FanDuel Best MLB Player Selections: Phillies vs. Dodgers 8/7/24

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

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 Philadelphia Phillies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections: Phillies vs. Dodgers

MVP-Bryce Harper, First Baseman, $8,500

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game National League series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s Major League Baseball Game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at this evening’s third Game of this three Game National League series with the Philadelphia Phillies playing below average baseball. The Dodgers have lost six of the team’s last ten Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 10-0 shutout loss to the Oakland Athletics last week.

Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Philadelphia Phillies are also not playing good baseball entering tonight’s National League contest. More specifically, the Phillies have lost nine of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 10-2 loss to the Seattle Mariners five days ago.

It should be noted that the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 in last night’s second game of this three game National League series.

Now that we have identified how both of these National League teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s game. Philadelpha Phillies first baseman has certainly established himself as one of the best hitters in the National League. Having stated that, how has Harper been playing recently?

In his last four games played for the Phillies this season, Bryce Harper has accumulated seven hits (one home run), one run scored, and one walk in 17 plate appearances.

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 Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Kyle Schwarber, Outfielder, Philadelphia Phillies $8,000

In his last three games played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2024 MLB regular season, Kyle Schwarber accumulated six hits (two home runs), three runs scored, and one walk in 15 plate appearances.

I like Kyle Schwarber’s chances of continuing to play quality baseball versus the Los Angeles Dodgers later today.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,000.