There’s nothing more American than grilling up some hot dogs and settling in for a loaded afternoon and evening of baseball. Add to your Independence Day celebration this weekend by making some MLB fantasy picks on Monkey Knife Fight. With their endless contest formats, the action never gets tiring. The fact that you can win real money simply by demonstrating your baseball knowledge in MLB picks makes it a true win-win! Here are a couple of MLB DFS plays to consider for Saturday’s games, including a contest featuring Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo.
Today’s Top Monkey Knife Fight MLB Player Prop PicksÂ
Cubs vs. Reds ‘More or Less’ Contest (3x Buy-In)
Using the new Awesemo MLB Player Props Tool, we can get some guidance on this Monkey Knife Fight MLB contest. To win, we must correctly predict the strikeout totals for both starting pitchers in today’s Cubs vs. Reds showdown.Â
First up is Cincinnati starter Tyler Mahle. The 26-year-old has been having a solid 2021 season thus far. His strikeout total is set at 7.5 for today’s game. That is a number he has exceeded in four of his last six starts. In his most recent outing, Mahle fanned seven Atlanta Braves over six innings of work. Although he only pitched through five innings against the Cubs back on May 30th, Mahle piled up eight strikeouts. The fact that Chicago strikes out the third most times per game as a team in the MLB certainly helps our prediction of more than 7.5 Ks for Mahle today.
The second prop to consider in this contest sees Chicago starter Albert Alzolay with a strikeout line of 5.5. Unlike Mahle, it has been tough sledding for Alzolay recently. He hasn’t pitched more than five innings in any of his last four starts. Only once during that stretch has he exceeded 5.5 Ks. His last start against the Reds was decent, however. Alzolay allowed five hits and no runs while striking out six batters over 5.2 innings of work. That said, the hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark could provide him with a tougher task today. Based on his recent form since that outing, it’s hard to look anywhere but under for our MLB picks.
Star Shootout ‘Home Run Derby’ Contest (2x Buy-In or More)
Just like fireworks, who doesn’t love watching baseballs fly out of the park on Independence Day Weekend? Our second Monkey Knife Fight MLB contest for Saturday involves drafting a lineup of three players to hit one or more home runs today. Rather than focusing on a single game, the Star Shootout contests let us dive into player pools from all four of tonight’s late matchups.
The first player we will include in our MLB picks is Texas Rangers slugger Joey Gallo. There has been a lot of buzz as to whether Gallo will be on the move at the trade deadline this summer. For now, he remains a Ranger, and he has excellent history against Seattle Mariners starter Marco Gonzales. In 18 prior at-bats, Gallo has tagged the Seattle lefty for six hits, including two home runs. He also has been white-hot at the plate recently, having hit seven homers over the last six games coming into Saturday. Make sure he is among your MLB fantasy picks.
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While he hasn’t been on quite the same power surge recently, Colorado Rockies’ first baseman C.J. Cron has history on his side tonight. Cron has faced off against St. Louis Cardinals starter Wade LeBlanc twice prior to Saturday’s game. Both at-bats saw him deposit the baseball beyond the wall for a home run. Talk about having someone’s number! Although the sample size is limited, cron is a worthwhile MLB picks play when you add in the thin Denver air.
Finally, how can one not include Los Angeles Angels’ two-way phenom Shohei Ohtani among their Monkey Knife Fight MLB picks? With the way he has been swinging the bat lately, Ohtani is as good a bet as any to hit a home run tonight. After slugging three homers earlier this week at Yankee Stadium, Ohtani put two more over the wall in last night’s series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. He now leads the league with 30 bombs on the season. He’s the perfect player to round out our Monkey Knife Fight MLB fantasy picks.
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