Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Athletics and the Washington Nationals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Athletics vs. Washington Nationals 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 today’s Athletics vs. Nationals matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-CJ Abrams, Shortstop, Washington Nationals $12,600
On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Athletics and the Washington Nationals.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Washington Nationals arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Athletics playing below average baseball. The Nationals have lost six of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers four days ago.
Similar to the Washington Nationals, the Athletics arrive at this afternoon’s interleague game playing subpar baseball. More specifically, the Athletics have lost three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 7-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Talented shortstop CJ Abrams has been a solid contributor for the Washington Nationals in 2025. With that said, how has Abrams performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the veteran shortstop’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 99 games that CJ Abrams has played for the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB regular season, Abrams has compiled a .273 batting average, 14 home runs, 29 walks, 43 RBIs (runs batted in), 26 stolen bases (seventh in MLB), 66 runs scored, a .339 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .810 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, CJ Abrams can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in this afternoon’s matchup with the Athletics.
In my view, CJ Abrams is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points on this MLB slate. Having stated that, I am backing Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this evening’s MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): James Wood, Outfielder (Washington Nationals) $12,000: Nick Kurtz, First Baseman (Athletics) $13,800: Shea Langeliers, Catcher (Athletics) $11,600.