Draftkings MLB DFS Picks: Dodgers vs. Red Sox 7/27/25
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox
July 27, 2025 1:35 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox 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. Red Sox matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,000
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Boston Red Sox arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing average baseball. The Red Sox have lost three of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-0 shutout loss to the Chicago Cubs last week.
In direct contrast with the Red Sox, the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing well entering this evening’s contest. Let me be more specific. The Dodgers have won three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins six days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Talented outfielder Shohei Ohtani has certainly been an important part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting lineup in 2025. With that said, how has Ohtani performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Ohtani’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 103 games that Shohei Ohtani has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 MLB regular season, Ohtani has compiled a .273 batting average, 38 home runs (third in MLB), 71 RBIs (runs batted in), 99 runs scored (first in MLB), a .376 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .997 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks third in MLB.
Last month, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Shohei Ohtani played exceptionally well. In the Dodgers win over the Pirates, Ohtani amassed three hits, two runs scored, two doubles, one triple and one RBI. Clearly, Ohtani is playing well entering this afternoon’s MLB game.
In my view, Shohei Ohtani is the most likely player to accumulate the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (Draftkings price noted): Dustin May, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,400: Walker Buehler, Outfielder (Boston Red Sox) $10,400: Teoscar Hernandez, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $7,400.
