MLB DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Friday, Aug. 7, from a daily Fantasy pro
DFS millionaire Mike McClure shares his top MLB DFS lineups today
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Friday features a full 15-game Major League Baseball slate. Among the top matchups include an interleague matchup between the Atlanta Braves vs. New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York. Friday's first game begins at 6:40 p.m. ET, with the last first pitch at 10:15 p.m. ET. Among the top options in the MLB DFS player pool include Max Fried, Shohei Ohtani, Jackson Chourio, Brice Turang, Corbin Carroll, Jose Ramirez, Ben Rice, Alec Burleson, Kyle Tucker, Bobby Witt Jr. and Riley Greene. With only so much MLB DFS salary cap space, you'll have to be judicious on who you select to compose your daily Fantasy baseball lineups.
Before making any MLB DFS picks on sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for this slate, you need to see what Mike McClure has to say.
McClure is a DFS professional with over $2 million in career winnings. He's also a predictive data engineer at SportsLine who uses a powerful prediction model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, taking factors like matchups, statistical trends and injuries into account.
This allows him to find the best MLB DFS values and create optimal lineups that he shares only at SportsLine. They're a must-see for any MLB DFS player.
For Friday, one of McClure's top MLB DFS picks is Chicago Cubs catcher Carson Kelly ($3,500 DraftKings, $2,800 FanDuel). He's also building around Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong ($6,300 DraftKings, $4,400 FanDuel). Armstrong has been on fire. He is 8-for-18 with one double and two homers over the past four games, including a three-game sweep of the Dodgers. He was 3-for-5 with a double, two homers and four RBI in Wednesday's 7-6 win over Los Angeles. In 116 games, he is hitting .289 with 22 doubles, seven triples, 26 home runs and 69 RBI.
McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Friday! This pick could be the difference between winning your tournaments and cash games or going home with nothing. You absolutely need to see who it is before locking in any lineups.
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