Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Reds vs. Dodgers 10/1/25
Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
October 1, 2025 9:08 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League playoff matchup featuring the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 night’s Reds vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,000
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League playoff series featuring the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow’s MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners three days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds are playing quality baseball entering the second game of this National League series. Let me be more specific. The Reds have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow night’s MLB playoff game. Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has certainly been an important part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Yamamoto 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 30 starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto has compiled a 12-8 (win-loss record) and a 2.49 ERA (Earned Run Average) which ranks fourth in MLB. Additionally, Yamamoto has tallied a 0.99 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched), 201 strikeouts (11th in MLB) while allowing 59 walks in 173.2 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Yoshinobu Yamamoto can post a large number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tomorrow night’s playoff matchup with the Cincinnati Reds.
In my view, Yoshinobu Yamamoto is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB playoff game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB playoff contest (Draftkings price noted): Zack Littell, Starting Pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) $10,600: Elly Da La Cruz, Shortstop (Cincinnati Reds) $9,000: Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000.
