FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Braves vs. Nationals 9/16/25
Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals
September 16, 2025 1:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals 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 Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Matt Olson, First Baseman, Atlanta Braves $11,000
On Tuesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a four-game National League series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB contest? The Atlanta Braves arrive at the second game of this four-game series with the Washington Nationals playing below average baseball. The Braves have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 11-3 loss to the Houston Astros last week.
Similar to the Atlanta Braves, the Washington Nationals are playing subpar baseball entering the second game of this National League series. Let me be more specific. The Nationals have lost four of the team’s last six games played, including a 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates three days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Talented first baseman Matt Olson has certainly been an essential part of the Atlanta Braves starting lineup in 2025. With that said, how has Olsen performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine the veteran first baseman’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 150 games that Matt Olson has played for the Atlanta Braves in the 2025 MLB regular season, Olson has compiled a rather impressive .277 batting average, 26 home runs, 87 RBIs (runs batted in), 88 runs scored, a .372 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .855 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Matt Olson can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. With that said, I fully expect that trend to continue in today’s matchup with the Washington Nationals.
In my opinion, Matt Olson is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): James Wood, Outfielder (Washington Nationals) $10,600: Austin Hays, Outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) $9,000: Ronald Acuna Jr., Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $13,000.
