Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Cubs vs. Brewers 10/4/25
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers
October 4, 2025 2:08 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League playoff matchup featuring the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers 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 afternoon’s Cubs vs. Brewers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Freddy Peralta, Starting Pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers $11,400
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a five-game National League series featuring the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB playoff game? The Milwaukee Brewers arrive at the opening game of this five-game series with the Chicago Cubs playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Brewers have lost five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 7-0 shutout loss to the San Diego Padres last month.
Conversely, the Chicago Cubs are playing good baseball entering this MLB playoff game. The Cubs have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB season, including a 3-0 win over the San Diego Padres two days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tomorrow afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Freddy Peralta has certainly been a standout performer for the Milwaukee Brewers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Peralta’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 33 starts made in 2025, 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 has amassed a massive 204 strikeouts (ninth in MLB) in 176.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels last month, Milwaukee starting pitcher Freddy Peralta pitched six quality innings while scattering two hits and two walks.
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 National League playoff game (Draftkings price noted): Matthew Boyd, Starting Pitcher (Chicago Cubs) $10,800: Michael Busch, First Baseman (Chicago Cubs) $9,400: Jackson Chourio, Outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) $8,400.
