FanDuel Best MLB Player Selections: Marlins vs. Rockies 8/27/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Miami Marlins and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Miami Marlins vs. Colorado Rockies 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 Miami Marlins vs. Colorado Rockies matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Connor Norby, Second Baseman, Miami Marlins $7,000

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second Game of a four Game National League series between the Miami Marlins and the Colorado Rockies.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Miami Marlins arrive at this evening’s contest with the Colorado Rockies playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Marlins have lost nine of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including an embarrassing 14-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs three days ago.

Similar to the Miami Marlins, the Colorado Rockies are not playing good baseball entering tonight’s National League contest. The Rockies have lost eight of the team’s last 13 Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 6-1 loss to the Washington Nationals last week.

It should be noted that the Colorado Rockies defeated the Miami Marlins 3-2 in last night’s opening game of this four game National League series.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s game. Marlins second baseman Connor Norby has certainly been an essential part of the Miami Marlins lineup recently. In his last three games played for the Miami Marlins in the 2024 MLB regular season, Connor Norby tallied five hits (two home runs), five runs scored, and two RBIs (runs batted in) in 14 plate appearances.

For the reasons just noted, I am backing Miami Marlins second baseman Connor Norby at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Ryan McMahon, Third Baseman, Colorado Rockies $7,500

How important has Colorado third baseman been to the Colorado Rockies offense in 2024? Let’s review a sample of McMahon’s recent game data to answer that question.

In his last three games played for the Miami Marlins in the 2024 MLB regular season, Ryan McMahon accumulated four hits, three RBIs (runs batted in), one run scored, and one walk in 12 plate appearances.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Charlie Blackmon, Outfielder (Colorado Rockies) $6,500: Jonah Bride, First Baseman (Miami Marlins) $7,000.