Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
August 26, 2025 10:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cincinnati Reds vs. Los Angeles Dodgers 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 Reds vs. Dodgers matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Shohei Ohtani, Outfielder, Los Angeles Dodgers $16,000
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB contest? The Cincinnati Reds arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers playing below average baseball. The Reds have lost three of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 10-1 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks last week.
In direct contrast to the Cincinnati Reds, the Los Angeles Dodgers are playing good baseball entering the second game of this National League series. Let me be more specific. The Dodgers have won two consecutive games, including an 8-2 victory over the San Diego Padres two days ago.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Talented outfielder Shohei Ohtani has certainly been an essential part of the Los Angeles Dodgers starting lineup in 2025. With that said, how has Ohtani performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine the veteran outfielder’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 129 games that Shohei Ohtani has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2025 MLB regular season, Ohtani has compiled a .279 batting average, 45 home runs (second in MLB), 84 RBIs (runs batted in), 122 runs scored (first in MLB), a .389 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a 1.004 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks second in MLB.
In my opinion, Shohei Ohtani is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. Having stated that, I am backing Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Shohei Ohtani at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this evening’s MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted): Freddie Freeman, First Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $11,800: Elly De La Cruz, Shortstop (Cincinnati Reds) $13,000: Alex Freeland, Shortstop (Los Angeles Dodgers) $5,400.
