Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Braves vs. Mets 8/14/25
Atlanta Braves vs. New York Mets
August 14, 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 tonight’s Braves vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Kodai Senga, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,800
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final 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 third game of this three-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 8-6 win over the Atlanta Braves last week.
In direct contrast to the Braves, the New York Mets arrive at this National League game playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Mets have lost ten of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 4-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians six days ago.
Now that we have determined how both teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Veteran starting pitcher Kodai Senga has been a standout performer for the New York Mets this season. With that said, how has Senga pitched from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Senga’s game data to answer that question.
Through 18 starts made for the New York Mets this season, starting pitcher Kodai Senga has compiled a 7-4 (win-loss record) and a robust 2.30 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks sixth in MLB. It should also be mentioned that Senga has tallied a 1.24 (walks, hits, innings pitched) and amassed 88 strikeouts while allowing 47 walks in 94 innings pitched in 2025.
Earlier this season, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks, New York starting pitcher Kodai Senga certainly pitched at a high level. More specifically, Senga pitched six quality innings striking out four Arizona batters while scattering two hits and five walks in the Dodgers win over the Diamondbacks.
In my opinion, Kodai Senga is the most likely player to post the highest number of Draftkings points in today’s MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Kodai Senga at the captain position for this one game MLB Draftkings Showdown contest.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Elder, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $10,000: Matt Olson, First Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $9,000: Brandon Nimmo, Outfielder (New York Mets) $8,600.
