Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Padres vs. Athletics 4/7/25
San Diego Padres vs. Athletics
April 7, 2025 10:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the San Diego Padres and the Athletics. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Diego Padres vs. Athletics 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 evening’s Padres vs. Athletics matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Michael King, Starting Pitcher, San Diego Padres $12,200
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the San Diego Padres and the Athletics.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The San Diego Padres arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Athletics playing exceptional baseball. More specifically, the San Diego Padres have won eight of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians five days ago.
In direct contrast to the San Diego Padres, the Athletics are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s game. The Athletics have lost five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 12-5 loss to the Colorado Rockies last night
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Michael King had an impressive 2024 season with the San Diego Padres. With that said, how did King perform from a statistical perspective last season? Let’s review King’s relevant game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Last season, Michael King recorded a 13-9 win-loss record, maintained a solid 2.95 ERA (Earned Run Average) and struck out 201 batters over 173.2 innings pitched. The veteran hurler’s consistency on the mound made him a key pitcher for the Padres starting rotation in 2024.
How has King pitched recently? In the San Diego Padres 7-0 shutout win over the Cleveland Guardians six days ago, San Diego starting pitcher Michael King certainly pitched at a high level. King pitched five quality innings, striking out 11 Guardians batters while scattering two hits and one walk in the San Diego Padres victory over the Guardians.
In my view, Michael King is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s game. For that specific reason, I am backing San Diego Padres starting pitcher Michael King 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): Luis Severino, Starting Pitcher (Atheltics) $10,600: Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $9,600: Jason Heyward, Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $3,800.
