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

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and the Miami Marlins. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Cincinnati Reds vs. Miami Marlins 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 Cincinnati Reds vs. Miami Marlins matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Hunter Greene, Pitcher, Cincinnati Reds $11,800

On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final Game of a three Game National League series between the Cincinnati Reds and the Miami Marlins.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Major League Baseball game? The Cincinnati Reds arrive at this evening’s third game of this three game National League series with the Miami Marlins playing quality baseball. The Reds have won eight of the team’s last 14 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 8-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants four days ago.

Conversely, the Miami Marlins arrive at this evening’s contest playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Marlins have lost six of the team’s last ten games played this season, including a 5-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves last week.

It should be noted that the Miami Marlins defeated the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 in last night’s third game of this four game National League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these MLB teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Cincinnati Reds pitcher Hunter Green has quickly established himself as one of the best strikeout pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has Greene been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Hunter Greene’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 22 games that Hunter Greene has pitched for the Cincinnati Reds in the 2024 MLB regular season, Greene has posted an impressive 2.83 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.02 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 149 strikeouts while allowing 50 walks.

More recently, in the Cincinnati Reds 6-4 win over the San Francisco Giants five days ago, Cincinnati pitcher Hunter Greene pitched rather well. Let me be more specific. In the Reds win over the Giants just mentioned, Reds hurler Hunter Greene pitched six quality innings, striking out 11 Giants batters while allowing only one hit and one walk.

Flex Plays

Jonathan India, Second Baseman, Cincinnati Reds $8,800

Cincinnati Reds second baseman Jonathan India continues to be an important of the Cincinnati Reds lineup in 2024. In his last three Games played for the Reds in the 2024 MLB regular season, Reds second baseman Jonathan India accumulated three hits, three runs scored, and one walk in 14 plate appearances. I fully expect India to continue posting good fantasy numbers in tonight’s matchup with the Marlins.

Additional flex plays I like this evening (Draftkings price noted): Xavier Edwards, Shortstop (Miami Marlins) $8,600: Elly De La Cruz, Shortstop (Cincinnati Reds) $9,800.