Alec Burleson may not jump out to many daily Fantasy baseball players when first scouring over the MLB DFS player pool, but if you've been locked into the sport over the past few days, he should be strongly considered in your MLB DFS strategy. The 25-year-old Cardinals outfielder/first baseman already has more home runs (12) over 69 games this season than he did over 107 games last season (eight). Burleson has four multi-hit games over his last five contests, including hitting two home runs on Saturday and having seven RBI over his last two games.
Should you include Burleson in MLB DFS picks on daily Fantasy sites like FanDuel and DraftKings on Monday as the Cardinals begin a series against the Braves? He comes at a cheaper price in the MLB DFS player pool, so can he return a strong value for MLB DFS lineups? Before locking in any MLB DFS picks for Monday,be sure to check out the MLB DFS advice, strategy and projections from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a daily Fantasy pro who has won more than $2 million in his career. And when it comes to daily Fantasy baseball, McClure is at his best. Recognized in the book "Fantasy Football (and Baseball) for Smart People: How to Turn Your Hobby into a Fortune" as a top MLB DFS player, McClure's proprietary projection model simulates each game 10,000 times, taking factors such as matchups and recent results into account. This allows him to find the best values on every site.
On Saturday, McClure identified Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow as his top-ranked starting pitcher in the MLB DFS player pool. The result: Glasnow allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits with no walks and 10 strikeouts over seven innings, returning 58 points on FanDuel and 36.55 points on DraftKings. Anybody who included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.
Now, with the 2024 MLB season rolling, McClure has locked in his top MLB daily Fantasy picks for Monday, June 24. You can head to SportsLine now to see them.
McClure's top MLB DFS picks for Monday
One of McClure's top MLB DFS picks for Monday is Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. at $6,500 on DraftKings and $4,200 on FanDuel. Witt is fifth in baseball in batting average (.311), 11th in OPS (.891), fourth in runs scored (60) and tied for 10th in RBI (53) as the 24-year-old continues to prove himself as one of the top young players in the sport. He leads the MLB in hits (99) while having seven triples and 39 extra-base hits to rank fourth in total bases (169) as he's played in all 79 games of the season for Kansas City.
Witt had 30 home runs, 97 runs scored and 96 RBI in his second MLB season last year. He's improved every slash line category in each of his three professional seasons to reach his .891 OPS this year. Witt was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft and the Royals locked him in long-term to an 11-year, $288.7 million contract this offseason. Witt hits for power, average and is tied for fourth (21) in stolen bases, giving him a variety of ways to score points for MLB DFS lineups.
McClure is also targeting Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen ($3,900 on DraftKings and $3,000 on FanDuel). McCutchen has reached base safely in 14 of his last 15 games, including recording at least one hit in 11 of his last 13 starts. The 16-year veteran has proven to still be a capable major-league hitter with a 112 OPS+, which is the second-highest over his last five seasons.
The Pirates and McCutchen have recent familiarity against Reds probable starting RHP Carson Spiers. Pittsburgh faced Spiers last Monday and scored four runs over six innings in a 4-1 victory including McCutchen going 1-for-2 with a double, a walk and two runs scored from the leadoff position against the 26-year-old. McCutchen has a career .912 OPS at Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park, which is known as a hitter-friendly stadium.See McClure's full MLB DFS player pool right here.
How to set your MLB DFS lineups for June 24, 2024
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Monday. The stars are aligning for him to return tournament-winning value and he comes at a price that won't break the bank. You can only see who it is, and get the rest of McClure's MLB DFS picks, here.
So what are the top MLB DFS picks for Monday?Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure's complete player pool and picks for FanDuel and DraftKings, all from the DFS expert who has won more than $2 million.
