Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: 2024 All Star Game 7/16/24

Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a matchup between the National League and the American League. Let’s take a look at this year’s All Star Game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into my picks and predictions for the 2024 All Star Game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for the 2024 All Star Game prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for tomorrow night’s 2024 All Star Game.

Draftkings 2024 All Star Game DFS Picks

Captain-Paul Skenes, Pitcher, Pittsburgh Pirates $12,600

On Tuesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the 2024 All Star Game featuring a matchup between the National League All Stars and the American League All Stars.

Pittsburgh starting pitcher Paul Skenes has certainly established himself as one of the best hurlers in all of Major League Baseball. Having stated that, how has Skenes been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Paul Skene’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 11 Games that Paul Skenes has pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2024 MLB regular season, Paul Skenes has posted a robust 1.90 ERA (Earned Run Average), a 1.01 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched), and added an impressive 88 strikeouts while allowing only 13 walks. I think it’s fair to say that Skenes is getting it done on the mound in 2024.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct captain is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. Having noted that, in my opinion Paul Skenes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow evening’s 2024 All Star Game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Paul Skenes as my captain for this one game DFS MLB Showdown slate.

Flex Plays

Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $10,400

Talented Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani arrives at tomorrow’s All Star Game is playing simply outstanding baseball this season. Let’s take a quick look at a sample size of Ohtani’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In his last two games played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani has tallied four hits, one home run, three runs scored, and two walks in 13 plate appearances.

I expect the talented Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder to continue his quality play on the baseball diamond in tomorrow evening’s 2024 All Star Game.

Additional flex plays I like to play well in the 2024 All Star Game (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,200: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $4,800: Christian Yelich, Outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) $8,400: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,200.