FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Red Sox vs. Mets 9/2/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets 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 Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets matchup

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Francisco Lindor, Shortstop, $8,500

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game interleague series between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Major League Baseball game? The New York Mets arrive at this evening’s first game of this three game National League series with the Boston Red sox playing quality baseball. Let me be more specific. The New York Mets have won 11 of the team’s last 16 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox three days ago.

Conversely, the Boston Red Sox arrive at tonight’s interleague contest not playing good baseball. The Red Sox have lost seven of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 3-0 shutout loss to the Toronto Blue Jays last week.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. New York shortstop Francisco Lindor continues to be an essential part of the New York Mets lineup in 2024. Francisco Lindor arrives at tonight’s contest on the heels of a 12-game hitting streak. In that 12-game span just noted, Lindor tallied 17 hits (four home runs), 11 runs scored, and three walks in 48 plate appearances. I fully expect Lindor to continue his outstanding play versus the Red Sox later today.

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 New York Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor as my MVP for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Jarren Duran, Outfielder, Boston Red Sox $9,500

In his last three games played for the Boston Red Sox in the 2024 MLB regular season, Duran accumulated five hits (one home run) and two runs scored 17 plate appearances. Clearly, Duran is swinging the bat well for the Red Sox entering tonight’s game.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Rafael Devers, Third Baseman (Boston Red Sox) $9,000: Brandon Nimmo, Outfielder (New York Mets) $6,500.