FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Astros vs. Padres 9/16/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.

FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules

Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single Game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.

*It should be noted that FanDuel does not utilize the pitcher position in single game MLB contests. Having stated that, only batters are available for single game MLB lineups on the FanDuel platform.

Here are my FanDuel picks for this evening’s Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Yordan Alvarez, Outfielder, Houston Astros $9,500

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening Game of a three Game interleague series between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB Game? The Houston Astros arrive at tonight’s Game with the San Diego Padres playing rather good baseball. The Astros have won four of the team’s last five Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels three days ago.

Similar to the Houston Astros, the San Diego Padres have been playing quality baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Padres arrive at this evening’s first game of this three game interleague series on the heels of three consecutive wins, including an impressive 5-0 shutout victory over the San Francisco Giants last week.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s game. Talented Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez continues to be an important part of the Houston Astros lineup in 2024. In his last nine games played for the Houston Astros in the 2024 MLB regular season, Yordan Alvarez has tallied 11 hits (four home runs), five runs scored, and four walks in 32 plate appearances.

What did we learn from the statistical data just presented? Clearly, Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez is swinging the bat at a high level entering this evening’s matchup with the San Diego Padres. For that specific reason, I am backing Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez at the MVP position for this one Game MLB FanDuel DFS slate.

Star-Fernando Tatis, Outfielder, San Diego Padres $8,500

In my opinion, when fully healthy, San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis is without a doubt one of the best hitters in the National League. Let’s review Tatis’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In his last five games played for the Padres this season, San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis has accumulated eight hits (four home runs), six runs scored, and seven RBIs (runs batted in) in 21 plate appearances.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Jose Altuve, Second Baseman (Houston Astros) $8,000: Jackson Merrill, Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $7,000.