FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Guardians vs. Dodgers 9/6/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 tonight’s Cleveland Guardians vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Jose Ramirez, Third Baseman, Cleveland Guardians $8,500

On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening Game of a three Game interleague series between the Cleveland Guardians and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Cleveland Guardians arrive at tonight’s game with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing rather good baseball. Let me be more specific. The Guardians have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 10-8 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.

Similar to the Cleveland Guardians, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been playing quality baseball recently. The Dodgers have won six of the team’s last eight games played this season, including an 11-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks four days ago.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s game. In my opinion, talented Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez is one of the best hitters in the American League. Let’s review Ramirez’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In his last nine games played for the Cleveland Guardians this season, Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez has accumulated ten hits (one home run), six runs scored, three RBIs (runs batted in) and one walk in 35 plate appearances.

In summary, I am backing Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $9,500

Los Angeles outfielder Shohei Ohtani has simply been playing outstanding baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024.

In his last nine Games played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani has tallied ten hits (three home runs), 11 runs scored, 11 RBIs (runs batted in) and three walks in 37 plate appearances.

In summary, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani at the star position for this one game FanDuel MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Mookie Betts, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,000: Lane Thomas, Outfielder (Cleveland Guardians) $6,000.