FanDuel Best MLB DFS Picks: Reds vs. Rockies 4/26/25
Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies
April 26, 2025 8:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Reds vs. Rockies matchup.
FanDuel MLB Player Selections
MVP-Elly De La Cruz, Shortstop, Cincinnati Reds $14,200
On Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow’s National League contest? The Cincinnati Reds arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing below average baseball. The Reds have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals four days ago.
Similar to the Cincinnati Reds, the Colorado Rockies are not playing well entering the second game of this series. Let me be more specific. The Rockies have lost four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including an 11-7 loss to the Seattle Mariners last week.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow’s contest. Veteran shortstop Elly De La Cruz has been an essential part of the Cincinnati Reds starting lineup this season. With that said, how has the talented shortstop performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s examine De La Cruz’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 21 games that Elly De La Cruz has played for the Cincinnati Reds in the 2025 MLB regular season, De La Cruz has compiled a .245 batting average, 24 hits, five home runs, 11 walks, 22 RBIs (runs batted in), ten stolen bases, 17 runs scored, a .321 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .750 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging).
Elly De La Cruz has been consistent at the plate, reaching base with a hit in 76% of the games he’s played in 2025. De La Cruz’s ability to make contact has been a key factor in his offensive contributions to the Reds.
More recently, in the Baltimore Orioles 9-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds earlier this month, Elly De La Cruz certainly played at a high level. In the Orioles victory over the Reds, De La Cruz tallied one hit, one run scored, one walk and one stolen base. It should also be mentioned that in the Orioles defeat of the Reds, De La Cruz compiled a whopping 27.7 FanDuel points.
In my opinion, De La Cruz is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing with Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): TJ Friedl, Outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) $9,600: Hunter Goodman, Catcher (Colorado Rockies) $10,000: Spencer Steer, Outfielder (Cincinnati Reds) $6,600: Jordan Beck, Outfielder (Colorado Rockies) $3,600.
