Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals
September 17, 2025 4:05 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 this afternoon’s Braves vs. Nationals matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Ronald Acuna Jr., Outfielder, Atlanta Braves $12,600
On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final 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 fourth game of this four-game series with the Washington Nationals playing good baseball. The Braves have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-3 victory over the Houston Astros three days ago.
In direct contrast to the Atlanta Braves, the Washington Nationals are playing below average baseball entering the final game of this National League series. More specifically, the Nationals have lost six of the team’s last eight games played, including a 5-0 shutout loss to the Miami Marlins last week.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Talented outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. has certainly been an important part of the Atlanta Braves starting lineup in 2025. With that said, how has Acuna Jr. performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine the veteran outfielder’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 85 games that Ronald Acuna Jr. has played for the Atlanta Braves in the 2025 MLB regular season, Acuna Jr. has compiled a robust .279 batting average, 17 home runs, 34 RBIs (runs batted in), six stolen bases, 63 runs scored, a .404 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .899 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the captain 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 opinion, Ronald Acuna Jr. is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. 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) $12,200: Matt Olson, First Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $11,600 Ha Seong Kim, Shortstop (Atlanta Braves) $5,600.
