FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Dodgers vs. Padres 10/9/24

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a playoff matchup between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the San Diego Padres 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 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three 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 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder, San Diego Padres $9,000

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the fourth game of a National League Division playoff series featuring the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering this evening’s MLB playoff game? The San Diego Padres arrive at the fourth game of this National League Division series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing rather good baseball. The Padres have won 11 of the team’s last 15 games played this season, including a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves six days ago.

Similar to the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been playing quality baseball recently. The Dodgers have won ten of the team’s last 14 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 13-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies ten days ago.

It should be noted that the San Diego Padres won last night’s third game of this National League Division playoff series defeating the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5.

Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s National League Division series game.

San Diego outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has certainly been a key contributor to the Padres offense this season. Let’s review Tatis Jr.’s game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

Fernando Tatis Jr. arrives at today’s National League Division series game on the heels of a five-game hitting streak. In that five-game span just mentioned, Tatis Jr. compiled ten hits (four home runs), seven RBIs (runs batted in), eight runs scored, and three walks in 20 plate appearances. Clearly, Fernando Tatis Jr. is swinging the bat at a high-level entering tonight’s MLB playoff game.

In summary, I am backing San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Manny Machado, Third Baseman, San Diego Padres $7,500

In his last four games played for the San Diego Padres this season, third baseman Manny Machado has accumulated five hits (one home run), four RBIs (runs batted in), and four runs scored. I fully expect Manny Machado to continue his outstanding play in tonight National League Division series game.

Flex plays I like to play well this evening (FanDuel price noted): Shohei Ohtani, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $10,000: Mookie Betts, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,500.