Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Orioles vs. Braves 7/6/25
Baltimore Orioles vs. Atlanta Braves
July 6, 2025 11:35 am EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Orioles 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 tomorrow’s Baltimore Orioles vs. Atlanta Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Grant Holmes, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,600
On Sunday morning, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Baltimore Orioles 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 Baltimore Orioles playing below average baseball. The Braves have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Atlanta Braves, the Baltimore Orioles are playing good baseball entering tomorrow’s interleague contest. More specifically, the Orioles have won five of the team’s last eight games played this season, including a 5-1 win over the Atlanta Braves last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow morning’s contest. Starting pitcher Grant Holmes has emerged as a reliable presence for the Atlanta Braves starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran pitcher performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Holmes relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 16 games that starting pitcher Grant Holmes has made for Atlanta Braves this season, Holmes has compiled a 4-7 (won-loss record), a 3.47 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.24 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Holmes has amassed 113 strikeouts (11th in MLB) while allowing 42 walks in 90 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves earlier this season, Atlanta starting pitcher Grant Holmes certainly pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Holmes pitched six quality innings while scattering four hits and two walks in the Dodgers victory over Atlanta. It should also be noted that in the Dodgers win over the Braves, Holmes tallied 23.9 Draftkings points.
In my view, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing Grant Holmes 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): Trevor Rogers, Starting Pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) $10,600: Colton Cowser, Outfielder (Baltimore Orioles) $8,200: Ronald Acuna Jr., Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $10,000.
