Yordan Alvarez Leads McClure's MLB DFS Picks Friday
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- Yordan Alvarez tops McClure's MLB DFS picks for Friday at $6,200 on DraftKings and $4,200 on FanDuel, batting .310 with 29 homers and 67 RBI across 93 games this season.
- Jose Altuve is book-ended in McClure's Friday lineups at $3,800 on DraftKings and $2,900 on FanDuel, coming off two homers and four RBI across his last three games.
- Friday's 15-game MLB slate begins at 6:40 p.m. ET with the last first pitch set for 10:15 p.m. ET, headlined by an American League West clash between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers.
- SportsLine's Mike McClure, a DFS pro with over $2 million in career winnings, runs a predictive model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times to surface daily values on DraftKings and FanDuel.
- McClure is also targeting one unheralded player in what he calls an optimal matchup, describing the pick as the difference between winning tournaments and cash games and going home empty-handed.
Why it matters: For DFS players building lineups on Friday's 15-game MLB slate, McClure's model — backed by $2M in career winnings — spots budget-friendly options like Altuve at $2,900 on FanDuel that leave salary-cap room elsewhere. The piece spotlights one unheralded 'optimal matchup' player as the swing pick between cashing tournaments and going home empty.
