MLB DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy baseball picks include Royce Lewis on Friday, July 24
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- Mike McClure, a DFS professional with over $2 million in career winnings, has released his top MLB DFS picks for the 15-game Friday slate, using a model that simulates every game 10,000 times.
- Royce Lewis is one of McClure's top plays, priced at $3,600 on DraftKings and $2,900 on FanDuel, with the Twins third baseman getting a favorable lefty matchup against Athletics pitcher Jacob Lopez (4-4, 6.64 ERA).
- Tyler Soderstrom is also a McClure favorite at $3,200 on FanDuel and $4,600 on DraftKings, batting .951 OPS in July and drawing a matchup against Twins right-hander Zebby Matthews (4-7, 5.40 ERA).
- Yankees vs. Phillies is labeled the most intriguing matchup of the evening but carries a low over/under of 7.5, making it a poor DFS target compared to higher-scoring alternatives.
- Athletics vs. Twins carries the highest run total of the night at 9.5, and both Lewis and Soderstrom come from that game, signaling McClure is stacking the top-total matchup.
- McClure is sitting on one additional unnamed pick that he says could deliver "massive numbers" due to an optimal matchup, withheld behind a SportsLine paywall.
Why it matters: With 15 games on the slate but most lineups capping at 10 DFS positions, salary-cap efficiency matters — and McClure is stacking two of his top picks from the single highest-total game (Athletics-Twins at 9.5), concentrating exposure where run production is most likely rather than chasing the marquee Yankees-Phillies matchup that carries a sub-average 7.5 over/under.
