MLB games are the focus sports world now that both the NBA and NHL seasons are officially over. This full midweek series slate provides a mixture of key divisional matchups along with some pitchers making their 2025 pitching debuts.
We’ll breakdown today's top MLB DFS picks for Tuesday, June 24, with a combination of pitcher and hitter projections to target in the PrizePicks MLB Cheat Sheet.
Tuesday’s games feature an exciting NL East matchup between the Atlanta Braves (36-41) and the New York Mets (46-33). The Braves are looking to claw back into the divisional race and with the Mets losing nine of their last 10 games, this series is the perfect opportunity to do so.
Whether you are targeting pitcher strikeouts or home run picks, there are plenty of ways to win real money on PrizePicks with your MLB predictions — and it's even easier on Taco Tuesday. Below, we’ll give you some MLB DFS picks and analysis to help you craft your Lineup today.
MLB DFS Picks & Projections: Tuesday, June 24
Here are four MLB DFS picks and projections to target on PrizePicks today. Use this analysis to help you build your MLB lineup on PrizePicks on Tuesday, June 24. Click each pick to read more.
- Tigers P Tarik Skubal — 8 Pitcher Strikeouts
- Athletics P Luis Severino — 95.5 Pitches Thrown
- Braves RF Ronald Acuna Jr. — 9.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Angels RF Mike Trout — 5.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Tigers P Tarik Skubal — 8 Pitcher Strikeouts
Detroit Tigers vs. Athletics – 6:40 p.m. ET
- Although he hasn’t cashed this projection in his last four games started, Tigers SP Tarik Skubal remains fourth in strikeouts in MLB this season.
- The Athletics have a 24.1% strikeout rate this season along with a 26.5 K% against left-handed pitching.
- Skubal has produced a strikeout rate of 32.1% this season while against right-handed batters, he has a K% of 33.7.
- The Athletics are projected to have six right-handed batters start tonight.
- Skubal also has a 34.4 Chase%, 33.2 Whiff% and avoids awarding walks as he only has a 3.3 BB%.
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Athletics P Luis Severino — 95.5 Pitches Thrown
Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers— 6:40 p.m. ET
- 75% (12-of-16) of the games he has started this season, A's starter Luis Severino has thrown more pitches more than this projection.
- Against right-handed pitching, the Tigers have posted a .244 batting average and a .317 OBP.
- Although Severino has labored through his most recent starts, the Athletics’ bullpen holds the highest ERA, hits, and WHIP allowed this season, which forces starting pitchers to go longer than anticipated.
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Braves RF Ronald Acuna Jr. — 9.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets – 7:10 p.m. ET
- Braves OF Ronald Acuña has been one of the hottest hitters since returning from injury, putting a jolt in this Braves Lineup.
- In his last 15 games he has posted a .462 batting average, .576 OBP, with a .808 SLG.
- Against right-handed pitching this season, Acuña has a .449 average with a .538 OBP.
- Mets P Frankie Montas is making his pitching debut for the 2025 season. Over the course of his rehab stint he pitched 18.2 innings and allowed 30 hits, a 2.143 WHIP and eight home runs in that span while going 0-3 in six starts.
Angels RF Mike Trout — 5.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
Los Angeles Angels vs. Boston Red Sox — 9:38 p.m. ET
- Red Sox P Garrett Crochet has been dominant this season, leading the league in strikeouts and just a 1.03 WHIP.
- Against right-handed batters, Crochet allows just a .211 average and with a slightly higher OBP at .268.
- Mike Trout struggles against left-handed pitching this year, hitting just .206 with an even lower OBP at .200 this season.
- Crochet has a 33.8 K% against right-handed hitters while Trout possesses one of the higher strikeout rates in the league at 27.8%.
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