FanDuel MLB DFS Picks: Rockies vs. Diamondbacks 8/9/25
Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
August 9, 2025 8:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks 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 Rockies vs. Diamondbacks matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Corbin Carroll, Outfielder, Arizona Diamondbacks $14,000
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Arizona Diamondbacks arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing quality baseball. The Diamondbacks have won four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres five days ago.
In direct contrast to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Colorado Rockies are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s National League game. Let me be more specific. The Rockies have lost five of the team’s last six games played this season, including an embarrassing 15-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers earlier this week.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s MLB contest. Talented outfielder Corbin Carroll has been a solid contributor for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. Having stated that, how has Carroll performed from a statistical perspective? Let’s review Carroll’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 99 games that Corbin Carroll has played for the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2025 MLB regular season, Carroll has compiled a .247 batting average, 24 home runs (20th in MLB), 38 walks, 58 RBIs (runs batted in), 73 runs scored, a .322 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and an .873 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks 12th in MLB. What did we learn from the data just presented? Clearly, Corbin Carroll can post a high number of DFS points on any given night.
In my view, Corbin Carroll is the most likely player to amass the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. With that said, I am backing Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Corbin Carroll at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this game (FanDuel price noted): Ketel Marte, Second Baseman (Arizona Diamondbacks) $13,000: Hunter Goodman, Catcher (Colorado Rockies) $10,800: Ezequil Tovar, Shortstop (Colorado Rockies) $6,600.
