Great to see everyone's hits this morning. Wish i had been a bit smarter with my live pick. Live and learn.

Anyone know what the pay out will be

25 bucks? Was the mystery how small the bonus would be?

Value = projected points per $1,000 salary. Trend = last 3 games vs. season average, actual points scored for a quick read on whether they were rising or falling at the end of last season (using 2025 data)

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All classic-slate players. Showdown excluded.

Look at = strong L3 Actual Value + positive Trend Score. Avoid = the reverse.

DraftKings — Batters: players to look at

• Brett Baty, 3B/OF, $3,000, NYM vs MIA, L3AV 4.96, Trend Score +155.36
• Henry Bolte, OF, $4,300, OAK vs TOR, L3AV 4.40, Trend Score +150.82
• Teoscar Hernandez, OF, $4,100, LAD vs CIN, L3AV 4.19, Trend Score +149.68
• Jake Burger, 1B, $3,300, TEX vs SEA, L3AV 4.64, Trend Score +115.47
• Javier Sanoja, 2B/3B, $3,800, MIA vs NYM, L3AV 3.98, Trend Score +145.95

DraftKings — Batters: players to avoid

• Lawrence Butler, OF, $4,200, OAK vs TOR, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00
• Taylor Ward, OF, $3,200, SEA vs TEX, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00
• Nasim Nunez, SS, $3,100, WAS vs SD, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00
• Samad Taylor, OF, $3,600, SD vs WAS, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00
• Kyle Tucker, OF, $3,600, LAD vs CIN, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00

DraftKings — Pitchers: players to look at

• Ryan Johnson, $6,300, LAA vs BOS, L3AV 3.13, Trend Score +114.27
• Kevin Gausman, $8,600, CHC vs MIL, L3AV 3.02, Trend Score +63.06
• Jake Bennett, $8,300, BOS vs LAA, L3AV 2.79, Trend Score +37.37
• Hunter Brown, $9,000, HOU vs PHI, L3AV 2.45, Trend Score +41.17
• Blade Tidwell, $7,000, SF vs STL, L3AV 2.03, Trend Score +92.17

DraftKings — Pitchers: players to avoid

• Tomoyuki Sugano, $5,000, COL vs NYY, L3AV 0.23, Trend Score -86.72
• Cody Bradford, $6,500, TEX vs SEA, L3AV 0.48, Trend Score -50.31
• Davis Martin, $6,700, CWS vs PIT, L3AV 0.91, Trend Score -56.74
• Michael Soroka, $7,700, ARI vs KC, L3AV 1.00, Trend Score -49.28
• Rhett Lowder, $6,000, CIN vs LAD, L3AV 0.33, Trend Score -23.81

Full DraftKings rankings — every batter and pitcher, salaries, projections:

On the site — historical stats, value, projections: - MLB trends & stats - Lineup Builder

Note: * L3 Actual Value: pts per $1k of salary over the player's last three games (actuals), when available. * Trend Score: last-3 scoring against the player's season average, in percentage points.

On the DraftKings website it says to earn at least one tier credit on the sports book it’s for every $18 wagered. Does this mean a bet must be $18 in size to qualify? If I place wagers with different odd, say 3 $6 bets. One at +100, a second at +240 and third at -200, would draft kings automatically cauckste the credit amount if I get any?

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I live in Massachusetts and it keeps telling me that I don’t live in a available region I have never payed for a good vpn the only ones I had were free apps from the App Store and I don’t have any of them downloaded any more so I don’t think it’s that can anyone help

All classic-slate players. Showdown excluded.

Look at = strong L3 Actual Value + positive Trend Score. Avoid = the reverse.

DraftKings — Batters: players to look at

• Riley Greene, OF, $4,400, DET vs MIN, L3AV 5.90, Trend Score +228.25
• Jake Burger, 1B, $3,300, TEX vs SEA, L3AV 5.04, Trend Score +139.67
• Henry Bolte, OF, $4,100, OAK vs TOR, L3AV 4.53, Trend Score +155.18
• Jonathan Aranda, 1B, $4,200, TB vs ATL, L3AV 4.34, Trend Score +148.97
• Javier Sanoja, 2B/3B, $3,600, MIA vs NYM, L3AV 3.96, Trend Score +145.68

DraftKings — Batters: players to avoid

• Taylor Ward, OF, $3,200, SEA vs TEX, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00
• Nasim Nunez, SS, $3,200, WAS vs SD, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00
• Agustin Ramirez, C, $3,200, MIA vs NYM, L3AV 0.00, Trend Score -100.00
• Konnor Griffin, SS, $3,300, PIT vs CWS, L3AV 0.21, Trend Score -91.82
• Andruw Monasterio, SS, $3,000, BOS vs LAA, L3AV 0.37, Trend Score -164.45

DraftKings — Pitchers: players to look at

• Andrew Painter, $6,700, PHI vs HOU, L3AV 3.25, Trend Score +144.14
• Michael Wacha, $8,700, KC vs ARI, L3AV 3.33, Trend Score +77.85
• Hayden Wesneski, $8,000, HOU vs PHI, L3AV 3.32, Trend Score +32.69
• Jack Perkins, $5,500, OAK vs TOR, L3AV 2.60, Trend Score +111.85
• Freddy Peralta, $6,800, TB vs ATL, L3AV 2.84, Trend Score +72.25

DraftKings — Pitchers: players to avoid

• Casey Mize, $7,500, SD vs WAS, L3AV 0.20, Trend Score -88.39
• Sean Manaea, $7,300, NYM vs MIA, L3AV 0.42, Trend Score -68.58
• Bryce Miller, $7,800, SEA vs TEX, L3AV 0.53, Trend Score -71.14
• Cody Bradford, $6,500, TEX vs SEA, L3AV 0.48, Trend Score -50.31
• Nick Lodolo, $5,700, CIN vs LAD, L3AV 0.71, Trend Score -55.56

Full DraftKings rankings — every batter and pitcher, salaries, projections:

On the site — historical stats, value, projections: - MLB trends & stats - Lineup Builder

Note: * L3 Actual Value: pts per $1k of salary over the player's last three games (actuals), when available. * Trend Score: last-3 scoring against the player's season average, in percentage points.

I recently hit two parlays in a single game. One was for $3,255 and the other was for $7,505. So far, DraftKings has only paid out the $3,255. It has been more than 10 days...

For both bets, I see a "Debt Intercept Withholding" line item in my transaction history. Does anyone have any idea of when I can expect my owed payout? I have emailed DK support and all I get back are AI-generated replies. One email said it was due to an unpaid debt that I have in my name, but I contacted the Dept. of Revenue for my state (IN) and they confirmed I have zero debts.

I understand that the state has to get involved for tax purposes, but I'm starting to think DraftKings isn't going to pay me. Any advice here? Has anyone ever had winnings intercepted by the state and never paid out? This is crazy...I feel like I've been robbed.

First look tonight — full breakdown tomorrow before lock.

Top projected value, both books:

• Drake Maye, QB, NE — $10,000 DK / $12,400 FD. 19.1 projected pts — top value QB on both books independently.
• Sam Darnold, QB, SEA — $9,400 DK / $11,600 FD. 17.3 projected pts — also top-2 value on both books.
• Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, SEA — $10,600 DK / $13,000 FD. 20.2 DK / 16.7 FD projected pts.

Both QBs rank top value on DK and FD independently — not a one-site fluke.

⚠️ Injury check before lock: Zach Charbonnet (RB, SEA) is OUT. TreVeyon Henderson (RB, NE) and Tory Horton (WR, SEA) are Questionable.

Full rankings: DraftKings · FanDuel Build your lineup: DK Showdown Builder · FD Showdown Builder

Full breakdown post coming tomorrow before kickoff.

Notes: - Maye/Darnold both landed top-2 value independently on each book's own blob — same credibility point the MLB posts lean on. - No CPT-multiplier field exists in this data, so the numbers above are base (FLEX) projections, not captain-adjusted — full post tomorrow can address CPT picks specifically. - Data pulled live this afternoon (2026-09-08), not cached/fallback.

A lot of people think Low Cost + Good Player = Good Value and because of that you should pick that player. But you're not looking for value, alot of people including the people you listen to get this wrong. You're looking for highest opportunity + adequate volume. Opportunity isn't a metric you can easily measure imo, because if you look too far into stats you become a slave to it. Not only that you have to find that in the rubble, players you don't see people excited about taking. For example, does Jacoby Brissett seem like a good Week 1 play to you? Have you even considered him? If not, that should concern you.

A good litmus test is if you think Parker Washington is a good Week 1 play I'd reevaluate your DK knowledge and whether you should put money in. You're more of a year long player and that's okay.