New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres
July 30, 2025 4:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres 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 afternoon’s Mets vs. Padres matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder, San Diego Padres $11,600
On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the New York Mets vs. San Diego Padres.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The San Diego Padres arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the New York Mets playing good baseball. More specifically, the Padres have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 9-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals last week.
In direct contrast to the San Diego Padres, the New York Mets are currently playing below average baseball entering this afternoon’s game. The Mets have lost two of the team’s last three games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-6 defeat to the San Diego Padres two days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has been an important part of the San Diego Padres starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine Tatis Jr.’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 106 games that San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Tatis Jr. has compiled a .269 batting average, 17 home runs, 59 walks, 44 RBIs (runs batted in), 22 stolen bases (13th in MLB) and 74 runs scored.
In my view, Fernando Tatis Jr. is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing San Diego Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB game (FanDuel price noted): Manny Machado, Third Baseman (San Diego Padres) $12,600: Jeff McNeil, Second Baseman (New York Mets) $5,800: Xander Bogaerts, Shortstop (San Diego Padres) $9,200.
