MLB DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Monday, July 20, from a daily Fantasy pro

Monday's Major League Baseball schedule will feature 15 games, including a National League matchup between former Milwaukee Brewers ace Freddy Peralta and the New York Mets against fireballer Jacob Misiorowski and the Brewers. The first games begin at 6:40 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 Misiorowski, Dylan Cease, Peralta, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Schwarber, James Wood, Fernando Tatis, Mike Trout, Jackson Merrill, Elly De La Cruz, Ben Rice, Bryce Harper and Julio Rodriguez. 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 Monday, one of McClure's top MLB DFS picks is Washington Nationals first baseman Andres Chaparro ($3,300 DraftKings, $3,100 FanDuel). He's also building around Washington shortstop CJ Abrams ($6,400 DraftKings, $4,300 FanDuel). Abrams is one of the Nationals top hitters. In 96 games, he is batting .277 with 19 doubles, two triples, 21 homers and 70 RBI.

McClure is also targeting a player who could go off for massive numbers on Monday! 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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