Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Diamondbacks vs Braves 6/5/25
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves
June 5, 2025 12:15 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 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 Diamondbacks vs. Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Grant Holmes, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,600
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks playing below average baseball. The Braves have lost seven of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox three days ago.
In direct contrast to the Atlanta Braves, the Arizona Diamondbacks are playing good baseball entering today’s National League contest. More specifically, the Diamondbacks have won three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Grant Holmes has emerged as a reliable presence for the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran pitcher performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Holmes relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 12 games that starting pitcher Grant Holmes has made for Atlanta Braves this season, Holmes has compiled a 3-4 (won-loss record), a 3.78 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.17 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Holmes has amassed 64 strikeouts while allowing 27 walks in 64.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves last month, Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes pitched rather well. Holmes pitched six quality innings while scattering four hits and two walks in the Dodgers victory over the Braves. It should also be mentioned that in the Dodgers win over Braves, Holmes accumulated a massive 23.9 Draftkings points.
In my view, Grant Holmes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes 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): Brandon Pfaadt, Starting Pitcher (Arizona Diamondbacks) $10,600: Ketel Marte, Second Baseman (Arizona Diamondbacks) $9,000: Ronald Acuna Jr., Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $10,000.
