Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Phillies 10/6/24

Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a playoff matchup between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Luis Severino, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,800

On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a National League Division playoff series featuring the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies.

How are these two teams playing entering this afternoon’s MLB playoff game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the second game of this National League Division series with the New York Mets playing subpar baseball. More specifically, the Phillies have lost six of the team’s last nine games played this season, including a 9-1 loss to the Washington Nationals last week.

In direct contrast to the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Mets have been playing good baseball recently. More specifically, the New York Mets have won five of the team’s last seven Games played this season, including a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers three days ago.

It should be noted that the New York Mets won last night’s opening game of this National League Division playoff series defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2.

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 National League Division series contest. New York pitcher Luis Severino has established himself as a valuable member of the New York Mets starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Severino been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Luis Severino’s Game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In the 31 games that Luis Severino pitched for the New York Mets in the 2024 MLB regular season, Severino posted a 3.91 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.24 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 161 strikeouts while allowing 60 walks.

More recently, in the New York Mets 10-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies last month, New York pitcher Luis Severino pitched exceptionally well. In the Mets win over the Phillies just noted, Severino pitched six quality innings striking out seven Phillies batters while scattering five hits and two walks.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct captain is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In suMMAry, I am rolling with New York Mets starting pitcher Luis Severino at the captain position for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,000: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,400: Francesco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,200.