FanDuel MLB DFS Picks: Angels vs. Rangers 8/25/25

Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Los Angeles Angels vs. Texas Rangers game let’s review the rules for the FanDuel single game showdown contest.

FanDuel Single Game Contest Rules

Here are the FanDuel single game contest rules. You have $60,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team MVP. The MVP accumulates 1.5x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value. Additionally, the MVP is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.

The remaining five players in your lineup will be flex plays. The five flex positions will receive the standard FanDuel points value. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your MVP position if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) FanDuel single game contest.

If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game contest, I highly recommend that you check out the FanDuel website for more details.

*It should be noted that FanDuel does not utilize the pitcher position in single game MLB contests. Having stated that, only batters are available for single game MLB lineups on the FanDuel platform.

Here are my FanDuel picks for this evening’s Angels vs. Rangers matchup.

FanDuel MLB DFS Picks

MVP-Corey Seager, Shortstop, Texas Rangers $11,800

On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Los Angeles Angels and the Texas Rangers.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Texas Rangers arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Angels playing good baseball. More specifically, the Rangers have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an impressive 10-0 shutout win over the Cleveland Guardians two days ago.

Conversely, the Los Angeles Angels are currently playing subpar baseball entering tonight’s game. The Rangers have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 3-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs last week.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. Shortstop Corey Seager has certainly been an essential part of the Texas Rangers starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the veteran shortstop performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Seager’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In 99 games played this season, Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager has compiled a .269 batting average, 19 home runs, 19 doubles, 55 walks, 47 RBIs (runs batted in), 56 runs scored and a .369 OBP (On Base Percentage).

As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP position for a FanDuel MLB showdown lineup is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) DFS contest. Keep that in mind as you construct your lineups.

In my view, Corey Seager is the most likely player to post the most FanDuel points in tonight’s MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with Texas Rangers shortstop Corey Seager at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Wyatt Langford, Outfielder (Texas Rangers) $12,400: Jo Adell, Outfielder (Los Angeles Angels) $9,000.