Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Braves 9/16/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves 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 tonight’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Max Fried, Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $10,600

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a four game National League series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the final game of this four game National League series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing quality baseball. The Braves have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 12-0 shutout win over the Washington Nationals six days ago.

Conversely, the Los Angeles Dodgers have not been playing good baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Dodgers have lost four of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 10-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs last week.

It should be noted that the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 9-2 in last night’s third Game of this four Game National League series.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s 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 in 2024? Let’s review Max Fried’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 26 Games that Max Fried has pitched for the Atlanta Braves in the 2024 MLB regular season, Fried has posted a respectable 3.46 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.22 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 144 strikeouts while allowing 51 walks.

More recently, in the Atlanta Braves 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays 11 days ago, Atlanta starting pitcher Max Fried pitched rather well. More specifically, Fried pitched seven quality innings striking out nine Toronto batters while scattering five hits and one walk in the Braves win over the Blue Jays.

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): Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Angels) $11,600: Matt Olson, First Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $9,000: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Angels) $10,000.