FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Orioles vs. Phillies 8/5/25
Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies
August 5, 2025 6:45 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies 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 Baltimore Orioles vs. Philadelphia Phillies matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Bryce Harper, First Baseman, Philadelphia Phillies $13,000
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Baltimore Orioles and the Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles playing good baseball. The Phillies have won three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers three days ago.
Conversely, the Baltimore Orioles are playing below average baseball entering the second game of this interleague series. More specifically, the Orioles have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 1-0 shutout loss to the Chicago Cubs last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s contest. First Baseman Bryce Harper has certainly been a standout performer for the Philadelphia Phillies this season. With that said, how has the veteran first baseman performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review’s Harper’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 84 games that first baseman Bryce Harper has played for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2025 MLB regular season, Harper has compiled a robust .270 batting average, 17 home runs, 50 walks, 48 RBIs (runs batted in), 51 runs scored, a .375 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .886 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Bryce Harper is playing at a high-level. With that said, I fully expect Harper to continue his outstanding play in this evening’s matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
In my opinion, Bryce Harper is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Kyle Schwarber, Outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies) $14,400: Jordan Westburg, Third Baseman (Baltimore Orioles) $10,200.
