FanDuel MLB Showdown Picks: Mariners vs. Angels 7/26/25
Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels
July 26, 2025 9:38 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels 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 evening’s Mariners vs. Angels matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Mike Trout, Outfielder, Los Angeles Angels $10,400
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the third game of a four-game American League series featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Los Angeles Angels.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Angels arrive at the third game of this four-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing below average baseball. The Angels have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-5 loss to the New York Mets five days ago.
Similar to the Los Angeles Angels, the Seattle Mariners are playing subpar baseball entering this evening’s American League game. The Mariners have lost four of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 6-0 shutout loss to the Milwaukee Brewers earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s MLB contest. Talented outfielder Mike Trout has certainly been an important part of the Los Angeles Angels starting lineup in 2025. Having stated that, how has Trout performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Trout’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 78 games that Mike Trout has played for the Los Angeles Angels in the 2025 MLB regular season, Trout has compiled a .236 batting average, 18 home runs, 53 walks, 45 RBIs (runs batted in), 41 runs scored, a .361 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .825 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
Last month, in the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels, Mike Trout certainly played at a high level. In Orioles victory over the Angels, Trout tallied one hit (one home run), one run scored, two walks and two RBIs. It should also be noted that in Baltimore’s defeat of the Angels, Trout tallied a massive 28.2 FanDuel points.
In my view, Mike Trout is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Cal Raleigh, Catcher (Seattle Mariners) $16,000: Taylor Ward, Outfielder (Los Angeles Angels) $9,400 Jorge Polanco. Second Baseman (Seattle Mariners) $7,400.
