Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Tigers vs. Brewers 4/14/25
Detroit Pistons vs. Milwaukee Brewers
April 14, 2025 7:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers vs. Milwaukee Brewers 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 tonight’s Detroit Tigers vs. Milwaukee Brewers matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Tarik Skubal, Starting Pitcher, Detroit Tigers $12,600
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Milwaukee Brewers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Detroit Tigers arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers playing exceptional baseball. The Tigers have won seven of the team’s last nine games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-0 shutout win over the Minnesota Twins two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Detroit Tigers, the Milwaukee Brewers are not playing well entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Brewers have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-0 shutout loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks two days ago.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Tarik Skubal has been a standout performer for the Detroit Tigers starting rotation this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Skubal’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal has compiled a 1-2 (win-loss record), a 3.78 ERA (Earned Run Average), and a 1.20 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched) in 2025. Additionally, Skubal has tallied 16 strikeouts while allowing four walks in 16.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Detroit Tigers 5-0 shutout win over the New York Yankees six days ago, Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal certainly pitched at a high level. Skubal pitched six quality innings while scattering four hits while allowing no walks in the Tigers victory over the Yankees.
In my opinion, Tarik Skubal is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal 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): Tyler Alexander, Starting Pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers) $10,600: Spencer Torkelson, First Baseman (Detroit Tigers) $6,800: Jackson Chourio, Outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) $9,200.
