Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers 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 afternoon’s Chicago Cubs vs. Detroit Tigers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Jack Flaherty, Starting Pitcher, Detroit Tigers $11,400
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers.
How are these two teams playing entering this afternoon’s interleague game? The Tigers arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Chicago Cubs playing good baseball. The Detroit Tigers have won eight of the team’s last 11 games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 13-1 win over the Chicago White Sox six days ago.
Similar to the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago Cubs arrive at today’s MLB game playing quality baseball. The Cubs have won eight of the team’s last ten games played this season, including a 2-0 shutout win over the Washington Nationals earlier this week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Jack Flaherty has certainly been an essential part of the Detroit Tigers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Flaherty performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review Flaherty’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 13 starts made in 2025, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty has compiled a 4-6 (win-loss record), a 1.09 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) and a 3.72 ERA (Earned Run Average). It should also be mentioned that Flaherty has tallied 76 strikeouts (16th in MLB) while allowing 20 walks in 65.1 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the Detroit Tigers 3-1 win over the San Francisco Giants, Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Flaherty pitched six quality innings while scattering two hits and one walk in Boston’s victory over the Atlanta Braves.
In my opinion, Jack Flaherty is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this afternoon’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.