Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mariners vs. Athletics 7/29/25
Seattle Mariners vs. Athletics
July 29, 2025 10:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Athletics. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Mariners vs. Athletics 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 Mariners vs. Athletics matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Luis Severino, Starting Pitcher, Athletics $10,600
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Athletics.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Athletics arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing good baseball. The Athletics have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 15-3 victory over the Houston Astros four days ago.
Similar to the Athletics, the Seattle Mariners arrive at tonight’s game playing quality baseball. Let me be more specific. The Mariners have won three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 7-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels last week.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Luis Severino has been a solid performer for the Athletics this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Severino’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 22 starts made in 2025, Athletics starting pitcher Luis Severino holds an 4-11 (win-loss record), a 4.95 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.35 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Severino has compiled 92 strikeouts in 125.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Athletics 5-2 win over the Houston Astros five days ago, Athletics starting pitcher Luis Severino pitched seven quality innings while scattering four hits and no walks.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Luis Severino 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 matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
In my opinion, Luis Severino is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Athletics starting pitcher Luis Severino 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): Logan Evans, Starting Pitcher (Seattle Mariners) $11,000: Nick Kurtz, First Baseman (Athletics) $9,600: Shea Langeliers, Catcher (Athletics) $7,400.
