FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Guardians vs. Dodgers 9/7/24

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-Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $10,000

On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second 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 six of the team’s last eight 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 nine games played this season, including an 11-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks five days ago.

It should be noted that the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 in last night’s second game of this three game interleague series.

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

In his last ten Games played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani has tallied 12 hits (four home runs), 12 runs scored, 12 RBIs (runs batted in) and three walks in 41 plate appearances.

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct MVP is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In summary, I am rolling with Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani as my MVP for this one game MLB FanDuel DFS slate.

Star-Jose Ramirez, Third Baseman, Cleveland Guardians $9,000

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 ten games played for the Cleveland Guardians this season, Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez has accumulated 11 hits (one home run), six runs scored, three RBIs (runs batted in) and two walks in 38 plate appearances.

Flex plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Mookie Betts, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,500: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,000: Lane Thomas, Outfielder (Cleveland Guardians) $6,500.