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