Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Tigers vs. Rockies 5/8/25
Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies
May 8, 2025 3:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies 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 today’s Detroit Tigers vs. Colorado Rockies matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Casey Mize, Starting Pitcher, Detroit Tigers $11,800
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Colorado Rockies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Detroit Tigers arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing good baseball. The Tigers have won five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-1 defeat of the Los Angeles Angels last week.
In direct contrast to the Detroit Tigers, the Colorado Rockies are not playing well entering this afternoon’s game. The Rockies have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-0 shutout loss to the San Francisco Giants six days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to this afternoon’s contest. Starting pitcher Casey Mize has been a standout performer for the Detroit Tigers this season. With that said, how has Mize performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review the veteran hurler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through six starts made this season, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize has compiled an impressive 5-1 (win-loss record), a 2.70 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.09 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be noted that Casey Mize has amassed 27 strikeouts while allowing nine walks in 36.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Detroit Tigers 3-1 win over the Kansas City Royals last month, Detroit starting pitcher Casey Mize pitched rather well. Let me be more specific. Mize pitched seven quality innings while scattering four hits and one walk in the Detroit Tigers defeat of the Royals.
In my opinion, Casey Mize is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Casey Mize 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): Kyle Freeland, Starting Pitcher (Colorado Rockies) $10,400: Jordan Beck, Outfielder (Colorado Rockies) $6,400: Javier Baez, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $7,000.
