Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Braves vs. Dodgers 3/31/25
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
March 31, 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-Tyler Glasnow, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,000
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three 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 opening game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Braves have lost four consecutive games entering this evening’s matchup with Dodgers.
In contrast to the Atlanta Braves, the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing outstanding baseball to open the 2025 regular season. The Dodgers have won five consecutive games, including a 7-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers two days ago.
Now that we have determined how both teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Talented starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow certainly illustrated that he was a key member of this Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation last season. Having stated that, how did Glasnow perform from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Glasnow’s game data from last season to answer that question.
Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow had a solid season for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024. Glasnow made 22 starts (career high) for the Dodgers last season. In those 22 starts just mentioned, Glasnow posted a 9-6 record. His ERA was an impressive 3.49, and he maintained a WHIP of 0.95.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Tyler Glasnow pitched exceptionally well last season. I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
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 the specific reasons outlined above, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow at the captain position for this one game MLB Draftkings Showdown contest.
Flex plays I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Grant Holmes, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $10,600: Will Smith, Catcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $6,600: Jarred Kelenic, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $4,400: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,600.
