Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros
July 28, 2025 8:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros 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 Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Jose Altuve, Second Baseman, Houston Astros $11,000
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game National League series featuring the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Houston Astros arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Washington Nationals playing below average baseball. The Astros have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an embarrassing 15-3 loss to the Athletics three days ago.
In direct contrast to the Houston Astros, the Washington Nationals arrive at this evening’s National League game playing quality baseball. More specifically, the Nationals have won four of the team’s last six games played this season, including a 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds earlier this week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Talented second baseman Jose Altuve has been a standout performer for the Houston Astros in 2025. With that said, how has Altuve performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review the veteran second baseman’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 102 games that Jose Altuve has played for the Houston Astros in the 2025 MLB regular season, Altuve has compiled a .280 batting average, 17 home runs, 38 walks, 53 RBIs (runs batted in), six stolen bases, 56 runs scored, a .343 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .803 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Jose Altuve can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. I fully expect that trend to continue in tonight’s matchup with the Washington Nationals.
In my view, Jose Altuve is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points on this MLB slate. Having stated that, I am rolling with Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB game (FanDuel price noted): CJ Abrams, Shortstop (Washington Nationals) $11,400: Josh Bell, First Baseman (Washington Nationals) $8,600.
