MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Picks April 21 – Fantasy CPR
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MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Picks April 21
Welcome to the Thursday edition of Picks & Pivots, a daily fantasy column focused on providing analysis for the upcoming MLB FanDuel slate. The purpose of this column is to first identify key building blocks that can be used for any roster construction and then identify pivot points to help differentiate your lineup in hopes of a big pay day!
FanSided and FantasyCPR have you covered – For additional FanDuel MLB analysis, take a look at my fellow staff writer Matt Rogers FanDuel Economics column or Mike Marteny who provides Draft Kings MLB Picks analysis giving you the most in depth DFS coverage for tonight’s baseball slate.
Thursday’s schedule is split very neatly into two separate DFS slates – a 7 game early slate that kicks off at 12:10PM EST and the main slate with an additional 6 games at 7:05PM EST. As such – I will break out the Early Slate from the Late Slate in my picks to help build the best rosters across the two slates.
I will continue to track winning GPP lineups and compare trends over 5 day periods to help us understand what it takes to remain profitable. I HIGHLY recommend each of you do this each morning to look back on the previous night and understand how the winning lineups are constructed in the games you participate in.
The view below tracks GPP entries over various time periods, breaking out key metrics to understand the trends and compositions of GPP winning rosters:
| Time Period | Score | Pitcher Salary | Pitcher Percentage | Hitter Percentage | Hitter $/Player | Value |
| Season | 228.6 | $ 8,079 | 23% | 77% | $ 3,365 | 6.53 |
| 5 Day | 231.6 | $ 7,600 | 22% | 78% | $ 3,425 | 6.62 |
| Previous Day | 229.5 | $ 11,300 | 32% | 68% | $ 2,963 | 6.56 |
The Tuesday GPP winning entries were all spearheaded by a dominant outing by the day’s top end pitcher Stephen Strasburg but even with the composition of the rosters shifting to the top end pitcher, we saw the target scores and values remain consistent.
This is one of the simplest tools to help DFS players better understand how to compete in their games of choice and it continues to be an effective way to expand your bankroll.
Now on to the picks…
