FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Phillies vs. Brewers 9/17/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers 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 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Milwaukee Brewers matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Bryce Harper, First Baseman, Philadelphia Phillies $9,000

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game National League series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Milwaukee Brewers.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the second game of this three game National League series with the Brewers playing quality baseball. The Phillies have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays six days ago.

Similar to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Milwaukee Brewers have been playing decent baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Phillies have won four of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 3-0 shutout victory over the San Francisco Giants last week.

It should be noted that the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 in last night’s opening game of this three game National League series.

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. In my opinion, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper is without a doubt one of the best hitters in the National League. Let’s take a look at Harper’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In his last six Games played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2024 MLB regular season, Bryce Harper has tallied nine hits (two home runs), two runs scored, and two walks in 26 plate appearances.

What did we learn from the statistical data just presented? Clearly, Philadelphia first baseman Bryce Harper is swinging the bat at a high level entering this evening’s matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers. For that specific reason, I am backing Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper at the MVP position for this one game MLB FanDuel DFS slate.

Star-Jackson Chourio, Outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers $8,500

Milwaukee outfielder Jackson Chourio continues to be an important part of the Milwaukee Brewers lineup this season. In his last four games played for the Brewers in 2024, Jackson Chourio accumulated six hits (two doubles), five runs scored, and three walks in 16 plate appearances. I fully expect Chourio to continue his outstanding play later today.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $8,000: William Contreras, Catcher (Milwaukee Brewers) $7,500.