Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Braves vs. Mets 6/24/25
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets
June 24, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves 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 tomorrow night’s Braves vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Spencer Strider, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $12,000
On Tuesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a four-game National League series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow’s MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the second game of this four-game series with the New York Mets playing good baseball. The Braves have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-0 win over the Miami Marlins two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets arrive at this National League game playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Mets have lost nine of the team’s last ten games played this season, including a 10-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tomorrow’s contest. Starting pitcher Spencer Strider has been a standout performer for the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Strider performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the talented pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through seven starts made in 2025, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider has compiled a 2-5 (win-loss record), a 1.14 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) and a 3.89 ERA (Earned Run Average). Additionally, Strider has tallied 45 strikeouts while allowing 12 walks in 37 innings pitched this season.
Earlier this month, in the Atlanta Braves 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies, Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider pitched exceptionally well. Strider pitched six quality innings while scattering six hits and one walk in the Braves win over Colorado. It should also be noted that Strider compiled a whopping 13 strikeouts in the Braves defeat of the Rockies.
In my view, Spencer Strider is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider 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): Ronald Acuna Jr., Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $10,000: Brandon Nimmo, Outfielder (New York Mets) $7,400: Austin Riley, Third Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $8,000.
