Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Padres vs. Dodgers 9/25/24

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

Before we dive into the San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Dylan Cease, Starting Pitcher, San Diego Padres $11,400

On Wednesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game National League series between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the second game of this National League series with the San Diego Padres playing quality baseball. Let me be more specific. The Dodgers have won six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 20-4 victory over the Miami Marlins last week.

Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Diego Padres are also playing exceptional baseball entering tonight’s contest. The Padres have won nine of the team’s last ten games played this season, including a 6-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox four days ago.

It should be noted that the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in last night’s opening Game of this three Game National League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease has certainly established himself as one of the best starting pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has Cease been playing from a statistical standpoint this season? Let’s review Cease’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 32 games that Dylan Cease has pitched for the San Diego Padres in 2024, Cease has posted a respectable 3.42 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.05 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 220 strikeouts while allowing 62 walks.

Earlier this season, in the Padres dominating 10-0 shutout victory over the Washington Nationals, San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease pitched at an exceptionally high level. In the Padres victory over the Nationals just noted, Cease pitched a complete Game no-hitter, striking out nine Washington Nationals batters in the process. Clearly, Cease is getting it done on the mound for the San Diego Padres in 2024.

In suMMAry, I am rolling with San Diego Padres pitcher Dylan Cease as my captain for this one Game MLB Draftkings DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Jack Flaherty, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,600: Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $8,600: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,200: Mookie Betts, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,000.