Today's MLB DFS Picks: Advice, strategy for Thursday's DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy baseball contests

Justin Mason

Today's MLB DFS Picks: Advice, strategy for Thursday's DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy baseball contests image

With five day games and five evening games on Thursday, the main MLB DFS slate is a little thin tonight, but there are still some studs and sleepers to target in DraftKings and FanDuel contests. Between the cooler weather and lack of favorable hitters parks, there aren't 'a lot of obvious spots to attack, but that just means you'll have to take some chances with your daily fantasy baseball picks.

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Today's MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel advice for Thursday, April 11                                                                                                

                                                                                                                  
Pos  Player Lineup Matchup Opp. SP DK FD Y! Analysis
SP J. Musgrove (R) Pending PIT@CHI
Thu 8:05
J. Quintana (L) $9000 $9000 $45  
SP N. Eovaldi (R) Pending TOR@BOS
Thu 7:10
A. Sanchez (R) $8600 $6800 $33  
SP J. Samardzija (R) Pending COL@SF
Thu 9:45
J. Gray (R) $7500 $5900 $29  
SP A. Sanchez (R) Pending TOR@BOS
Thu 7:10
N. Eovaldi (R) $6500 $7600 $31  
C W. Ramos (R) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
K. Gausman (R) $3900 $2600 $14  
C T. Flowers (R) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
S. Matz (L) $3500 $3100 $15  
C F. Cervelli (R) Pending PIT@CHI
Thu 8:05
J. Quintana (L) $3200 $2500 $10  
1B F. Freeman (L) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
S. Matz (L) $4900 $4300 $22  
1B P. Alonso (R) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
K. Gausman (R) $4800 $4100 $25  
1B W. Myers (R) Pending SD@ARI
Thu 9:40
Z. Godley (R) $4600 $3200 $20  
1B B. McKinney (L) Pending TOR@BOS
Thu 7:10
N. Eovaldi (R) $3400 $2300 $8  
2B O. Albies (B) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
S. Matz (L) $4500 $3400 $18  
2B B. Zobrist (B) Pending PIT@CHI
Thu 8:05
J. Musgrove (R) $3700 $2900 $15  
2B A. Frazier (L) Pending PIT@CHI
Thu 8:05
J. Quintana (L) $3700 $3200 $16  
2B K. Newman (R) Pending PIT@CHI
Thu 8:05
J. Quintana (L) $2900 $2000 $7  
3B M. Machado (R) Pending SD@ARI
Thu 9:40
Z. Godley (R) $4400 $3900 $23  
3B B. Drury (R) Pending TOR@BOS
Thu 7:10
N. Eovaldi (R) $3000 $2200 $7  
3B J. McNeil (L) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
K. Gausman (R) $4200 $3100 $18  
SS T. Story (R) Pending COL@SF
Thu 9:45
J. Samardzija (R) $4500 $3800 $21  
SS F. Tatis Jr. (R) Pending SD@ARI
Thu 9:40
Z. Godley (R) $4000 $3300 $21  
SS D. Swanson (R) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
S. Matz (L) $4200 $4100 $19  
OF D. Peralta (L) Pending SD@ARI
Thu 9:40
P. Avila (R) $4300 $3700 $21  
OF R. Acuña Jr. (R) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
S. Matz (L) $5000 $4200 $23  
OF B. Nimmo (L) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
K. Gausman (R) $3800 $2700 $11  
OF M. Conforto (L) Pending NYM@ATL
Thu 7:20
K. Gausman (R) $4700 $4000 $25  
OF K. Marte (B) Pending SD@ARI
Thu 9:40
P. Avila (R) $4400 $3600 $20  
OF J. Dyson (L) Pending SD@ARI
Thu 9:40
P. Avila (R) $4300 $2700 $12  
OF J. Martinez (R) Pending TOR@BOS
Thu 7:10
A. Sanchez (R) $5200 $4600 $25  
OF K. Pillar (R) Pending COL@SF
Thu 9:45
J. Gray (R) $3400 $2600 $9  

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Justin Mason