Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Braves vs. Mets 8/13/25
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets
August 13, 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 this evening’s Braves vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-David Peterson, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,600
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the New York Mets playing good baseball. The Braves have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 8-6 win over the Atlanta Braves last week.
Conversely, the New York Mets arrive at this National League game playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Mets have lost nine of the team’s last ten games played this season, including a 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians five days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s National League game. Starting pitcher David Peterson has certainly been a standout performer for the New York Mets this season. With that said, how has Peterson performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 22 starts made this season, New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson has compiled a 7-5 (win-loss record), a 2.98 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.23 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Peterson has amassed 112 strikeouts while allowing 45 walks in 133 innings pitched in 2025.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, David Peterson can post a high number of DFS points on any give night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
In my view, David Peterson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson 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): Carlos Carrasco, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $9,600: Matt Olson, First Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $9,200: Jeff McNeil, Second Baseman (New York Mets) $5,400.
