Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Dodgers vs. Yankees 10/30/24
Breaking down the best Draftkings picks for this evening's Dodgers vs. Yankees matchup.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees
October 30, 2024 8:08 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a World Series matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my Draftkings picks for this evening’s Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Jack Flaherty, Starting Pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers $11,000
On Wednesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the fifth game of the 2024 World Series featuring the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB playoff game? The Los Angeles Dodgers arrive at the fifth game of the 2024 World Series playing rather good baseball. The Dodgers have won 19 of the team’s last 26 games played this season, including a dominating 2-0 shutout victory over the San Diego Padres last week.
Similar to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the New York Yankees have been playing quality baseball recently. The Yankees have won eight of the team’s last 13 games played this season, including a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians ten days ago.
It should be noted that the New York Yankees defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-4 in last night’s Game 4 of the 2024 World Series.
Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s World Series game. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jack Flaherty is arguably one of the best starting pitchers in the National League. Having stated that, how has the Dodgers hurler been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Jack Flaherty’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the 28 games that Jack Flaherty played for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024 MLB regular season, Flaherty posted an impressive 3.17 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.07 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added a massive 194 strikeouts while allowing 38 walks.
More recently, in the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 win over the New York Yankees five days ago, Los Angeles starting pitcher Jack Flaherty certainly pitched at a high level. Flaherty pitched five quality innings striking out six New York batters while scattering five hits and one walk in the Dodgers win over the Yankees.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct captain is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In summary, I am rolling with Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Jack Flaherty at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,000: Gerrit Cole, Starting Pitcher (New York Yankees) $11,400: Mookie Betts, Second Baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers) $8,400: Giancarlo Stanton, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $8,600.
