Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Orioles vs. Twins 5/8/25
Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins
May 8, 2025 1:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins 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 Baltimore Orioles vs. Minnesota Twins matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Bailey Ober, Starting Pitcher, Minnesota Twins $12,000
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Minnesota Twins arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles playing good baseball. The Twins have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-4 defeat of the Boston Red Sox four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Minnesota Twins, the Baltimore Orioles are not playing well entering this afternoon’s game. The Orioles have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-0 shutout loss to the Kansas City Royals last week.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Bailey Ober has been a solid performer for the Minnesota Twins starting pitching staff this season. With that said, how has Ober performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review the talented pitcher’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through seven starts made this season, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober has compiled a rather impressive 4-1 (win-loss record), a 4.13 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.35 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Bailey Ober has amassed 31 strikeouts while allowing eight walks in 38.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Minnesota Twins 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox five days ago, Minnesota starting pitcher Bailey Ober pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Ober pitched six quality innings while scattering seven hits and one walk in the Minnesota Twins defeat of the Red Sox.
In my view, Bailey Ober is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Bailey Ober 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): Dean Kramer, Starting Pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) $10,400: Byron Buxton, Outfielder (Minnesota Twins) $9,000: Gunnar Henderson, Shortstop (Baltimore Orioles) $9,200.
