The San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs are two of the hottest teams in baseball entering Monday's 10-game MLB schedule as only the Mets (8-2) have more wins than these two teams (seven) over their last 10 contests. The Cubs and Padres go head-to-head to begin a three-game series on Monday with strong options in the MLB DFS player pool on both sides such as Kyle Tucker and Ian Happ in Chicago and Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. in San Diego. Is this the game daily Fantasy baseball players should target when creating an MLB DFS strategy? 

Before setting your MLB DFS lineups on daily Fantasy sites like DraftKings and FanDuel for Monday, April 14, you NEED to see the top MLB DFS picks from Mike McClure. McClure is a daily Fantasy pro with over $2 million in career winnings. 

When it comes to MLB, McClure is at his best. Recognized in the book "Fantasy Football (and Baseball) for Smart People: How to Turn Your Hobby into a Fortune," McClure's proprietary MLB DFS projection model simulates each game 10,000 times, taking factors such as matchups and recent results into account. This allows him to find the best values on every site.

On Friday (when McClure last made MLB DFS picks), McClure identified Padres pitcher Nick Pivetta as his top-ranked starting pitcher for MLB DFS picks on both sites. The result: Pivetta tossed seven shutout innings, scattering three hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts, returning 37.4 points on DraftKings and 61 points on FanDuel. Anybody who included him in their lineups could have been well on the way to a profitable day!

One of McClure's top MLB DFS picks for Monday is Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies at $4,400 on DraftKings and $3,100 on FanDuel for MLB DFS lineups. McClure is also rostering Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson ($3,700 on DraftKings and $3,200 on FanDuel). Torkelson has a home run in back-to-back games and he's tied for seventh in baseball with five home runs this season. He also has at least one hit in four of his last five contests.

McClure is also targeting a player who is set to EXPLODE for huge numbers on Monday! The stars are aligning for him to return tournament-winning value, and he comes at a price that won't break the bank. This pick could be the difference between cashing in big or going home with nothing!

What players can you bank on in MLB DFS for Monday, and which undervalued player is a MUST-ROSTER?... Join SportsLine now to see DFS pro Mike McClure's top picks and player pools for FanDuel and DraftKings, and cash in BIG on MLB DFS!