FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Diamondbacks vs. Dodgers 5/19/25
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
May 19, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 evening’s Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.
FanDuel MLB Player Selections
MVP-Freddie Freeman, First Baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers $13,000
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks playing below average baseball. The Dodgers have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-2 loss to Los Angeles Angels two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Arizona Diamondbacks are playing good baseball entering the first game of this National League series. More specifically, the Diamondbacks have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 8-0 shutout win over the Colorado Rockies last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. First Baseman Freddie Freeman has certainly been a standout performer for the Los Angeles Dodgers. With that said, how has the veteran first baseman performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review’s Ohtani’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 46 games that first baseman Freddie Freeman has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 MLB regular season, Freeman has compiled a robust .370 batting average (second in MLB), nine home runs, 15 walks, 34 RBIs (runs batted in), 26 runs scored, a .430 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a 1.145 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks second in the National League.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-1 win over the Diamondbacks last week, Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman certainly played at a high level. In the Dodgers win over the Diamondbacks, Freeman tallied four hits (one home run), two runs scored and two doubles. It should also be mentioned that in the Dodgers defeat of the Arizona Diamondbacks, Freeman tallied a whopping 43.9 FanDuel points.
In my view, Freddie Freeman is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am rolling with Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $14,800: Corbin Carroll, Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $13,600: Andy Pages, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,400.
