FanDuel Best MLB Player Selections: Rays vs. Dodgers 8/23/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a FanDuel perspective.

Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 2x times the standard FanDuel fantasy points value.

The remaining four players in your lineup will be one star and three flex plays. The star player will receive 1.5x the standard fantasy points value. The final three 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 Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers matchup.

FanDuel MLB Player Selections

MVP-Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $9,500

On Friday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three game interleague series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at tonight’s game with the Tampa Bay Rays playing rather good baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won ten of the team’s last 13 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals last week.

Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Tampa Bay Rays are also playing exceptional baseball entering tonight’s contest. More specifically, the Rays have won five of the team’s seven games played this season, including a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics two days ago.

Now that we have ascertained how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Los Angeles outfielder Shohei Ohtani has simply been playing outstanding baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024. Let me provide Ohtani’s recent game data to better shed light on my previous statement.

In his last five games played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2024 MLB regular season, Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani has tallied six hits (two home runs), four runs scored, two RBIs (runs batted in) and three walks in 20 plate appearances.

In summary, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Star-Freddie Freeman, First Baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers $8,500

Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman has certainly been swinging the bat well for the Los Angeles Dodgers recently. Having stated that, how has Freeman been playing from a statistical standpoint?

In his last six games played for the Dodgers this season, Freddie Freeman has accumulated 11 hits, three runs scored, and three walks in only 27 plate appearances.

Flex plays I like (FanDuel price noted): Yandy Diaz, First Baseman (Tampa Bay Rays) $6,500: Gavin Lux, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $6,500.