DraftKings MLB picks August 6: Til the Wheel(er)s fall off

We have a 15 game monster for our DraftKings MLB tournaments tonight. With all of the underwhelming pitching we had on yesterday’s 13 game slate, you know we have a lot to choose from tonight. The last of the old faces in new places takes the hill tonight. Is he worth using? Will weather foil his debut with the new team? Let’s check that first.

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Rain: Detroit(slight; both games), Baltimore(slight in later innings), Pittsburgh(slight), Boston(very slight), New York(moderate), Cincinnati(high), Cleveland(moderate early; slight later), Chicago(very slight), Houston(very slight)

Wind: 12 mph out to left center in San Francisco

Hot/Humid: Detroit(humid), Baltimore(humid), Pittsburgh(humid), Boston(humid), New York(very humid), Cincinnati(very humid), Cleveland(humid), Chicago(very humid), Minneapolis(humid), Houston(disgustingly hot and humid), Phoenix(blasted hot), San Francisco(very humid)

The biggest rain chances are in Cincinnati and New York. I tend to think New York ends up playing and Cleveland starts delayed. Cincinnati could have real issues getting this one in. I would definitely avoid pitchers there, and will likely fade the entire game.

The roof should be closed in Houston as well. With all of the humid weather gripping the Mississippi eastward, there are going to be balls flying all over the place.

I went light last night as I didn’t have time to get an article in. I limited my pitching exposure to Porcello, Waguespack, Turnbull, Fedde, Gonsolin, and Lucas Giolito. I stack Dodgers, Yankees, and Brewers, so I had a solid night all around.

These tips are based mostly on past performance. This is a nice tool for building a lineup, but should not be the only pieces of information you use. We have plenty of writers on here who give you relevant information no matter which site you play on, and we all attack the slate from different angles.

Thunder Dan uses advanced metrics. Lumberjack uses a lot of pitch data. Tulloch uses a lot of leverage plays. Joe Metz and Juan Bond give you all the value plays. Between all of us, you can build a beast of a lineup on any site!