FanDuel MLB DFS Picks: Padres vs. Diamondbacks 8/6/25
San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
August 6, 2025 9:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the San Diego Padres 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 today’s Padres vs. Diamondbacks matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Manny Machado, Third Baseman, San Diego Padres $11,200
On Thursday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game National League series featuring the San Diego Padres and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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 Arizona Diamondbacks playing good baseball. The Padres have won eight of the team’s last ten games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 win over the New York Mets last week.
Similar to the San Diego Padres, the Arizona Diamondbacks are currently playing quality baseball entering this evening’s game. The Diamondbacks have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-4 victory over the Athletics three days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Third Baseman Manny Machado has been an essential part of the San Diego Padres starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the veteran third baseman performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Machado’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 114 games that San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Machado has compiled a robust .302 batting average, 20 home runs, 41 walks, ten stolen bases, 72 RBIs (runs batted in), 68 runs scored and an .867 OPS (On-base Plus Slugging). Clearly, Machado is playing at a high level entering this evening’s MLB game.
In my view, Manny Machado is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am rolling with San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this game (FanDuel price noted): Fernando Tatis Jr., Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $11,600: Jackson Merrill, Outfielder (San Diego Padres) $9,400: Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Outfielder (Arizona Diamondbacks) $8,400.
