Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Padres 7/31/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres 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 this evening’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a two game National League series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres.

How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s Major League Baseball game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the second game of this two game National League series with the San Diego Padres playing rather below average baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a including a 5-0 shutout loss to the Houston Astros five days ago.

Conversely, the San Diego Padres have been playing well recently. The Padres have won eight of the team’s last nine Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 9-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles last week.

It should also be noted that the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 in last night’s first game of this two game National League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease has certainly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has Cease been playing from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Cease’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 22 games that Dylan Cease has pitched for the San Diego Padres in 2024, Cease has posted a robust 3.53 ERA (Earned Run Average), 0.98 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 168 strikeouts while allowing only 40 walks.

More recently, in the San Diego Padres dominating 10-0 shutout victory over the Washington Nationals five days ago, San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease pitched at an exceptionally high level. More specifically, in the Padres victory over the Nationals just noted, Cease pitched a complete game no-hitter, striking out nine Washington Nationals batters in the process. Clearly, Cease is getting it done on the mound for the San Diego Padres in 2024.

For the reasons just mentioned, I am rolling with San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease as my captain for this one game MLB DFS Showdown slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Clayton Kershaw, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,000: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $9,600: Jurikson Profar, Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $8,200.