MLB DFS, 2026: Top FanDuel, DraftKings picks, lineups, advice for Thursday, July 2, from a daily Fantasy pro

Thursday's Major League Baseball schedule features nine games, including a National League West battle between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Play begins at 12:35 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 Nathan Eovaldi, Dustin May, Shohei Ohtani, Cal Raleigh, Fernando Tatis, Julio Rodriguez, Bobby Witt Jr., Matt Olson, Randy Arozarena, Josh Naylor, Junior Caminero, Freddie Freeman and Jackson Merrill. 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 Thursday, one of McClure's top MLB DFS picks is Kansas City Royals outfielder Lane Thomas ($3,100 DraftKings, $2,600 FanDuel). He's also building around Kansas City outfielder Starling Marte ($2,900 DraftKings, $2,200 FanDuel). Marte has been on a roll. He has three hits over his past two games. In 39 games this season, he is hitting .268 with four doubles, one homer and seven RBI.

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