Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Brewers vs. Cubs 10/9/25
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs
October 9, 2025 9:08 pm EDT
Later today, Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League playoff matchup featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs 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 Brewers vs. Cubs matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the fourth game of a five-game National League series featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago Cubs.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s National League playoff game? The Milwaukee Brewers arrive at the fourth game of this five-game series with the Chicago Cubs playing good baseball. More specifically, the Brewers have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 7-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs three days ago.
In direct contrast to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Chicago Cubs are playing below average baseball entering this MLB playoff game. The Cubs have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 9-3 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers five days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s MLB playoff game. Starting pitcher Freddy Peralta has certainly been a solid performer for the Milwaukee Brewers starting pitching rotation in 2025. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical perspective this season? Let’s review Peralta’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 33 starts made in the 2025 MLB regular season, Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta has compiled a 16-5 (win-loss record), a 2.70 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.08 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) which ranks 13th in MLB. Additionally, Peralta amassed a robust 204 strikeouts (ninth in MLB) in 176.2 innings pitched this season.
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.
In my view, Freddy Peralta is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Matthew Boyd, Starting Pitcher (Chicago Cubs) $10,400: Michael Busch, First Baseman (Chicago Cubs) $8,800: William Contreras, Catcher (Milwaukee Brewers) $8,400.
