Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Reds vs. Dodgers 9/30/25
Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
September 30, 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-Blake Snell, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $12,200
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening 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 first game of this three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds playing good baseball. The Dodgers have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners two days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds are playing quality baseball entering the opening game of this National League series. Let me be more specific. The Reds have won three of the team’s last four 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 Blake Snell has certainly been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review Snell’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 11 starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell has compiled a rather impressive 5-4 (win-loss record), a 2.35 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.26 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Snell has amassed 72 strikeouts in 61.1 innings pitched this season.
Last month, in the Los Angeles Dodgers convincing 9-0 shutout win over the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles starting pitcher Blake Snell pitched six quality innings while scattering two hits and two walks. It is also noteworthy that Snell struck out 11 Rockies batters in this game.
In my opinion, Blake Snell 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 Blake Snell 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): Hunter Greene, Starting Pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) $10,600: Elly Da La Cruz, Shortstop (Cincinnati Reds) $9,000: Andy Pages, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $6,200.
