FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Rangers vs. Astros 9/17/25

Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.

Before we dive into the Texas Rangers 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 DFS picks for this evening’s Rangers vs. Astros matchup.

FanDuel MLB DFS Picks

MVP-Wyatt Langford, Outfielder, Texas Rangers $12,800

On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Texas Rangers arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Houston Astros playing below average baseball. The Rangers have lost three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-2 loss to the New York Mets three days ago.

In direct contrast to the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros are playing good baseball entering this evening’s game. More specifically, the Astros have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves last week.

Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this today’s contest. Outfielder Wyatt Langford has been a solid contributor for the Texas Rangers this season. Having stated that, how has the veteran outfielder performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine Langford’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.

In the 130 games that Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Langford has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Langford has compiled a .243 batting average, 21 home runs, 20 stolen bases, 71 walks, 61 RBIs (runs batted in), 32 runs scored, a .343 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .772 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).

More recently, in the Texas Rangers 3-2 victory over the New York Mets four days ago, Texas outfielder Wyatt Langford amassed two hits (one double), one run scored, one RBI and one stolen base,

In my opinion, Wyatt Langford is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Texas Rangers outfielder Wyatt Lanford at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Jeremy Pena, Shortstop (Houston Astros) $12,400: Josh Jung, Third Baseman (Texas Rangers) $5,800.