FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Nationals vs. Astros 7/29/25
Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros
July 29, 2025 8:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National 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-CJ Abrams, Shortstop, Washington Nationals $12,400
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second 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 second game of this three-game series with the Washington Nationals playing below average baseball. The Astros have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 15-3 loss to the Athletics four days ago.
In direct contrast to the Houston Astros, the Washington Nationals arrive at this evening’s National League game playing good baseball. More specifically, the Nationals have won five of the team’s last seven games played this season, including a 6-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds earlier this week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Talented shortstop CJ Abrams has been a solid contributor for the Washington Nationals in 2025. With that said, how has Abrams performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review the veteran shortstop’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 92 games that CJ Abrams has played for the Washington Nationals in the 2025 MLB regular season, Abrams has compiled a .272 batting average, 14 home runs, 26 walks, 41 RBIs (runs batted in), 23 stolen bases (11th in MLB), 66 runs scored, a .339 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .810 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, CJ Abrams 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 Houston Astros.
In my view, CJ Abrams is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points on this MLB slate. Having stated that, I am rolling with Washington Nationals shortstop CJ Abrams at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this evening’s MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): James Wood, Outfielder (Washington Nationals) $13,400: Josh Bell, First Baseman (Washington Nationals) $7,000: Taylor Trammell, Outfielder (Houston Astros) $4,400.
