Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Mets vs. Dodgers 6/5/25
New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
June 5, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the New York Mets 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 Mets 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 today’s Mets vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Landon Knack, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $10,000
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering this National League game? The New York Mets are playing good baseball entering this afternoon’s matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Mets have won nine of the team’s last 11 games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies four days ago.
In direct contrast to the New York Mets, the Los Angeles Dodgers are not playing well entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Dodgers have lost three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Landon Knack has certainly been an important part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Knack performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s examine Knack’s player data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In eight starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Landon Knack has compiled a 3-2 (win-loss record), a 4.58 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.36 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be mentioned that Knack has tallied 34 strikeouts while allowing 13 walks in 35.1 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers dominant 18-2 win over the New York Yankees Sox six days ago, Los Angeles starting pitcher Landon Knack pitched exceptionally well. Knack pitched six quality innings while scattering five hits and three walks in the Dodgers victory over the Yankees. Additionally, Knack struck out six Yankees batters in the Dodgers defeat of the New York Yankees.
In my view, Landon Knack is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s MLB regular season game. With that said, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Landon Knack at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season game (Draftkings price noted): David Peterson, Starting Pitcher (New York Mets) $11,600: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,400: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,000.
