FanDuel Best MLB Player Selections: Diamondbacks vs. Astros 9/8/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Houston Astros and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 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 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three 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 Houston Astros vs. Arizona Diamondbacks matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Yordan Alvarez, Outfielder, Houston Astros $9,500

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three game National League series between the Houston Astros and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Houston Astros arrive at tonight’s game with the Diamondbacks playing rather good baseball. The Astros have won seven of the team’s last ten games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals last week.

In direct contrast to the Houston Astros, the Arizona Diamondbacks have not been playing good baseball recently. Let me be more specific. The Diamondbacks have lost four of the team’s last six game played this season, including a 3-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants three days ago.

It should be noted that the Houston Astros defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 in last night’s second game of this three game National League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s game. Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez continues to be an important part of the Houston Astros lineup in 2024. In his last two games played for the Houston Astros in the 2024 MLB regular season, Yordan Alvarez has tallied five hits (two home runs), two runs scored, and a whopping seven RBIs (runs batted in) in nine plate appearances. Clearly, Houston outfielder Yordan Alvarez is swinging the bat at a high level entering this evening’s matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Star-Jose Altuve, Second Baseman, Houston Astros $8,000

How important is Houston second baseman Jose Altuve to the Houston Astros offense in 2024? Let’s review a sample of Altuve’s recent game data to answer that question.

In his last two games played for the Houston Astros in the 2024 MLB regular season, Altuve accumulated six hits (one home run), two RBIs (runs batted in), and five runs scored, and one walk in ten plate appearances.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Corbin Carroll, Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $7,500: Jake McCarthy, Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $5,500.