Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Diamondbacks vs. Cubs 7/19/24

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

Prior to discussing the Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks matchup.

Draftkings Picks

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

On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball returns to the sports schedule with the first game of a three game National League series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Chicago Cubs.

How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow afternoon’s MLB Game? The Arizona Diamondbacks arrive at this weekend’s National League series with the Chicago Cubs on the heels of four wins in the team’s last five Games played, including a dominating 12-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays last week.

The Chicago Cubs are also playing quality baseball. Let me be more specific. The Chicago Cubs have won six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an impressive 8-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals four days ago.

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

In the 14 games that Justin Steele has pitched for the Chicago Cubs in the 2024 MLB regular season, Justin Steele has posted a respectable 2.71 ERA (Earned Run Average), a 0.95 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched), and added a 81 strikeouts while allowing only 18 walks. It has to be said, those are the type of fantasy numbers I need from a player that I select for my captain position.

Flex Plays

Ketel Marte, Second Baseman, Arizona Diamondbacks

Talented Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte arrives at tomorrow’s afternoon’s game with the Cubs as the Diamondbacks best hitter so far this season, Martel has accumulated 19 home runs, 57 RBI (runs batted in) and leads the Arizona team in batting average (.292).

More recently, in Ketel Marte’s last five games played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Marte is batting .529 with two home runs, three walks and six RBI.

Additional flex plays I like this evening (Draftkings price noted): Seiya Suzuki, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $8,800: Christian Walker, First Baseman (Arizona Diamondbacks) $9,200: Christopher Morel, Third Baseman (Chicago Cubs) $7,800: Nico Hoerner, Second Baseman (Chicago Cubs) $8,000.