Dan Marcus flagged Andrew Heaney as an attractive salary-saving pitching option at only $6,600 on DraftKings. Marcus cited Heaney's early-season form, featuring an impressive 12:2 K:BB ratio across 12 innings, as reason for optimism. Heaney faces a Reds offense Marcus sees as still off to a slow start, giving him considerable upside as a cost-effective pitching pick.

Kenny G strongly recommended backing Pirates pitcher Andrew Heaney, based on his exceptional early-season performance. Heaney boasts an impressive 1.50 ERA after two starts, notably dominating the Yankees with 10 strikeouts over seven innings, allowing only one run. Kenny identifies the Reds offense as a favorable matchup—dead last in MLB in on-base percentage and 26th in batting average—even in the hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark. Although Pittsburgh's offense is concerning (last in batting average), Kenny stresses the value lies purely in Heaney's dominance, suggesting betting modestly on Pittsburgh based on the pitching advantage.

Todd Zola advocates streaming Andrew Heaney as a fantasy starting pitcher this Saturday, citing a great matchup against a struggling Cincinnati Reds lineup. Despite typically avoiding streaming pitchers in Cincinnati's hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park, Zola emphasizes that the Reds offense has struggled to ignite early in the season, sporting the seventh-highest strikeout rate in MLB. Heaney is coming off an impressive start versus the New York Yankees, where he racked up 10 strikeouts in seven innings. Zola sees strong strikeout potential again versus a Reds offense that has been prone to swings-and-misses.

Chris Morgan identified Andrew Heaney as a valuable DFS pitching option thanks to an exceedingly favorable matchup versus Miami. Despite Heaney's middling 4.22 ERA with Texas the past two seasons, Morgan pointed directly to the Marlins' abysmal offensive production, including a ranking of 27th in runs scored and a weak .678 OPS last season. Heaney's revenge narrative against his former brief MLB club adds a minor storyline, but Morgan's recommendation primarily hinges on Miami's continued offensive struggles as a reason Heaney is set up for success.

Greg Peterson highlighted Andrew Heaney's chronic home run vulnerabilities, noting he has allowed at least 1.3 home runs per nine innings in 10 of his 11 MLB seasons. However, facing a Marlins lineup severely lacking power (their starting lineup Friday had a career total of just 45 home runs among all nine players) mitigates that weakness. Conversely, Miami starter Max Meyer has had strong minors performances but struggles to translate it at the MLB level yet benefits from facing an unchanged Pirates offense that ranked 24th in runs per game last season. Peterson's handicapped line has Miami favored significantly at -142 and projects a low-scoring affair, giving betting value to the Marlins +105 and the Under 8 runs.