White Sox vs. Royals DFS MLB Picks, Betting

Written by :

Dan Shapiro

Published on :

9 April, 2015

Gambling911.com has your White Sox vs. Royals DFS MLB picks and betting for April 9.

PITCHING MATCHUP: White Sox LH John Danks $6.7K (2014: 11-11, 4.74 ERA) vs. Royals RH Edinson Volquez (2014: 13-7, 3.04 ERA)

The Royals were coming in as favorites of between -135 to -140 across the board.

Danks is a great option as a second pitcher in one’s daily fantasy lineup today, priced at just $6.7K.

The White Sox leftie is 7-0 with a 2.43 ERA in 16 starts against the Royals including a 4-0 mark and 1.73 ERA in 10 outings at Kauffman Stadium. Only Kansas City first baseman Eric Hosmer has had much success against him.

White Sox 1B Adam LaRoche $4.3K is familiar with Volquez from the NL and is 6-for-17 with two doubles and a homer against the right-hander., thus providing an excellent option for daily fantasy rosters today.

Kansas City relievers have pitched seven scoreless innings and allowed only three hits with six strikeouts and one walk.

The White Sox are a good play today at +125. The UNDER 8.5 is also favorable.

Daily Fantasy MLB Contest Scoring

Hitters will accumulate points as follows:

Single = +3 PTs

Double = +5 PTs

Triple = +8 PTs

Home Run = +10 PTs

Run Batted In = +2 PTs

Run = +2 PTs

Base on Balls = +2 PTs

Hit By Pitch = +2 PTs

Stolen Base = +5 PTs

Caught Stealing = -2 PTs

Pitchers will accumulate points as follows:

Inning Pitched = +2.25 PTs

Strike Out = +2 PTs

Win = +4 PTs

Earned Run Allowed = -2 PTs

Hit Against = -0.6 PTs

Base on Balls Against = -0.6 PTs

Hit Batsman = -0.6 PTs

Complete Game = +2.5 PTs

Complete Game Shut Out = +2.5 PTs

No Hitter = +5 PTs

Rosters will consist of 10 players and must include hitters from at least 3 different MLB teams.

The 10 roster positions are: P, P, C, 1B/DH, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF

Salary Cap - $50,000

Tournaments (Guaranteed Prize Pool) – (avg. score to take 1st place in a large field tournament)

Target Score – 150 points; 10 players on roster

Fantasy Points Pitching ($15,000-$20,000 allocation; 30-40% of salary cap)

Fantasy Points Hitting ($30,000-$35,000 allocation)

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com

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White Sox vs. Royals DFS MLB Picks, Betting – April 9: Danks 7-0 vs. KC