Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Braves 5/4/25
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves
May 4, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves 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 tonight’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Dustin May, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,600
On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won seven of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 15-2 win over the Miami Marlins earlier this week.
In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Atlanta Braves are not playing well entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Braves have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rockies six days ago.
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 Dustin May has been a key contributor to the Los Angeles Dodgers starting rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran pitcher performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review May’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May has compiled a 3.95 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.24 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Additionally, May has amassed 22 strikeouts while allowing 12 walks in 27.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies last month, Los Angeles starting pitcher Dustin May certainly pitched at a high level. May pitched six quality innings while scattering three hits and no walks in the Dodgers victory over the Rockies.
In my view, Dustin May is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Dustin May 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): Bryce Elder, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $10,800: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,400.
