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DraftKings MLB Picks July 23: Christmas in July

By Mike Marteny

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 7: A fan holds a sign for Max Scherzer
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 7: A fan holds a sign for Max Scherzer /
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SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 10: Johnny Cueto #47 of the San Francisco Giants walks to the dugout after pitching in the top of the fifth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Oracle Park on September 10, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

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Your build will depend on what type of game you are playing and what you are going for. If you are playing cash games,  go with Kershaw and Scherzer or Kershaw and Cole with as many Dodgers bats as you can get are the way to go.

If you are playing GPP, you want to try to slide ownership if you are looking for a takedown. That means stacking Giants against Kershaw and using both Cole and Scherzer from the first game. Or using Yankees and playing Cole with Kershaw.

If you want to get really daring, you can stack Dodgers and use Cueto, hoping for five solid from Cueto and for the Giants bullpen to implode. You really have to get different on a two game slate with such a large field GPP on the board.

If you are just trying to make your money back while having a shot at a takedown, decide on Scherzer or Cole and use one of them with Kershaw. Then pack as many Dodgers in there with bats from the same side of the first game as your pitcher.

If you really want to get different, you can hope the Dodgers blast Cueto and guess on a long reliever from that game. Or you can try to predict the outcome of the first game and use the closer from whichever team you think will win. It’s going to take an all-or-nothing build to win such a large field tournament.

The only thing I know for certain is that the winning lineup will be something crazy. Don’t be afraid to leave money on the table to be different. Many players, particularly newer players, try to spend their whole allotment. If you like your team and still have $3,000 left over, leave it alone! That is one of the best ways to separate yourself from the pack.