FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Braves vs. Athletics 7/9/25
Atlanta Braves vs. Athletics
July 9, 2025 10:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Athletics. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Atlanta Braves vs. Athletics 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 Atlanta Braves vs. Athletics matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Lawrence Butler, Outfielder, Athletics $10,000
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Atlanta Braves and the Athletics.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Athletics arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Atlanta Braves playing below average baseball. The Athletics have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays one week ago.
Similar to the Athletics, the Atlanta Braves arrive at tonight’s game playing subpar baseball. The Braves have lost five of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 2-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles three days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to today’s contest. Outfielder Lawrence Butler has been a solid performer for the Athletics this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Butler’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 88 games that Lawrence Butler has played for the Athletics in the 2025 MLB regular season, Butler has compiled a robust .256 batting average, 13 home runs, 36 walks, 38 RBIs (runs batted in), 14 stolen bases and 54 runs scored, and a .326 OBP (On-Base Percentage).
Last month, in the Houston Astros 11-1 victory over the Athletics, Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler played exceptionally well. In the Astros win over the Athletics, Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler amassed three hits (one home run), one RBI and one run scored.
In my opinion, Lawrence Butler is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Athletics outfielder Lawrence Butler at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Brent Rooker, Outfielder (Athletics) $11,800: Tyler Soderstrom, First Baseman (Athletics) $9,000: Matt Olson, First Baseman (Atlanta Braves) $12,600.
