We have a great schedule in the MLB on Thursday, July 3, as we’ll see some weekend series start and other weekday series wrap up. The important game today is between the Yankees vs.Blue Jays, as Toronto and New York are tied for first in the American League East — winner will hold sole possession of the lead.
Below, we’ll give you the top MLB DFS picks for Thursday, as we have a lot of options for this Thursday slate before the loaded July 4 games.
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MLB DFS Picks Today: Thursday, 7/3
Here are the best MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to build your PrizePicks MLB Lineups on Thursday, July 3. Click to read more about each pick.
- Rockies SP Kyle Freeland – 15.5 Pitching Outs
- Brewers SP Jose Quintana – 5.5 Hits Allowed
- Blue Jays CF George Springer - 6 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Nationals LF James Wood – 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Rockies SP Kyle Freeland – 15.5 Pitching Fantasy Score
Astros vs. Rockies Prediction – 3:10 p.m. ET
- It’s another brutal season for Rockies SP Kyle Freeland with a 4.86 xERA, as it is the seventh straight season with an xERA over 4.00.
- If you dig even further, he has some of the worst metrics in the league, including being below the 20th percentile in pitching run value (3rd), expected batting average (3rd), and strikeout rate (14th).
- Freeland has allowed a home run in four of his last five starts. The Astros have found some power and have the 14.8% home run to fly ball ratio since June 18, which is sixth in MLB.
- The Astros have been attacking opposing pitchers early and have the seventh-most runs (4.33) in the first five innings in the last three games.
Brewers SP Jose Quintana – 5.5 Hits Allowed
Brewers vs. Mets Prediction – 7:10 p.m. ET
- This is a revenge game for Brewers SP Jose Quintana, who spent the previous two seasons with the Mets.
- Quintana has allowed less than this projection in seven of 11 starts this season.
- The Mets' lineup has never been able to figure out Quintana and has just an expected batting average of .217 against him.
- The Mets are plummeting in the standings as they are on a 4-14 stretch and are 25th in wOBA (.290) in that span.
Blue Jays CF George Springer - 6 Hitter Fantasy Score
Yankees vs. Blue Jays Prediction – 7:07 p.m. ET
- Blue Jays CF George Springer has a combined 60 hitter fantasy score in his last two games.
- Springer has been hot as of late, as his .525 wOBA average is eighth since June 25.
- Springer has had success against Yankees SP Clark Schmidt, where he’s 3-for-10 with a double and a home run.
- This has been the most successful season for Springer since coming to Toronto, and his .278 xBA is a personal best. The same with his .543 xSLG, which is in the 93rd percentile.
Nationals LF James Wood – 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Tigers vs. Nationals Prediction – 6:45 p.m. ET
- Nationals LF Wood has cleared this projection in three of his last five games, averaging 13 fantasy points per game in that span.
- Wood recently accomplished a feat that hasn’t been done in 21 years when he became the first player to be intentionally walked four times since Barry Bonds in 2004.
- That has helped him have a 35% walk rate since June 27, which leads the league.
- When Wood gets the opportunity to hit, he has been nothing short of amazing as his .587 xSLG is in the 98th percentile, and his 56.9% hard hit rate is in the 99th percentile.
- The Tigers are sending up lefty Dietrich Enns, who is coming off his first MLB start since 2021.
- Wood has been phenomenal at home against lefties with a .423 wOBA.
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