Before we move onto the daily lineups I should put forth a bit of a disclaimer. I will be deviating from my normal methodology today and trying something else. It has little to do with lack of success lately (although that is a pleasant side effect) and more to do with the circumstances of the daily schedule itself. For those new to my methodology, let me explain.

My normal pattern of behavior is to look at the pitching matchups so I could pick out five pitchers that look like good bets to perform well and five pitchers that will perform poorly. The five pitchers that will perform well get consideration as starters. I found five such pitchers on today’s docket. However, when looking at the other list I found more than five. In fact, I found many more than five.

When the dust settled I found as many as ten. So, instead of sifting through ten different players at each position I tried a new trick. I simply went to Yahoo and looked at the top performers at each position over the last 30 days. Chances are that I could pick one of those five guys that was also going against a struggling pitcher. Sometimes, it didn’t work out that way, but I think you will agree that this will be an equally compelling lineup.

Today, I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. They range anywhere from a dollar to ten dollars, but each works the same way. If you finish in the top half you get almost twice as much as you put in. Naturally, DraftKings gets their cut because they have to pay their employees, the light bill, and make a little for their trouble. That being said, they are very generous to those that start playing as they will give you a deposit bonus you can access here.

Just a friendly reminder, the first lineup is the one I will actually be playing in my contest. Keep in mind that some contests only allow you to use players playing in early games and some allow you only to use players playing in late games. So, you have to look carefully at the directions before you enter. The second lineup offers reasonable alternatives at each position, but you will notice the salaries do not add up to $50,000.

My Lineup

A Reasonable Alternative