Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Phillies vs. Braves 4/10/25
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves
April 10, 2025 7:15 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Philadelphia Phillies 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 this evening’s Phillies vs. Braves matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Spencer Schwellenbach, Starting Pitcher, Atlanta Braves $11,800
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the final game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing rather good baseball. More specifically, the Philadelphia Phillies have won seven of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-7 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers six days ago.
In direct contrast to the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s game. The Braves have lost eight of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-0 shutout loss to the Miami Marlins last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach had a strong 2024 season as a rookie for the Atlanta Braves. With that said, how did Schwellenbach perform from a statistical perspective last season? Let’s review Schwellenbach’s relevant game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach made 21 starts last season, finishing with an 8-7 record and a 3.35 ERA. Additionally, Schwellenbach tallied 127 strikeouts and a 1.04 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) across 123.2 innings pitched in 2024.
How has Schwellenbach pitched recently? In the Atlanta Braves impressive 10-0 shutout win over the Miami Marlins six days ago, Atlanta starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach certainly pitched at a high level. Schwellenbach pitched eight quality innings, striking out ten Marlins batters while scattering two hits in the Atlanta Braves victory over the Miami Marlins.
In my opinion, Spencer Schwellenbach is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach 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): Jesus Luzardo, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $10,800: Ozzie Albies, Second Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $7,600: Orlando Arcia, Shortstop (Atlanta Braves) $3,400.
