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2019 Home Run Derby: MLB expert reveals top picks

After nailing Bryce Harper's win last year, DFS pro and MLB expert Mike McClure has revealed his top picks for the 2019 Home Run Derby.

By@SportsLinePublished: Jul 08, 2019 10:59PM UTC . 2 min read
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The 2019 Home Run Derby is set for Monday at 8 p.m. ET with a loaded field featuring proven sluggers and top up-and-comers.

Before you lock in any picks for this event, be sure to see what Mike McClure has to say. McClure is a DFS pro and predictive data engineer who has won almost $2 million in his career. He was recognized in the book "Fantasy Football (and Baseball) for Smart People: How to Turn your hobby into a Fortune" as a top Daily Fantasy Baseball Player. Additionally, his wOBA projection model returned $2,236 to $100 bettors on MLB picks over the past three seasons.

Furthermore, McClure nailed his Home Run Derby picks in 2018. He confidently locked in Bryce Harper as his winner, calling him "the easy choice." The result: Harper rolled to the title, and anybody who followed McClure's advice cashed in HUGE. 

We can tell you McClure is fading Vladimir Guerrero, one of the top Vegas favorites at 9-2. He's not in the top 50 in average exit velocity this season and a .278 BABIP suggests he's not getting extraordinarily unlucky. Quality of contact has been an issue for Guerrero, who has a 21.2 percent soft contact rate that is nearly 62 percent higher than Christian Yelich's 13.1 percent this season.

Instead, McClure has identified which player takes home the title, and also is backing a COLOSSAL long shot who isn't getting enough respect from oddsmakers! You ABSOLUTELY need to see his picks before making any of your own. 

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