FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Cardinals vs. Cubs 7/6/25

Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the St. Louis Cardinals 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 this this evening’s Cardinals vs. Cubs matchup.

FanDuel MLB DFS Picks

MVP-Kyle Tucker, Outfielder, Chicago Cubs $13,600

On Sunday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.

How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Chicago Cubs arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals playing good baseball. The Cubs have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 1-0 shutout victory over the Cleveland Guardians three days ago.

In direct contrast to the Chicago Cubs, the St. Louis Cardinals are currently playing subpar baseball entering this evening’s game. The Cardinals have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates earlier this week.

Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to today’s contest. Veteran outfielder Kyle Tucker has been a solid contributor 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 the 88 games that Kyle Tucker has played for the Chicago Cubs in the 2025 MLB regular season, Tucker has compiled a .290 batting average (23rd in MLB), 17 home runs (22nd in MLB), 21 stolen bases (24th in MLB), 52 RBIs (runs batted in), 63 runs scored, .393 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .923 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks seventh in MLB.

Earlier this month, in the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs, Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker played exceptionally well. In the Phillies victory over the Cubs, Tucker amassed one hit (one home run), one RBI, two walks and two runs scored. It should also be mentioned that in the Phillies defeat of the Cubs, Tucker compiled 27.9 FanDuel points.

In my opinion, Kyle Tucker is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in today’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): Pete Crow-Armstrong, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $14,000: Wilson Contreras, Catcher (St. Louis Cardinals) $10,000: Seiya Suzuki, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $12,600.