Cardinals vs. Cubs DFS MLB Picks, Betting Line – Lynn vs. Arrieta and the Under
Gambling911.com has your daily fantasy MLB picks for Lance Lynn vs. Jake Arrieta along with the day’s betting lines in which both teams were slightly priced above -100. The total on this game was set at 6.5, and for good reason.
The Pitching Matchup: Cardinals RH Lance Lynn $8.6K (2014: 15-10, 2.74 ERA) vs. Cubs RH Jake Arrieta $9.1K (2014: 10-5, 2.53)
Lynn is a sick 12-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 15 career outings in April. Lynn lost his last four regular season games of 2014. From July 4 to September 16, games in which Lynn started 13 of 14 resulted in 3 or fewer runs. Lynn would make an excellent choice for one’s starting pitcher roster on Wednesday.
Arrieta has just the opposite performance in early season games. He is 2-0 vs. St. Louis however with a 0.92 ERA in five career starts. Arrieta was also terrific at home last season, going 6-1 with a 1.46 ERA in 12 starts.
This game has UNDER written all over it.
Fantasy Scoring
Hitters will accumulate points as follows:
Single = +3 PTs
Double = +5 PTs
Triple = +8 PTs
Home Run = +10 PTs
Run Batted In = +2 PTs
Run = +2 PTs
Base on Balls = +2 PTs
Hit By Pitch = +2 PTs
Stolen Base = +5 PTs
Caught Stealing = -2 PTs
Pitchers will accumulate points as follows:
Inning Pitched = +2.25 PTs
Strike Out = +2 PTs
Win = +4 PTs
Earned Run Allowed = -2 PTs
Hit Against = -0.6 PTs
Base on Balls Against = -0.6 PTs
Hit Batsman = -0.6 PTs
Complete Game = +2.5 PTs
Complete Game Shut Out = +2.5 PTs
No Hitter = +5 PTs
Rosters will consist of 10 players and must include hitters from at least 3 different MLB teams.
The 10 roster positions are: P, P, C, 1B/DH, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF
Salary Cap - $50,000
Tournaments (Guaranteed Prize Pool) – (avg. score to take 1st place in a large field tournament)
Target Score – 150 points; 10 players on roster
Fantasy Points Pitching ($15,000-$20,000 allocation; 30-40% of salary cap)
Fantasy Points Hitting ($30,000-$35,000 allocation)
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