Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Mets 10/18/24

Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a playoff matchup between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers Game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB 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 this afternoon’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Jack Flaherty, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,800

On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the fifth game of the 2024 National League Championship series featuring the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the fourth game of the 2024 National League Championship series playing rather good baseball. The Dodgers have won 15 of the team’s last 20 games played this season, including a dominating 2-0 shutout victory over the San Diego Padres last week.

Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets have been playing quality baseball recently. More specifically, the New York Mets have won nine of the team’s last 14 Games played this season, including a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers 13 days ago.

It should be noted that the Los Angeles Dodgers won last night’s fourth Game of the 2024 National League Championship defeating the New York Mets 10-2.

Now that we have identified how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s MLB playoff contest.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty has quickly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has Flaherty been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Jack Flaherty’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 28 games that Jack Flaherty has pitched in the 2024 MLB regular season (Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers combined), Flaherty has posted a respectable 3.58 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.28 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 194 strikeouts while allowing 38 walks.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers dominating 9-0 win over the New York Mets five days ago, Los Angeles starting pitcher Jack Flaherty certainly pitched at a high level. More specifically, Flaherty pitched seven quality innings striking out six New York batters while scattering two hits and two walks in the Dodgers win over the Mets.

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. In summary, I am rolling with Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty as my captain for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): David Peterson, Starting Pitcher (New York Mets) $10,000: Mookie Betts, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,200: Francesco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,600.