FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Dodgers vs. Mets 10/17/24
Breaking down the best FanDuel picks for tonight's Dodgers vs. Mets matchup.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets
October 17, 2024 8:08 pm EDT
On Thursday evening, Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a playoff matchup between the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel MLB 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. New York Mets matchup.
FanDuel MLB Player Selections
MVP-Mark Vientos, Third Baseman, New York Mets $7,500
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the fourth game of the 2024 National League Championship series featuring the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the fourth game of the 2024 National League Championship series playing rather good baseball. The Dodgers have won 14 of the team’s last 19 games played this season, including a dominating 2-0 shutout victory over the San Diego Padres last week.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Mets have been playing quality baseball recently. More specifically, the New York Mets have won nine of the team’s last 13 games played this season, including a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers 12 days ago.
It should be noted that the Los Angeles Dodgers won last night’s fourth game of the 2024 National League Championship defeating the New York Yankees.
Now that we have identified how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s MLB playoff contest.
New York third baseman Mark Vientos arrives at the fourth game of the 2024 National League Championship series playing quality baseball. In the last seven games that Mark Vientos has played for the New York Mets this season, Vientos accumulated 12 hits (three home runs), four runs scored, and two walks. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select at the MVP position for a FanDuel MLB single game contest.
In conclusion, I am backing New York Mets third baseman Mark Vientos at the MVP position for this one game MLB FanDuel slate.
Star-Francisco Lindor, Shortstop New York Mets $9,000
In the last six games that shortstop Francisco Lindor has played for the New York Mets in the 2024 MLB regular season, Francisco Lindor compiled nine hits (three doubles), seven runs scored, six RBIs (runs batted in) and five walks in 36 plate appearances.
Flex plays I like to play well (FanDuel price noted): Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,500: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $6,500: Pete Alonso, First Baseman (New York Mets) $7,000.
