Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Tigers vs. Guardians 10/5/24

Major League Baseball presents a playoff matchup between the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings single game showdown contest.

Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules

You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.

*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.

Here are my Draftkings picks for tomorrow afternoon’s Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Tanner Bibee, Starting Pitcher, Cleveland Guardians $11,000

On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of an American League Division playoff series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians.

How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow afternoon’s MLB playoff game? The Detroit Tigers arrive at the first game of this American League Division series with the Cleveland Guardians playing rather good baseball. More specifically, the Tigers have won eight of the team’s last ten games played this season, including a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros two days ago.

In direct contrast to the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Guardians have been playing below average baseball recently. The Guardians lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals last week.

Now that we have identified how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow afternoon’s American League Division series game. Cleveland pitcher Tanner Bibee has established himself as a valuable member of the Cleveland Guardians starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Bibee been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Tanner Bibee’s game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In the 31 games that Tanner Bibee pitched for the Cleveland Guardians in the 2024 MLB regular season, Bibee posted a respectable 3.47 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.12 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 187 strikeouts while allowing 44 walks.

More recently, in the Cleveland Guardians 6-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds ten days ago, Cleveland starting pitcher Tanner Bibee certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Bibee pitched seven quality innings striking out seven Cincinnati Reds batters while scattering four hits and two walks in the Guardians win over the Reds.

Looking closer at the data just presented, in the Guardians 6-1 win over the Reds just noted, Bibee compiled a whopping 27.6 Draftkings points.

In my opinion, Tanner Bibee is the most likely player to post the most fantasy points in tomorrow afternoon’s MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Tanner Bibee at the captain position for this Draftkings MLB Showdown contest.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Jose Ramirez, Third Baseman (Cleveland Guardians) $10,000: Kerry Carpenter, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $9,000: Matt Vierling, Third Baseman (Detroit Tigers) $8,000.