FanDuel MLB DFS Picks: Diamondbacks vs. Padres 7/10/25
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres
July 10, 2025 9:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the San Diego Padres. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres 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 Diamondbacks vs. Padres matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder, San Diego Padres $12,400
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a four-game National League series featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. San Diego Padres.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The San Diego Padres arrive at the fourth game of this four-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Padres have lost six of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-4 loss to the Texas Rangers last week.
In direct contrast to the San Diego Padres, the Arizona Diamondbacks are currently playing average baseball entering this evening’s game. The Diamondbacks have lost five of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals five days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has been an important part of the San Diego Padres starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Tatis Jr.’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 90 games that San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Tatis Jr. has compiled a .259 batting average, 15 home runs, 47 walks, 40 RBIs (runs batted in), 19 stolen bases (12th in MLB) and 63 runs scored.
These two teams have played multiple times this season. How has Tatis Jr. fared playing Arizona in 2025? Last month, in the San Diego Padres 8-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. compiled four hits (two doubles), one RBI, three runs scored and one stolen base. It should also be mentioned that in the Padres defeat of the Diamondbacks, Tatis Jr. compiled a massive 37.1 FanDuel points.
In my view, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Manny Machado, Third Baseman (San Diego Padres) $10,600: Josh Naylor, First Baseman (Arizona Diamondbacks) $11,000: Gavin Sheets, First Baseman (San Diego Padres) $7,000.
