Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Dodgers 10/14/24

On Monday afternoon, 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 evening’s New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Sean Manaea, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,200

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the second 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 tonight’s MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the first game of the 2024 National League Championship series playing rather good baseball. The Dodgers have won 13 of the team’s last 17 games played this season, including a dominating 13-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies 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 eight of the team’s last 11 Games played this season, including a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers ten days ago.

It should be noted that the Los Angeles Dodgers won the opening game of the 2024 National League Championship series last night defeating the New York Mets 9-0.

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

New York pitcher Sean Manaea has established himself as a valuable member of the New York Mets starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Manaea been playing from a statistical standpoint?

In the 32 Games that Sean Manaea pitched for the New York Mets in the 2024 MLB regular season, Manaea posted a 3.47 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.08 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 184 strikeouts while allowing 63 walks.

More recently, in the New York Mets 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies six days ago, Mets hurler Sean Manaea pitched exceptionally well. Manaea pitched seven quality innings striking out six Philadelphia batters while scattering three hits and two walks in the New York Mets impressive victory over Phillies. I fully expect Sean Manaea will continue to pitch at a high level versus the Dodgers later today.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Sean Manaea at the captain position for this one game DFS MLB Showdown slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this afternoon (Draftkings price noted): Pete Alonso, First Baseman (New York Mets) $8,000: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,600: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000.