Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Cubs vs. Cardinals 6/23/25
Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
June 23, 2025 7:45 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals 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 Cubs vs. Cardinals matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Ben Brown, Starting Pitcher, Chicago Cubs $10,800
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a four-game National League series featuring the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Chicago Cubs arrive at the first game of this four-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals playing below average baseball. The Cubs have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-7 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals arrive at today’s National League game playing good baseball. The Cardinals have won five of the team’s last six games played this season, including a dominant 12-2 win over the Chicago White Sox last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Ben Brown has been a standout performer for the Chicago Cubs this season. With that said, how has Brown performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Brown’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 12 starts made in 2025, Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ben Brown has compiled a 3-5 (won-loss record), a 5.71 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.47 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Brown has amassed 83 strikeouts (24th in MLB) while allowing 28 walks in 69.1 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the Chicago Cubs 2-0 shutout win over the Cincinnati Reds, Chicago starting pitcher Ben Brown certainly pitched at a high level. Brown pitched six quality innings, striking out nine Reds batters while scattering one hit and one walk in the Chicago Cubs victory over Cincinnati.
In my view, Ben Brown is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Ben Brown 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): Matthew Liberatore, Starting Pitcher (St. Louis Cardinals) $11,200: Kyle Tucker, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $9,600: Ian Happ, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $7,600.
