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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)
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
