Start your work week with myĀ FanDuel daily picks to help you build a winning fantasy baseball lineup for this Monday, July 18.
Major League Baseball has 11 games on the schedule as teams start aĀ brand new set of seriesĀ for the new week. Ā With 22 teams to pick from, there are plenty of options for your fantasy baseball roster, soĀ to help you find some of the best matchups to attack for tonight check out my FanDuel daily picksĀ on the following slides.
There continue to be plenty of divisional matchups tonight with six of the 11 games featuring divisional opponents that know each other well. Ā There are some solid BvP histories to check out as a result in those matchups, but there is also some interesting non-traditional matchups including Jon Lester taking on Steven Matz as the Mets roll into Wrigley to face the Cubs while in other action tonightĀ the Rays are taking their game to altitude as they take on the Rockies in Colorado.Ā The weather could be challenging with delays possible in New York, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Colorado, so keep a close eye on the weather situation as we approach game times as well.
With a total of 22Ā teams on the diamonds tonight under the lights, there are a some reallyĀ good options for fantasy baseball including several āAces.ā The goal of my FanDuel daily picks (which you can find here almost every morning here at FanSided) isĀ to provide you the information you need to select the best of those options to buildĀ your own lineup that can bring home a win. Ā In order to help you find the position and price-point that you need, there are a variety of options on each slide with high-salary options, mid-range options, and high-value options at each position.
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For starting pitchers and outfielders, Iāve separated my picks into high-salary and high-value options on separate slides while the other positions each get one slide per position with multiple pricing options. I base each of my picks on the current form of each player and the matchups each player will face in tonightās contest game.
Iāve found it very helpful to rank my picks to show the strength of each selection. For a full explanation of the rating system, check out the last slide of this post, but in short, more stars means more confidence (on a points-per-dollar basis). Also on the final slide of the post, you can see how Iām putting together the my most confident picks into my lineups for todayās competition. I suggest you build your own customized team with the players you like the most, but youāre welcome to check out my lineups and use them as a place to get started.
In my FanDuel daily picks, all salary references and references to āfantasy pointsā refer to FanDuelĀ pricing and scoring. Ā If you are looking for similar coverage specifically for DraftKings, check the box above for related posts or find the latest on the fantasy baseballĀ hub.
If you have any questions about my picks for today or any of our FanSided fantasyĀ coverage, you can leaveĀ them at the bottom of the page in the comments section. Ā For an even quickerĀ response, you can find me throughout the day onĀ TwitterĀ @FansidedFantasy.
Make sure to follow on Twitter for anyĀ late-breaking lineup news as well and any adjustments as lineups come out throughout this MondayĀ due to weather or other concerns. As lineups come out leading up to game time, Iāll adjust my team if necessary and let you know my new lineups on Twitter.
If you find myĀ picks and analysis helpful and would like to check out my DFS fantasy baseballĀ posts each morning, the easiest way to find the FanDuelĀ daily picks is to drop a bookmark on ourĀ fantasy baseballĀ hubĀ or follow on Twitter where Iāll tweet out the links each day when my picks go live.
Letās get started with todayās FanDuel daily picks with a look at the best pitchers scheduled to take the mound on this MondayĀ night, July 18:
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