Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and the Athletics. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Athletics 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 this evening’s Rays vs. Athletics matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Brandon Lowe, Second Baseman, Tampa Bay Rays $9,600
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Tampa Bay Rays and the Athletics.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Tampa Bay Rays arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Athletics playing below average baseball. The Rays have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners three days ago.
In direct contrast to the Tampa Bay Rays, the Athletics are playing good baseball entering tonight’s MLB game. More specifically, the Athletics have won three of the team’s last four games played this season, including an 11-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles last week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Veteran second baseman Brandon Lowe has been a solid contributor for the Tampa Bay Rays this season. With that said, how has the talented second baseman performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Lowe’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 98 games that Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe has played in the 2025 MLB regular season, Lowe has compiled a .276 batting average, 23 home runs (20th in MLB), 27 walks, 57 RBIs (runs batted in), 60 runs scored, a .325% OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .824% OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging). What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Brandon Lowe can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
In my opinion, Brandon Lowe’s reasonable FanDuel price of only $9,600 presents the best fantasy value on this MLB DFS slate. Having stated that, I am backing Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Brandow Lowe at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Junior Caminero, Third Baseman (Tampa Bay Rays) $12,000: Brent Rooker, Outfielder (Athletics) $11,800: Josh Lowe, Outfielder (Tampa Bay Rays) $7,800: Shea Langeliers, Catcher (Athletics) $11,400.