New York Mets vs. Atlanta Braves
August 24, 2025 1:35 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets 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 this afternoon’s Mets vs. Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-David Peterson, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,600
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a three-game National League series featuring the New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s MLB game? The New York Mets arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing good baseball. The Mets have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 12-7 win over the Atlanta Braves two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Mets, the Atlanta Braves are playing subpar baseball entering today’s contest. The Braves have lost three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 9-2 loss to the New York Mets last night.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s National League game. Starting pitcher David Peterson has certainly been a solid contributor for the New York Mets this season. With that said, how has Peterson performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 24 starts made this season, New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson has compiled an 8-5 (win-loss record), a 3.18 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.24 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Peterson has amassed 127 strikeouts while allowing 45 walks in 133 innings pitched in 2025.
More recently, in the New York Mets victory over the Washington Nationals five days ago, David Peterson pitched eight quality innings while scattering four hits and only one walk.
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, David Peterson can post a high number of DFS points on any give night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in today’s matchup with the Atlanta Braves.
In my view, David Peterson is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher David Peterson 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): Bryce Elder, Starting Pitcher (Atlanta Braves) $10,200: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,200: Ronald Acuna Jr., Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $8,800.
