Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets
May 9, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs 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 Cubs vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Clay Holmes, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $11,200
This Friday evening, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The New York Mets arrive at the opening game of this three-game series with the Chicago Cubs playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Mets have lost four of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks three days ago.
Similar to the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs are not playing well entering this evening’s game. The Cubs have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 14-5 loss to the San Francisco Giants two days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Clay Holmes has certainly been an essential part of the New York Mets starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Holmes performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through seven starts made in 2025, New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes has compiled a 4-1 (win-loss record), a 2.06 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.28 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Holmes has tallied 39 strikeouts while allowing 13 walks in 36.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Mets 2-0 shutout win over the Washington Nationals, New York starting pitcher Clay Holmes pitched rather well. Let me be more specific. Holmes pitched five quality innings while scattering four hits and no walks in the Mets victory over the Nationals.
In my opinion, Clay Holmes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Clay Holmes 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): Jameson Tailon, Starting Pitcher (Chicago Cubs) $11,000: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $8,400: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $7,800.
