FanDuel Best MLB Player Selections: Athletics vs. Astros 9/10/24

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

Before we dive into the Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics 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. Oakland Athletics matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

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

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening Game of a three Game American League series between the Houston Astros and the Oakland Athletics.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Houston Astros arrive at tonight’s game with the Athletics playing below average baseball. The Astros have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 12-6 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks two days ago.

Similar to the Houston Astros, the Oakland Athletics have not been playing good baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Athletics have lost four of the team’s last five games played this season, including an embarrassing 16-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners last week.

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. Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez continues to be an important part of the Houston Astros lineup in 2024. In his last three games played for the Houston Astros in the 2024 MLB regular season, Yordan Alvarez has tallied five hits (two home runs), two runs scored, and a whopping seven RBIs (runs batted in) in 13 plate appearances. Clearly, Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez is swinging the bat at a high level entering this evening’s matchup with the Oakland Athletics.

In suMMAry, I am backing talented Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez at the MVP position for this one Game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Jose Altuve, Second Baseman, Houston Astros $8,000

How important has Houston second baseman Jose Altuve been to the Houston Astros offense in 2024? Let’s review a sample of Altuve’s recent game data to answer that question.

In his last three games played for the Houston Astros in the 2024 MLB regular season, Altuve accumulated eight hits (one home run), three RBIs (runs batted in), six runs scored, and one walk in 15 plate appearances.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Brent Rooker, Outfielder (Oakland Athletics) $8,500: Kyle Tucker, Outfielder (Houston Astros) $9,000: Lawrence Butler, Outfielder (Oakland Athletics) $7,000.