Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Padres 10/8/24

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a playoff matchup between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 this evening’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Michael King, Starting Pitcher, San Diego Padres $11,600

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a National League Division playoff series featuring the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s MLB playoff game? The San Diego Padres arrive at the third game of this National League Division series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing rather good baseball. The Padres have won ten of the team’s last 14 games played this season, including a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves five days ago.

Similar to the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been playing quality baseball recently. The Dodgers have won ten of the team’s last 13 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 13-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies nine days ago.

It should be noted that the San Diego Padres won last night’s second game of this National League Division playoff series defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 10-2.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s National League Division series game. San Diego Padres pitcher Michael King is arguably one of the best starting pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has the Padres hurler been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Michael King’s game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In the 31 games that Michael King pitched for the San Diego Padres in the 2024 MLB regular season, King posted an impressive 2.95 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.19 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a massive 201 strikeouts while allowing 63 walks.

More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers dominating 4-0 shutout win over the Atlanta Braves seven days ago, San Diego starting pitcher Michael King certainly pitched at a high level. More specifically, King pitched six quality innings striking out a whopping 12 Atlanta Braves batters while scattering five hits and no walks in the Padres victory over the Braves.

In summary, I am rolling with San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Walker Buehler, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,200: Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $9,600: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,600.