Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 today’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cincinnati Reds matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $15,000
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s contest. Let me be more specific. The Dodgers have lost three of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 4-2 loss to the Boston Red sox two days ago.
In direct contrast to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Cincinnati Reds arrive at the third game of this three-game series playing good baseball. The Reds have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 shutout win over the Washington Nationals five days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Talented outfielder Shohei Ohtani has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting lineup in 2025. With that said, how has Ohtani performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Ohtani’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 104 games that Shohei Ohtani has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 MLB regular season, Ohtani has compiled a .273 batting average, 38 home runs (third in MLB), 71 RBIs (runs batted in), 99 runs scored (first in MLB), a .376 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .997 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks third in MLB.
In my view, Shohei Ohtani is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Elly De La Cruz, Shortstop (Cincinnati Reds) $13,600: Teoscar Hernandez, Outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers) $9,200: TJ Friedl, Outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) $8,400.