Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Dodgers vs. Padres 8/24/25
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for today's Dodgers vs. Padres matchup.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres
August 24, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres 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 Dodgers vs. Padres matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,600
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the San Diego Padres playing below average baseball. The Dodgers have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres.
Conversely, the San Diego Padres are playing good baseball entering the final game of this National League series. The Padres have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants four days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Yamamoto performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 24 starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has compiled a 10-8 (win-loss record) and a 2.90 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks 14h in MLB. Additionally, Yamamoto has tallied a 1.08 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched), 151 strikeouts (18th in MLB) while allowing 46 walks in 133.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier this season, Los Angeles starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven quality innings while scattering one hit and two walks.
In my view, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto 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): Nick Pivetta, Starting Pitcher (San Diego Padres) $11,800: Fernando Tatis, Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $8,800: Alex Freeland, Shortstop (Los Angeles Dodgers) $4,200.
