Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs
September 2, 2025 7:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs 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 tonight’s Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Ian Happ, Outfielder, Chicago Cubs $8,800
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Chicago Cubs arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing good baseball. The Cubs have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 11-7 victory over the Colorado Rockies last week.
In direct contrast 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 3-2 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies three days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s contest. Veteran outfielder Ian Happ has been a solid performer for the Chicago Cubs this season. With that said, how has the talented outfielder performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Happ’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 126 games that Ian Happ has played for the Chicago Cubs in the 2025 MLB regular season, Happ has compiled a .238 batting average, 19 home runs, 73 walks, 64 RBIs (runs batted in), 74 runs scored, six stolen bases, a .337 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .747 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 opinion, Ian Happ’s reasonable FanDuel price of $8,800 presents outstanding fantasy value. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Pete Crow-Armstrong, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $11,200: Ozzie Albies, Second Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $6,200.
