Monday’s schedule stacks a Monday Night Football doubleheader with a nine-game MLB slate. The sportsbook model leans Tampa Bay to win outright at +128 in the MNF matchup, while MLB bets center on Washington’s +144 against Atlanta and an Over 8 in Pittsburgh vs Chicago. Player props highlight Junior Caminero (Over 1.5 total bases) and Aaron Judge (Over 0.5 RBI). These bets shape early-week fantasy angles and daily fantasy leverage.

Washington’s momentum vs. a faltering Braves squad, plus the Pirates-Cubs run expectation, creates value opportunities. The night’s prop slate adds a cherry on top for DFS lineups and paras, with Caminero and Judge providing likely multi-positional upside.

Spencer Strider vs Cubs: under 6.5 strikeouts. Strider's strikeouts have cooled lately, with four or fewer Ks in four of his last five starts, and Chicago's patient approach keeps the K total in check. That dynamic makes the under a sharp play on a slate where variance is limited.

Yordan Alvarez over 0.5 home runs vs Bieber: Alvarez has heated up, piling hits in a three-hit stretch and he carries power upside against Bieber in a pennant race-driven matchup. The small samples against Bieber suggest a homer chance is real, adding upside to a hot Houston offense.

Zac Gallen over 17.5 outs vs Giants: Gallen has pitched to a high floor with six straight quality starts and should reach six innings, yielding 18+ outs in a tight race context with Arizona needing every outs possible.

Milwaukee hosts Texas in a high-stakes Tuesday tilt as the Brewers’ bullpen-day plan clashes with the Rangers’ Wild Card chase. Milwaukee’s late-season surge (58-28 since June) and Texas’ 1.5-game gap add pressure on every at-bat. Cubs at Braves adds rookie Cade Horton to a Strider showdown, while Yankees at Tigers features Casey Mize vs. Will Warren in a hitter-friendly matchup. Top props lean Yordan Alvarez and Spencer Strider, plus a value of Alvarez hitting a homer at +425 and Strider underscoring an interesting Ks play.

Fantasy bettors are urged to lean Brewers and Cubs in DFS, with Alvarez’s power upside a standout prop and Horton facing a tough opponent in Strider. The slate also weaves NFL Week 2 into the day, capped by Ravens’ big-line bet, but Tuesday’s MLB bets and player props offer the clearest edge for daily fantasy rosters and prop hedges tonight.