Cardinals vs. Cubs DFS MLB Picks, Betting Line – Lynn vs. Arrieta and the Under

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Gambling911.com has your daily fantasy MLB picks for Lance Lynn vs. Jake Arrieta along with the day’s betting lines in which both teams were slightly priced above -100.  The total on this game was set at 6.5, and for good reason. 

The Pitching Matchup: Cardinals RH Lance Lynn $8.6K (2014: 15-10, 2.74 ERA) vs. Cubs RH Jake Arrieta $9.1K (2014: 10-5, 2.53)

Lynn is a sick 12-1 with a 2.77 ERA in 15 career outings in April.   Lynn lost his last four regular season games of 2014.  From July 4 to September 16, games in which Lynn started 13 of 14 resulted in 3 or fewer runs.   Lynn would make an excellent choice for one’s starting pitcher roster on Wednesday.

Arrieta has just the opposite performance in early season games.  He is 2-0 vs. St. Louis however with a 0.92 ERA in five career starts.  Arrieta was also terrific at home last season, going 6-1 with a 1.46 ERA in 12 starts. 

This game has UNDER written all over it.

Fantasy Scoring

Hitters will accumulate points as follows:

Single = +3 PTs

Double = +5 PTs

Triple = +8 PTs

Home Run = +10 PTs

Run Batted In = +2 PTs

Run = +2 PTs

Base on Balls = +2 PTs

Hit By Pitch = +2 PTs

Stolen Base = +5 PTs

Caught Stealing = -2 PTs

Pitchers will accumulate points as follows:

Inning Pitched = +2.25 PTs

Strike Out = +2 PTs

Win = +4 PTs

Earned Run Allowed = -2 PTs

Hit Against = -0.6 PTs

Base on Balls Against = -0.6 PTs

Hit Batsman = -0.6 PTs

Complete Game = +2.5 PTs

Complete Game Shut Out = +2.5 PTs

No Hitter = +5 PTs

Rosters will consist of 10 players and must include hitters from at least 3 different MLB teams.

The 10 roster positions are: P, P, C, 1B/DH, 2B, 3B, SS, OF, OF, OF

Salary Cap - $50,000

Tournaments (Guaranteed Prize Pool) – (avg. score to take 1st place in a large field tournament)

Target Score – 150 points; 10 players on roster

Fantasy Points Pitching ($15,000-$20,000 allocation; 30-40% of salary cap)

Fantasy Points Hitting ($30,000-$35,000 allocation)

- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com