Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Yankees 10/29/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this evening's Dodgers vs. Yankees matchup.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees
October 29, 2024 8:08 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a World Series matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Luis Gil, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $10,800
On Tuesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the fourth game of the 2024 World Series featuring the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the fourth game of the 2024 World Series playing rather good baseball. The Dodgers have won 19 of the team’s last 25 games played this season, including a dominating 2-0 shutout victory over the San Diego Padres last week.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees have been playing quality baseball recently. The Yankees have won seven of the team’s last 12 games played this season, including a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians nine days ago.
It should be noted that the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 4-2 in last night’s Game 3 of the 2024 World Series.
Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s Game 4 of the 2024 World Series.
New York pitcher Luis Gil has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation in 2024. Having stated that, how has Gil been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Gil’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the 25 games that Luis Gil has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Gil has posted a 3.18 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.17 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a whopping 156 strikeouts while allowing 70 walks.
More recently, in the New York Yankees 7-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics last month, New York pitcher Luis Gil pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. In the New York Yankees win over the Oakland Athletics just mentioned, Gil pitched five quality innings, striking out five Oakland batters while scattering five hits and allowing three walks.
In my opinion, Luis Gil is the most likely player to post the most fantasy points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Luis Gil as my captain for this one game MLB Draftkings slate.
Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,600: Mookie Betts, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,200: Giancarlo Stanton, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,000.
