Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Marlins vs. Braves 8/1/24

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

Before we dive into the Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves 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 Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Charlie Morton, Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,800

On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the first game of a four game National League series between the Miami Marlins and the Atlanta Braves.

How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s Major League Baseball game? The Miami Marlins arrive at the opening game of this four game National League series with the Atlanta Braves playing above average baseball. Let’s review the Miami Marlins recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Miami Marlins have won five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays last night.

Similar to the Miami Marlins, the Atlanta Braves are also playing good baseball. More specifically, the Braves have won four of the team’s last five games played this season, including an impressive 8-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers three days ago.

Now that we have determined how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this afternoon’s contest. Atlanta pitcher Charlie Morton has definitely provided stability to the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Morton been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Charlie Morton’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 19 games that Charlie Morton has pitched for the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB regular season, Charlie Morton has posted a respectable 4.16 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.25 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 103 strikeouts while allowing 40 walks.

More recently, in the Atlanta Braves 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals 11 days ago, Atlanta pitcher Charlie Morton pitched rather well. More specifically, in the Braves victory over the St. Louis Cardinals just noted, Morton pitched six quality innings, striking out four Cardinals batters while allowing six hits and one walks.

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 backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton as my captain for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Max Meyer, Starting Pitcher (Miami Marlins) $11,400: Austin Riley, Third Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $9,400: Jarred Kelenic, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $8,600.