Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Athletics. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Detroit Tigers 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 Tigers vs. Athletics matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Nick Kurtz, First Baseman, Athletics $13,800
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a three-game American League series featuring the Detroit Tigers and the Athletics.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The Athletics arrive at the third game of this three-game series with the Detroit Tigers playing good baseball. The Athletics have won six of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 2-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners last week.
In direct contrast to the Athletics, the Detroit Tigers arrive at tonight’s American League game playing subpar baseball. More specifically, the Tigers have lost three of the team’s last four games played this season, including a 10-8 loss to the Kansas City Royals three days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to today’s contest. Talented first baseman Nick Kurtz has been a standout performer for the Athletics this season. With that said, how has Kurtz performed from a statistical standpoint? Let’s examine the rookie first baseman’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In the 92 games that Nick Kurtz has played for the Athletics in the 2025 MLB regular season, Kurtz has compiled a rather impressive .307 batting average, 27 home runs, 51 walks, 70 RBIs (runs batted in), 67 runs scored, a .398 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a 1.034 OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging) which ranks second in MLB.
What did we learn from the data just presented? The data clearly illustrates that Nick Kurtz can post a high number of DFS points on any given night. Having stated that, I fully expect that trend to continue in this evening’s matchup with the Detroit Tigers.
In my view, Nick Kurtz is the most likely player to accumulate the most FanDuel points in this MLB game. For that specific reason, I am backing Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB regular season game (FanDuel price noted) Riley Greene, Outfielder (Detroit Tigers) $11,600: Colby Thomas, Outfielder (Athletics) $4,000.