Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Braves vs. Dodgers 4/1/25
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
April 1, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a national league matchup featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Chris Sale, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,800
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game national league series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing below average baseball. The Braves have lost four consecutive games entering this evening’s contest, including a 6-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers last night.
In direct contrast to the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing outstanding baseball. Let me be more specific. The Dodgers have won six consecutive games, including a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers three days ago.
Now that we have determined how these two teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s game. Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale certainly pitched at a high-level in 2024. With that said, how did Sale perform from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Sale’s relevant game data from last season to better shed light on his contributions to the team.
Chris Sale compiled an impressive 18-3 record and a 2.38 ERA for the Atlanta Braves in 2024. Additionally, Sale tallied 225 strikeouts over 177.2 innings pitched last season. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, veteran starting pitcher Chris Sale had an exceptional season in 2024. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Dodgers.
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 for this evening’s MLB slate.
For the specific reasons outlined above, I am backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale at the captain position for this one game MLB Draftkings Showdown contest.
Flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Dustin May, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,000: Will Smith, Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $6,800: Matt Olson, First Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $8,400: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000.
