FanDuel MLB DFS Picks: Blue Jays vs. Athletics 7/12/25

Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the Athletics. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Toronto Blue Jays vs. Athletics 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 Blue Jays vs. Athletics matchup.

FanDuel MLB DFS Picks

MVP-Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman, Toronto Blue Jays $10,600

On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the Athletics.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Athletics playing good baseball. The Blue Jays have won nine of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-1 win over the Chicago White Sox four days ago.

In direct contrast to the Toronto Blue Jays, the Athletics are playing below average baseball entering today’s American League game. More specifically, the Athletics have lost five of the team’s last nine games played this season, including a 7-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants last week.

Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Talented first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has been a solid performer for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025. Having stated that, how has Guerrero Jr. performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Guerrero Jr.’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In the 92 games that Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has played for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 MLB regular season, Guerreo Jr. has compiled a .279 batting average, ten home runs, 54 walks, 46 RBIs (runs batted in), 57 runs scored, a .823 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) and a .383 OBP (On-Base Percentage) which ranks tenth in MLB.

Last month, in the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerreo Jr. played exceptionally well. In Toronto’s victory over Arizona, Guerrero Jr. tallied three hits (one home run, one double), one run scored and three RBIs. It should also be mentioned that in Toronto’s defeat of the Diamondbacks, Guerreo Jr. tallied 34.7 FanDuel points.

In my opinion, Vladimir Guerreo Jr. is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Vladimir Guerreo Jr. at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): George Springer, Outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays) $12,600: Lawrence Butler, Outfielder (Athletics) $11,200: Bo Bichette, Shortstop (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,000.