Top Tier

Robbie Ray vs. BAL

Holy cow has Robbie Ray been dominant or what? He has double-digit strikeouts in four straight starts while allowing two earned runs or fewer in each outing. He’s put up 30+ DKP in each of the four games while hurling at least 6.2 IP. Ray’s third in strikeouts and sixth in ERA amongst all pitchers in the MLB. Baltimore has the ninth highest K-rate in the league this year and over the last 30 days it’s actually worse, ranking sixth in that category. Over that 30 day window, they also happen to rank 23rd in OPS and wOBA, so attack them with Ray and feel good about it.

Mid Tier

Julio Urías vs. SD

The Padres offense has been less than stellar recently ranking 17th in OPS over the last two weeks. Taking that a step further, they’ve notched the WORST OPS over the last 30 days. Urias on the other hand is ascending into an elite pitcher as he’s gone 6-0 with a 1.90 ERA over his last 10 starts. They’ve underwhelmed against left-handed pitching, too, ranking 24th in OPS on the year. Urias has elite strikeout stuff as he’s notched a 26.7% K-rate this year.

Shohei Ohtani vs. HOU

This is not an easy match-up by any stretch of the imagination, but the fact that the upside Ohtani presents is priced at a sub-9K price tag on DraftKings is something that piques my interest. Just once over his last eight starts has Ohtani allowed more than two earned runs in any start while striking out five or more in seven straight. The Astros don’t strike out very much, but Ohtani misses bats with the best of them. GPP’s only for me.

Adrian Houser vs. CLE

Coming off the best start of his season, possibly of his career, as Houser threw a complete game shutout, allowing just three hits. Over the last two weeks, Cleveland’s offense is middle of the pack offensively, but they’ve been striking out over 24% of the time over that span. Houser is coming off a seven-strikeout game, which isn’t his normal, but still within the range of outcomes. Houser is a -135 favorite on the road in this game.

Value Tier

Ian Anderson vs. MIA

This should be a popular option as Anderson is under 7K on DraftKings against the Marlins. The Marlins have been the league’s worst offense in terms of OPS and wOBA over the past two weeks and are striking out over 25% of the time. Anderson didn’t look great in his last start, but in his first outing off of the IL he threw over 90 pitches, so we shouldn’t be concerned about that aspect of his previous visit to the mound. This is one of the more appealing plays from a cash perspective there is.