Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Braves vs. Padres 10/2/24

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

Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves 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 Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Max Fried, Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,600

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a National League Wild Card playoff series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB playoff Game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the second Game of this National League Wild Card series with the San Diego Padres playing rather good baseball. More specifically, the Braves have won seven of the team’s last nine Games played this season, including a 2-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals three days ago.

Similar to the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres have been playing quality baseball recently. The Padres have won seven of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 5-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks last week.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s National League Wild Card game.

Atlanta pitcher Max Fried has quickly ascended to be one of the best pitchers in the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Fried been playing from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Max Fried’s Game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In the 29 games that Max Fried pitched for the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB regular season, Fried posted a robust 3.25 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.16 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 166 strikeouts while allowing 57 walks.

More recently, in the Atlanta Braves 6-2 victory over the Miami Marlins 12 days ago, Atlanta starting pitcher Max Fried pitched rather well. Fried pitched six quality innings striking out six Miami batters while scattering five hits and one walk in the Braves win over the Miami Marlins.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Having stated that, I am rolling with Braves starting pitcher Max Fried at the captain position for this Draftkings MLB Showdown contest.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Joe Musgrove, Starting Pitcher (San Diego Padres) $11,000: Marcell Ozuna, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $9,000: Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $9,600: Jorge Soler, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $7,000.