Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Giants vs. Braves 7/23/25
San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves
July 23, 2025 12:15 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Francisco Giants 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 today’s Giants vs. Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Spencer Strider, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $12,400
On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the San Francisco Giants playing below average baseball. The Braves have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-2 loss to the New York Yankees three days ago.
Similar to the Atlanta Braves, the San Francisco Giants arrive at this National League game playing subpar baseball. The Giants have lost six of the team’s last seven games played this season, including a 4-0 shutout loss to the Toronto Blue Jays last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Spencer Strider has certainly been a solid contributor for the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Strider performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the talented pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 12 starts made in 2025, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider has compiled a 4-7 (win-loss record), a 3.59 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) and a 1.15 ERA (Earned Run Average). Additionally, Strider has tallied 82 strikeouts while allowing 24 walks in 67.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Atlanta Braves 7-1 win over the New York Mets last month, Atlanta starting pitcher Spencer Strider pitched exceptionally well. Strider pitched six quality innings while scattering five hits and one walk in the Braves victory over the New York Mets. It should also be noted that Strider compiled eight strikeouts in the Braves defeat of the Mets.
In my opinion, Spencer Strider is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Strider 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): Justin Verlander, Starting Pitcher (Houston Astros) $10,000: Matt Chapman, Third Baseman (San Francisco Giants) $7,000: Ozzie Albies, Second Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $6,000.
