Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Brewers vs. Reds 8/30/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds 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 afternoon’s Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Colin Rea, Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers $11,600

On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening Game of a four Game National League series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Milwaukee Brewers arrive at this afternoon’s game with the Cincinnati Reds playing rather good baseball. More specifically, the Brewers have won ten of the team’s last 14 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 9-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics five days ago.

Conversely, the Cincinnati Reds are not playing good baseball entering today’s Game. The Reds have lost five of the team’s last seven Games played this season, including a 7-0 shutout loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s game. Milwaukee pitcher Colin Rea has established himself as a valuable member of the Milwaukee Brewers starting rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has the Brewers hurler been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Colin Rea’s  recent game data to answer that question.

In the 25 games that Colin Rea has pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2024, Rea has posted a 3.61 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.15 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 113 strikeouts while allowing only 36 walks.

More recently, in the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics six days ago, Milwaukee starting pitcher Colin Rea certainly pitched well. Rea pitched 6.2 innings striking out five Oakland batters while allowing eight hits and one walk in the Brewers victory over the Athletics.

In suMMAry, I am rolling with Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Colin Rea as my captain for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex Plays

Willy Adames, Shortstop, Milwaukee Brewers $8,800

Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames arrives at tonight’s Game with the Reds on the heels of a six-Game hitting streak. In his last six Games played for the Brewers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Milwaukee shortstop Willy Adames accumulated eight hits, six runs scored, and two walks in 25 plate appearances.

Additional flex plays I like for today’s game (Draftkings price noted): Nick Martinez, Starting Pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) $11,000: Elly De La Cruz, Shortstop (Cincinnati Reds) $9,800.