FanDuel Best MLB Picks: Marlins vs. Diamondbacks 6/27/25
Miami Marlins vs. San Francisco Giants
June 27, 2025 9:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Miami Marlins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 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 Marlins vs. Diamondbacks matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Josh Naylor, First Baseman, Arizona Diamondbacks $12,200
On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Arizona Diamondbacks arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Miami Marlins playing good baseball. The Diamondbacks have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox three days ago.
Similar to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Miami Marlins are playing quality baseball entering this evening’s National League game. The Marlins have won five of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves one week ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s MLB contest. Talented first baseman Josh Naylor has been a standout performer for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2025. Having stated that, how has Naylor performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Naylor’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 76 games that Josh Naylor has played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2025 MLB regular season, Naylor has compiled a .307 batting average (15th in MLB), ten home runs, 26 walks, 53 RBIs (runs batted in), 42 runs scored, a .363 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .842 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
More recently, in the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-4 win over the Seattle Mariners earlier this month, Arizona first baseman Josh Naylor certainly played at a high level. In Arizona’s victory over Seattle, Naylor tallied three hits (one home run, one double), two runs scored and five RBIs. It should also be noted that in Arizona’s defeat of Seattle, Naylor tallied a whopping 47.9 FanDuel points.
In my opinion, Josh Naylor is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Arizona first baseman Josh Naylor at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Pavin Smith, Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $8,600: Ketel Marte, Second Baseman (Arizona Diamondbacks) $14,200: Xavier Edwards, Shortstop (Miami Marlins) $7,200.
