Welcome back DFS lovers. Smaller slate on the plate for this Thursday, with only one premium starter available (Jacob deGrom at Padres). But don't worry, there is plenty of value to be had. Let me help you find them.

In this article, I’ll be providing you with the top starting pitcher streamers for daily fantasy baseball (DFS) and for seasonal leagues for 5/5/16. These streamers will range from high-priced / high-ownership options to low-priced / low-ownership options, and will be sleepers and value picks for your cash games and GPPs on DraftKings and FanDuel, and also for seasonal leagues with daily lineups.

There'll be three main sections of this article: our Pitcher Matchups Tool’s top plays, my value plays, and pitchers to fade. I highly recommend you check out the Daily Pitcher Matchups Ratings tool - it's an extremely useful tool for daily fantasy or seasonal streaming for finding the diamonds in the rough. Anyways, let's get cracking!

 

Daily Pitcher Matchup Ratings Tool Top Plays

Jacob deGrom (SP, NYM) at Padres

FanDuel - $10,800 / DraftKings - $11,400

The strikeouts aren't all impressive (7.13 K/9) but deGrom has a silky smooth 1.04 ERA in three starts. The Padres strike out 21% of the time versus righties, including 8 strikeouts the last time deGrom faced them.

Jaime Garcia (SP, STL) vs Phillies

FanDuel - $8,400 / DraftKings - $9,700

Garcia has been so-so since his one-hit shutout on April 14th, but the Phillies may be just what the doctor ordered. The fighting Phils have a .666 OPS versus lefties, sixth worst in baseball.

Max’s Value Plays of the Day

Kevin Gausman (SP, BAL) vs Yankees

FanDuel - $6,500 / DraftKings - $6,900

The Gasman has 10 strikeouts in 11 innings and has been very effective so far. The Yankees are hitting .244 versus right-handers. Gausman has a 2.79 ERA in five starts against the Yankees, making him a solid play at his price tag.

Wade Miley (SP, SEA) at Astros

FanDuel - $6,400 / DraftKings - $8,200

Going against the Astros sounds like suicide, especially after their 14-run outburst last night. But Miley has a 2-0 record and 2.63 ERA in four starts against Houston, and the Astros have a MLB-worst 25.6% strikeout percentage versus left-handed pitchers. This is a sneaky play.

 

Starting Pitchers to Fade in Daily Fantasy Baseball

Trevor Bauer (SP, CLE) vs Tigers

FanDuel - $7,800 / DraftKings - $7,100

The Tigers crush righties (.293 AVG - 1st in MLB) and strikeout a MLB-low 16.1% of the time versus them. People will drift towards his strikeout potential, but you'd be wise to steer clear.

Jerad Eickhoff (SP, PHI) at Cardinals

FanDuel - $7,000 / DraftKings - $7,600

Eickhoff has 32 strikeouts in 30 innings, but the Cardinals hit righties well and I don't like his win potential versus Garcia here.

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