Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago Cubs. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago Cubs 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 this afternoon’s Mariners vs. Cubs matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Kyle Tucker, Outfielder, Chicago Cubs $13,600
On Friday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Seattle Mariners and the Chicago Cubs.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Chicago Cubs arrive at the opening game of this three-game series with the Seattle Mariners playing good baseball. The Cubs have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers three days ago.
Similar to the Chicago Cubs, the Seattle Mariners are currently playing well entering this afternoon’s game. The Mariners have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-0 shutout win over the Cleveland Guardians last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to today’s contest. Veteran outfielder Kyle Tucker has been a solid contributor for the Chicago Cubs this season. With that said, how has Tucker performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Kyle Tucker’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 76 games that Kyle Tucker has played for the Chicago Cubs in the 2025 MLB regular season, Tucker has compiled a .277 batting average, 13 home runs (24th in MLB), 49 walks, 43 RBIs (runs batted in), 51 runs scored, .391 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .891 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
More recently, in the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 win over the Chicago Cubs earlier this month, Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker played exceptionally well. In the Phillies victory over the Cubs, Tucker amassed one hit (one home run), one RBI, two walks and two runs scored. It should also be mentioned that in the Phillies defeat of the Cubs, Tucker compiled 27.9 FanDuel points.
In my opinion, Kyle Tucker is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in today’s MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Pete Crow-Armstrong, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $12,200: Cal Raleigh, Catcher (Seattle Mariners) $13,000: Seiya Suzuki, Outfielder (Chicago Cubs) $10,000.