Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Rockies vs. Dodgers 9/8/25
Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
September 8, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Colorado Rockies 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 this evening’s Rockies vs. Dodgers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Tyler Glasnow, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,800
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Colorado Rockies and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing below average baseball. Let me be more specific. The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-0 shutout loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates five days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Colorado Rockies are playing subpar baseball entering the opening game of this National League series. The Rockies have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Glasnow 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 14 starts made in 2025, Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow has compiled a 1-3 (win-loss record) and a 3.41 ERA (Earned Run Average). It should also be noted that Glasnow has amassed a 1.11 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Innings Pitched) and 81 strikeouts while allowing 32 walks in 68.2 innings pitched this season.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Tyler Glasnow has the potential to post a large number of DFS points on any given night.
In my view, Tyler Glasnow is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow 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): Chase Dollander, Starting Pitcher (Colorado Rockies) $10,000: Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,600: Hunter Goodman, Outfielder (Colorado Rockies) $9,000.
