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July 1, 2026 MLB DFS Picks — DraftKings
14 games · $50,000 cap · Updated Jul 1, 11:36 AM ET
The Almanac's Take
Big slate — 14 games, 500 players, no weather knocking anything off the board. The clearest signal in the pitcher pool is MacKenzie Gore at $8,000 with an 18.7-point projection, which is strong output at that price tier. Dean Kremer at $8,500 projects to 13.4, a weaker number for the extra $500, so the gap between them is real. Stack data is empty, which means no team combination is separating from the field right now — build your lineup around the pitching edge and piece the offense together from the value tables below.
The Slate
14 games · 9.5 avg O/USD @ CHC
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs
12
O/U
SD SP TBDvsCHC SP TBD
CHC -126Stack lean CHC
MIA @ COL
Miami Marlins at Colorado Rockies
11
O/U
MIA SP TBDvsCOL SP TBD
MIA -167Stack lean COL
CWS @ BAL
Chicago White Sox at Baltimore Orioles
10.5
O/U
CWS SP TBDvsDean Kremer RHP · $8,500
BAL -143Stack lean BAL
TB @ KC
Tampa Bay Rays at Kansas City Royals
10.5
O/U
TB SP TBDvsKC SP TBD
TB -136Stack lean KC
DET @ NYY
Detroit Tigers at New York Yankees
9.5
O/U
DET SP TBDvsNYY SP TBD
NYY -143Stack lean NYY
WSH @ BOS
Washington Nationals at Boston Red Sox
9.5
O/U
WSH SP TBDvsBOS SP TBD
BOS -144Stack lean BOS
SF @ ARI
San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks
9.5
O/U
SF SP TBDvsARI SP TBD
ARI -132Stack lean ARI
CIN @ MIL
Cincinnati Reds at Milwaukee Brewers
9
O/U
CIN SP TBDvsMIL SP TBD
MIL -168Stack lean MIL
STL @ ATL
St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves
9
O/U
STL SP TBDvsATL SP TBD
ATL -137Stack lean ATL
NYM @ TOR
New York Mets at Toronto Blue Jays
8.5
O/U
NYM SP TBDvsTOR SP TBD
NYM -114Stack lean TOR
MIN @ HOU
Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros
8.5
O/U
MIN SP TBDvsHOU SP TBD
HOU -136Stack lean HOU
PIT @ PHI
Pittsburgh Pirates at Philadelphia Phillies
8
O/U
PIT SP TBDvsPHI SP TBD
PHI -143Stack lean PHI
TEX @ CLE
Texas Rangers at Cleveland Guardians
8
O/U
MacKenzie Gore LHP · $8,000vsCLE SP TBD
CLE -112Stack lean CLE
LAD @ ATH
Los Angeles Dodgers at ATH
—
O/U
LAD SP TBDvsATH SP TBD
Stack lean ATH
Value Plays
P
MacKenzie Gore
$8,000 · 18.7 pt
| # | Player | Pos | Matchup | Salary | Proj | Pts/$1K | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MacKenzie Gore 6.3 K · 6.2 IPL5 16.4 | P | null vs Cleveland Guardians | $8,000 | 18.7 | 2.34 | Smash |
| 2 | Dean Kremer 5.6 K · 5.1 IPL5 20.4 | P | null vs Chicago White Sox | $8,500 | 13.4 | 1.58 | Smash |
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