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Gambling911.com has your Red Sox vs. Phillies DFS MLB picks and betting for April 9.
PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox RH Justin Masterson (2014: 7-9, 5.88 ERA) vs. Phillies RH David Buchanan (2014: 6-8, 3.75)
Buchanan allowed three earned runs or fewer in 18 of his 20 starts while Masterson has held Ben Revere to a .233 average without any extra-base hits in 31 times facing the Philadelphia player. The Phillies with Buchanan starting are an enticing +126, especially since the Red Sox are just 1-7 in their last 8 games as a favorite of -110 to -150.
With that said, the Phillies are just 1-6 in Buchanan’s last 7 starts as an underdog of +110 to +150 and 1-8 in his last 9 starts. Pulling the trigger on Philly with Buchanan would be a hard pill to swallow under these circumstances.
Phillies C Carlos Ruiz is 3-for-5 with three walks so far this season and does offer some degree of value to daily fantasy players Thursday though much of this game provides very little DFS incentives in our opinion.
The OVER/UNDER for this game is 7.5.
Daily Fantasy MLB Contest 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
