FanDuel Best MLB Player Selections: Dodgers vs. Brewers 8/12/24

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

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers 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 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Freddie Freeman, First Baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers $9,000

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening Game of a four Game National League series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at this evening’s contest with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing quality baseball. Let’s review the Dodgers recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won six of the team’s last nine games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an impressive 9-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates three days ago.

Similar to the Dodgers, the Milwaukee Brewers arrive at tonight’s Game playing good baseball as well. More specifically, the Milwaukee Brewers have won five of the team’s last six Games played this season, including a dominating 16-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves 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 game. Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman has certainly been swinging the bat well for the Los Angeles Dodgers recently. Having stated that, how has Freeman been playing from a statistical standpoint?

In his last four games played for the Dodgers this season, Freddie Freeman has accumulated five hits (one home run), four runs scored, and two walks in only 15 plate appearances. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the MVP position. In my opinion, Freddie Freeman’s FanDuel price of $9,000 presents the best value of any player on this slate.

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 backing Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman at the MVP position for this one game MLB FanDuel DFS slate.

Flex plays I like (FanDuel price noted): Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: William Contreras, Catcher (Milwaukee Brewers) $8,500: Rhys Hoskins, First Baseman (Milwaukee Brewers) $7,000.