3 6 0 10 2015-04-28

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C Russell Martin 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2.50
1B David Ortiz 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 6.75
2B Jason Kipnis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.25
3B Adrian Beltre 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.25
SS Jordy Mercer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
OF Carlos Gonzalez 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.25
OF Andrew McCutchen 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.25
OF Bryce Harper 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.25

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-28

Position Player Salary
SP Anibal Sanchez 8500
C Russell Martin 3100
1B David Ortiz 3300
2B Jason Kipnis 2700
3B Adrian Beltre 3100
SS Jordy Mercer 2200
OF Carlos Gonzalez 3200
OF Andrew McCutchen 3900
OF Bryce Harper 4100

Summary

We found a nice value pitcher with Anibal Sanchez facing the Twins. Even with a cheaper SP at $8500, we want to find some value in the position players. For $2700, I like Jason Kipnis in the 2B spot, and Jordy Mercer for $2200 in the SS spot. Finding this value allows you to get a big bat with Bryce Harper at $4100.

We pulled from a full pool of players today as there were no potential rainouts.

Projections

Recap For 2015-04-27

30.33 Total Points

We had a solid day yesterday as our lineup put up 30.33 total points. Though not the best day, we were still able to place in the top 50% of the 50/50 league. Corey Kluber gave us a lacking performance, going 6.33 innings and getting 5 strikeouts. Yoenis Cespedes gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 2 for 4 with 9.5 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Corey Kluber 6.33 4 5 0 7.33 2015-04-27

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C Yasmani Grandal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0
1B Chris Davis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2B Chase Utley 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.0
3B Chase Headley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
SS Troy Tulowitzki 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.5
OF Mark Trumbo 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5.5
OF Jacoby Ellsbury 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 5.5
OF Yoenis Cespedes 4 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.5

Monday, April 27, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-27

Position Player Salary
SP Corey Kluber 9800
C Yasmani Grandal 2600
1B Chris Davis 3300
2B Chase Utley 2600
3B Chase Headley 2700
SS Troy Tulowitzki 4300
OF Mark Trumbo 2700
OF Jacoby Ellsbury 3700
OF Yoenis Cespedes 3200

Summary

We found a nice value pitcher with Corey Kluber facing the Royals. Even with a cheaper SP at $9800, we want to find some value in the position players. For $2600, I like Yasmani Grandal in the C spot, and Chase Utley for $2600 in the 2B spot. Finding this value allows you to get a big bat with Troy Tulowitzki at $4300.

We avoided choosing players from the Mariners at Rangers game due to a high probablity of rain, which could lead to a rainout or shortened game.

Projections

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-25

Position Player Salary
SP Brandon McCarthy 7800
C Victor Martinez 3400
1B Ryan Zimmerman 3200
2B Dan Uggla 2200
3B Josh Harrison 2800
SS Jhonny Peralta 2500
OF Hanley Ramirez 3600
OF Andrew McCutchen 4100
OF Mike Trout 5100

Summary

We found a nice value pitcher with Brandon McCarthy facing the Padres. Even with a cheaper SP at $7800, we want to find some value in the position players. For $2200, I like Dan Uggla in the 2B spot, and Josh Harrison for $2800 in the 3B spot. Finding this value allows you to get a big bat with Mike Trout at $5100.

We avoided choosing players from the Cubs at Reds, Giants at Rockies and Royals at White Sox games due to high probablity of rain, which could lead to rainouts or shortened games.

Projections

Recap For 2015-04-24

47.75 Total Points

We had a very good day yesterday as our lineup put up 47.75 total points. With this number we placed in the top 1/3 of the pack which paid us in the 50/50 league. Felix Hernandez gave us a great performance, going 9 innings and getting 9 strikeouts. David Ortiz gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 2 for 5 with 8.25 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Felix Hernandez 9 0 9 1 22 2015-04-24

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C A.J. Pierzynski 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.50
1B David Ortiz 5 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.25
2B Dustin Pedroia 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.00
3B Pablo Sandoval 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3.75
SS Asdrubal Cabrera 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.25
OF Cody Ross 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.75
OF Marlon Byrd 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.25
OF Carlos Gonzalez 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.50

Friday, April 24, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-24

Position Player Salary
SP Felix Hernandez 11500
C A.J. Pierzynski 2900
1B David Ortiz 3600
2B Dustin Pedroia 3400
3B Pablo Sandoval 3200
SS Asdrubal Cabrera 2500
OF Cody Ross 2200
OF Marlon Byrd 2200
OF Carlos Gonzalez 3500

Summary

We have to go with a big time pitcher here, as Felix Hernandez is facing the Twins. Since our SP is going to cost us $11500, we need to find some value in the position players. For $2900, I like A.J. Pierzynski in the C spot, and Asdrubal Cabrera for $2500 in the SS spot. Finding this value allows you to get a big bat with David Ortiz at $3600.

We pulled from a full pool of players today as there were no potential rainouts.

Projections

Recap For 2015-04-23

9.25 Total Points

We had a tough day yesterday as our lineup only put up 9.25 total points. Too many poor performances caused us to fall out of the top 50%, and we were not able to money in the 50/50 league. Max Scherzer gave us a lacking performance, going 7 innings and getting 4 strikeouts. Marcus Semien gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 2 for 4 with 2.5 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Max Scherzer 7 2 4 0 9 2015-04-23

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C Yasmani Grandal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
1B David Ortiz 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
2B Jedd Gyorko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
3B Brett Lawrie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
SS Marcus Semien 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2.50
OF Carl Crawford 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
OF Carlos Beltran 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.25
OF Josh Reddick 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.50

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-23

Position Player Salary
SP Max Scherzer 11000
C Yasmani Grandal 2800
1B David Ortiz 3500
2B Jedd Gyorko 3200
3B Brett Lawrie 2700
SS Marcus Semien 2900
OF Carl Crawford 2700
OF Carlos Beltran 2900
OF Josh Reddick 3300

Summary

We have to go with a big time pitcher here, as Max Scherzer is facing the Cardinals. Since our SP is going to cost us $11000, we need to find some value in the position players. For $2800, I like Yasmani Grandal in the C spot, and Brett Lawrie for $2700 in the 3B spot. Finding this value allows you to get a big bat with David Ortiz at $3500.

We pulled from a full pool of players today as there were no potential rainouts.

Projections

Vegas' FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-23

Position Player Salary
SP Max Scherzer 11000
C Yasmani Grandal 2800
1B Yonder Alonso 3200
2B Micah Johnson 2600
3B Brett Lawrie 2700
SS Marcus Semien 2900
OF Carl Crawford 2700
OF Delmon Young 2700
OF Justin Upton 4400

What Vegas Likes

Vegas likes Max Scherzer on the mound tonight facing the Cardinals. The Nationals are -137 on the money line, and the Cardinals are getting +110 to score over 3 runs. This indicates Vegas expects the Cardinals to struggle at the plate against Scherzer.

On the offensive side, Vegas likes the Padres against the Rockies's Jordan Lyles . The Padres are getting -120 to score 5 runs , indicating Vegas anticipates high production at the plate.

Recap For 2015-04-22

29.5 Total Points

We had a tough day yesterday as our lineup only put up 29.5 total points. Too many poor performances caused us to fall out of the top 50%, and we were not able to money in the 50/50 league. Clayton Kershaw gave us a pretty good performance, going 6 innings and getting 9 strikeouts. David Ortiz gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 1 for 4 with 6.25 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Clayton Kershaw 6 2 9 0 13 2015-04-22

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C Jason Castro 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.25
1B David Ortiz 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.25
2B Neil Walker 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.25
3B Evan Longoria 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.50
SS Brad Miller 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.75
OF Marlon Byrd 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.75
OF Shane Victorino 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2.75
OF Desmond Jennings 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.50

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-22

Position Player Salary
SP Clayton Kershaw 12000
C Jason Castro 2500
1B David Ortiz 3600
2B Neil Walker 3200
3B Evan Longoria 3400
SS Brad Miller 2500
OF Marlon Byrd 2200
OF Shane Victorino 2400
OF Desmond Jennings 3000

Summary

We have to go with a big time pitcher here, as Clayton Kershaw is facing the Giants. Since our SP is going to cost us $12000, we need to find some value in the position players. For $2500, I like Jason Castro in the C spot, and Brad Miller for $2500 in the SS spot. Finding this value allows you to get a big bat with David Ortiz at $3600.

We pulled from a full pool of players today as there were no potential rainouts.

Projections

Vegas' FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-22

Position Player Salary
SP Clayton Kershaw 12000
C Russell Martin 3300
1B Yonder Alonso 3300
2B Jedd Gyorko 3200
3B Manny Machado 3200
SS Brad Miller 2500
OF Marlon Byrd 2200
OF Shane Victorino 2400
OF Curtis Granderson 2800

What Vegas Likes

Vegas likes Clayton Kershaw on the mound tonight facing the Giants. The Dodgers are -133 on the money line, and the Giants are getting +120 to score over 3 runs. This indicates Vegas expects the Giants to struggle at the plate against Kershaw.

On the offensive side, Vegas likes the Padres against the Rockies's Kyle Kendrick . The Padres are getting +100 to score 5.5 runs , indicating Vegas anticipates high production at the plate.

Recap For 2015-04-21

33.25 Total Points

We had a solid day yesterday as our lineup put up 33.25 total points. Though not the best day, we were still able to place in the top 50% of the 50/50 league. Carlos Carrasco gave us a very solid performance, going 5 innings and getting 8 strikeouts. Jean Segura gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 2 for 4 with 5.5 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Carlos Carrasco 5 1 8 1 16 2015-04-21

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C Brayan Pena 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 4.50
1B Brandon Moss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.25
2B Brian Dozier 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.25
3B Lonnie Chisenhall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
SS Jean Segura 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 5.50
OF Marlon Byrd 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.25
OF Carlos Gonzalez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1.00
OF Mike Trout 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 5.50

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Couchlete's FanDuel Lineup For 2015-04-21

Position Player Salary
SP Carlos Carrasco 9100
C Brayan Pena 2200
1B Brandon Moss 3500
2B Brian Dozier 3000
3B Lonnie Chisenhall 2500
SS Jean Segura 3000
OF Marlon Byrd 2200
OF Carlos Gonzalez 3800
OF Mike Trout 5700

Summary

We found a nice value pitcher with Carlos Carrasco facing the White Sox. Even with a cheaper SP at $9100, we want to find some value in the position players. For $2200, I like Brayan Pena in the C spot, and Brian Dozier for $3000 in the 2B spot. Finding this value allows you to get a big bat with Mike Trout at $5700.

We pulled from a full pool of players today as there were no potential rainouts.

Projections

Recap For 2015-04-20

31.75 Total Points

We had a solid day yesterday as our lineup put up 31.75 total points. Though not the best day, we were still able to place in the top 50% of the 50/50 league. Matt Shoemaker gave us a lacking performance, going 3 innings and getting 2 strikeouts. Matt Kemp gave us the best hitting performance, as he went 3 for 4 with 10.75 total points.

Pitcher

Player IP ER K Win fanduelPoints Date
Matt Shoemaker 3 5 2 0 0 2015-04-20

Batters

Position Player AB R H HR RBI SB Single Double Triple BB HBP fanduelPoints
C Jonathan Lucroy 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.75
1B Joey Votto 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 8.50
2B Jedd Gyorko 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.25
3B Conor Gillaspie 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3.50
SS Brad Miller 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.25
OF Wil Myers 6 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 5.00
OF Oswaldo Arcia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.75
OF Matt Kemp 4 3 3 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 10.75