Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Braves vs. Giants 8/14/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants 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 both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for tonight’s Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Robbie Ray, Pitcher, San Francisco Giants $11,600

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a four game National League series between the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants.

How are these two National League teams playing entering tonight’s game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the third game of this National League series playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Braves have lost seven of the team’s last 12 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 10-0 shutout loss to the Milwaukee Brewers last week.

Similar to the Atlanta Braves, the San Francisco Giants are not playing well entering this evening’s contest. The Giants have lost three consecutive baseball games, including a 9-8 defeat to the Colorado Rockies three days ago.

It should be noted that the Atlanta Braves defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in last night’s second game of this three game National League series.

Talented San Francisco pitcher Robbie Ray has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the San Francisco Giants starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Ray been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Robbie Ray’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the four games that Robbie Ray has pitched for the San Francisco Giants in the 2024 MLB regular season, Ray has posted a 3.98 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.18 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 28 strikeouts while allowing nine walks.

More recently, in the San Francisco Giants 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers five days ago, Giants hurler Robbie Ray pitched rather well. Let me be more specific. Ray pitched six quality innings striking out seven Detroit batters while allowing six hits and three walks in the Giants win over the Tigers. I expect Robbie Ray to continue to pitch at a high level versus the Braves later today.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray as my captain for this one Game DFS MLB contest.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Grant Holmes, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $10,600: Marcell Ozuna, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $9,800: Matt Chapman, Third Baseman (San Francisco Giants) $9,000: Tyler Fitzgerald, Shortstop (San Francisco Giants) $8,400.