Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Colorado Rockies 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 afternoon’s Diamondbacks vs. Rockies matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Josh Naylor, First Baseman, Arizona Diamondbacks $11,000
On Sunday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Arizona Diamondbacks arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing good baseball. The Diamondbacks have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays three days ago.
Conversely, the Colorado Rockies are playing below average baseball entering today’s National League game. Let me be more specific. The Rockies have lost three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 4-3 loss to the Washington Nationals earlier this week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this afternoon’s contest. Talented first baseman Josh Naylor has been a standout performer for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2025. Having stated that, how has Naylor performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Naylor’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 72 games that Josh Naylor has played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2025 MLB regular season, Naylor has compiled a .302 batting average (15th in MLB), nine home runs, 24 walks, 49 RBIs (runs batted in), 39 runs scored, a .355 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .822 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
Earlier this month, in the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners, Arizona first baseman Josh Naylor played rather well. In the Diamondbacks win over Seattle, Naylor tallied three hits (one home run, one double), two runs scored and five RBIs. It should also be noted that in Arizona’s defeat of the Mariner, Naylor tallied a massive 47.9 FanDuel points.
In my view, Josh Naylor is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Arizona first baseman Josh Naylor at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Hunter Goodman, Catcher (Colorado Rockies) $10,000: Pavin Smith, Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $8,400: Ketel Marte, Second Baseman (Arizona Diamondbacks) $14,200.