Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Reds 7/30/25
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds
July 30, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds 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 evening’s Dodgers vs. Reds matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Picks
Captain-Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,400
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds.
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 Cincinnati Reds playing quality baseball. The Dodgers have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox five days ago.
In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds are playing below average baseball entering tonight’s contest. Let me be more specific. The Reds have lost two of the team’s last three games played this season, including a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Talented outfielder Shohei Ohtani has certainly been an essential 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 106 games that Shohei Ohtani has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 MLB regular season, Ohtani has compiled a .272 batting average, 38 home runs (second in MLB), 73 RBIs (runs batted in), 100 runs scored (first in MLB), a .377 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .989 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks second in MLB.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Shohei Ohtani can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s MLB game.
In my view, Shohei Ohtani is the most likely player to accumulate the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, 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): Nick Martinez, Starting Pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) $10,800: Emmet Sheehan, Starting Pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,000: Teoscar Hernandez, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,400.
