Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Cardinals vs. Cubs 8/4/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals 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 Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Justin Steele, Pitcher, Chicago Cubs $12,200

On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a four game National League series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Major League Baseball game? The Chicago Cubs enter tonight’s fourth game of this four game National League series playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Chicago Cubs have lost six of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 7-1 loss to the Cincinnati Reds last week.

Similar to the Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals are not playing well entering tonight’s game. Let’s review the Cardinals recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The St. Louis Cardinals have lost six of the team’s last ten games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 10-1 loss to the Texas Rangers five days ago.

It should be noted that the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4 in last night’s third Game of this four Game National League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Chicago pitcher Justin Steele has established himself as an essential part of the Chicago Cubs starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Steele been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Steele’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 17 games that Justin Steele has pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2024 MLB regular season, Steele has posted a 3.38 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.11 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 98 strikeouts while allowing 27 walks.

The St. Louis Cardinals have struggled recently when facing left-handed hurlers. I think that trend continues this evening. In conclusion, I am backing Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele at the captain position for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex Plays

Paul Goldschmidt, First Baseman, St. Louis Cardinals $8,400

Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt has certainly played quality baseball for St. Louis this season. In his last four games played for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2024 MLB regular season, St. Louis first baseman Paul Goldschmidt accumulated five hits, three runs scored, and two walks in 15 plate appearances.

I expect the talented St. Louis Cardinals first baseman to continue his quality play on the baseball diamond in tonight’s matchup versus the Chicago Cubs later today.

Additional flex plays I like this evening (Draftkings price noted): Seiya Suzuki, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $8,800: Wilson Contreras, Catcher (St. Louis Cardinals) $9,400: Nico Hoerner, Second Baseman (Chicago Cubs) $7,200.