Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs
September 1, 2025 4:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Chicago Cubs vs. Atlanta Braves 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 tomorrow’s Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Kyle Tucker, Outfielder, Chicago Cubs
On Monday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow afternoon’s MLB game? The Chicago Cubs arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing below average baseball. The Cubs have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 12-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants four days ago.
Similar to the Chicago Cubs, the Atlanta Braves are currently playing subpar baseball entering this evening’s game. The Braves have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 19-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies earlier this week.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tomorrow afternoon’s contest. Veteran outfielder Kyle Tucker has been a standout performer for the Chicago Cubs this season. With that said, how has Tucker performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Kyle Tucker’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 131 games that Kyle Tucker has played for the Chicago Cubs in the 2025 MLB regular season, Tucker has compiled a .270 batting average, 21 home runs, 86 walks, 70 RBIs (runs batted in), 88 runs scored, a .383 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .853 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct player at the MVP 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 view, Kyle Tucker is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in tomorrow night’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Seiya Suzuki, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $11,800: Ian Happ, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $9,600: Jurickson Profar, Outfielder (Atlanta Braves) $12,000.
