Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds
August 16, 2025 6:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds 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 Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cincinnati Reds matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Elly De La Cruz, Shortstop, Cincinnati Reds $14,600
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Milwaukee Brewers and the Cincinnati Reds.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB contest? The Cincinnati Reds arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers playing good baseball. The Reds have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies four days ago.
Similar to the Cincinnati Reds, the Milwaukee Brewers are playing quality baseball entering the second game of this National League series. Let me be more specific. The Brewers have won 13 of the team’s last 14 games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-4 victory over the New York Mets 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. Veteran shortstop Elly De La Cruz has certainly been a standout performer for the Cincinnati Reds starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the talented shortstop performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine De La Cruz’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 123 games that Elly De La Cruz has played for the Cincinnati Reds in the 2025 MLB regular season, De La Cruz has compiled a .276 batting average, 19 home runs, 52 walks, 76 RBIs (runs batted in), 31 stolen bases (sixth in MLB), 85 runs scored, a .349 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .810 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
In my view, Elly Da La Cruz is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am rolling with Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly Da La Cruz at the MVP position for this MLB DFS contest.
Flex plays I like in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): TJ Friedl, Outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) $9,200: Christian Yelich, Outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers) $12,400: Spencer Steer, Outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) $7,600.
