Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Atlanta vs. Toronto 4/14/25
Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays
April 14, 2025 7:07 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays 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 tonight’s Atlanta Braves vs. Toronto Blue Jays matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Easton Lucas, Starting Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays $11,600
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing below average baseball. The Blue Jays have lost five of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles four days ago.
Similar to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Atlanta Braves are not playing well entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Braves have lost five of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays three days ago.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Easton Lucas has been a key contributor to the Toronto Blue Jays starting rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Lucas’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Easton Lucas has compiled a 2-0 win-loss record, a 0.00 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.68 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Additionally, Lucas has amassed 11 strikeouts while allowing three walks in 10.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 win over the Boston Red Sox six days ago, Blue Jays starting pitcher Easton Lucas certainly pitched at a high level. Lucas pitched 5.1 quality innings while scattering three hits and one walk in the Blue Jays victory over the Red Sox.
In my opinion, Easton Lucas is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Easton Lucas 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): Grant Holmes, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $10,600: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman $9,800: Anthony Santander, Outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays) $8,000.
