Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Braves vs. Giants 6/6/25
Atlanta Braves vs. San Francisco Giants
June 6, 2025 10:15 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves 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 Braves vs. Giants matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Spencer Schwellenbach, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $12,000
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the San Francisco Giants.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the San Francisco Giants playing below average baseball. The Braves have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks two days ago.
Conversely, the San Francisco Giants arrive at this evening’s National League game playing decent baseball. The Giants have won three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins last week.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach has been a solid performer for the Atlanta Braves this season. With that said, how has Schwellenbach performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Schwellenbach’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 12 games that starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach has made for Atlanta Braves this season, Schwellenbach has compiled a 4-4 (won-loss record), a 3.13 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.03 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 17th in MLB. Additionally, Schwellenbach has amassed 71 strikeouts while allowing 12 walks in 74.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Atlanta Braves impressive 5-0 shutout win over the Boston Red Sox seven days ago, Atlanta starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach certainly pitched at a high level. Schwellenbach pitched 6.1 quality innings, striking out 11 Red Sox batters while scattering five hits in the Atlanta Braves victory over Boston.
In my opinion, Spencer Schwellenbach is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach 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): Hayden Birdsong, Starting Pitcher (San Francisco Giants) $10,600: Ozzie Albies, Second Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $6,600: Heliot Ramos, Outfielder (San Francisco Giants) $8,400.
