Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Phillies vs. Mets 8/27/25
Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets
August 27, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Mets game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB 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 Phillies vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Nolan McLean, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,400
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the New York Mets playing below average baseball. The Phillies have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 13-3 loss to the New York Mets two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Mets are playing good baseball entering this National League game. More specifically, the Mets have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-2 win over the Atlanta Braves last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Nolan McLean has been a standout performer for the New York Mets starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has McLean performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the talented rookie hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through two starts made this season, New York Mets starting pitcher Nolan McLean has amassed a robust 2-0 (win-loss record), a 1.46 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.81 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Nolan McLean has tallied 15 strikeouts while allowing only four walks in 12.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Mets 12-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves five days ago, New York starting pitcher Nolan McLean pitched seven innings while scattering four hits and zero walks.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain position for a Draftkings MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.
In my view, Nolan McLean is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing New York starting pitcher Nolan McLean at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Taijuan Walker, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $10,400: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,000.
