MLB DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Friday, July 17, from a daily Fantasy pro

A 15-game Major League Baseball schedule will be featured on Friday, including an American League East doubleheader between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox. The first games begin at 1:35 p.m. ET, with the last first pitch set for 10:10 p.m. ET. Among the top options in the MLB DFS player pool include Chris Sale, Merrill Kelly, Elly De La Cruz, James Wood, Ben Rice, Munetaka Murakami, Gunnar Henderson, Shohei Ohtani, Pete Alonso, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Yordan Alvarez, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Corbin Carroll. 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 St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson ($4,200 DraftKings, $3,400 FanDuel). He's also building around St. Louis catcher Ivan Herrera ($3,900 DraftKings, $3,300 FanDuel). Herrera is one of the Cardinals top hitters. In 95 games, he is batting .249 with 14 doubles, one triple, 11 homers and 40 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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