St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies
July 21, 2025 8:40 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents FanDuel baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the St. Louis Cardinals 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 today’s Cardinals vs. Rockies matchup.
FanDuel MLB DFS Picks
MVP-Masyn Winn, Shortstop, St. Louis Cardinals $9,800
On Monday night, Major League Baseball presents the first game of a three-game National League series featuring the St. Louis Cardinals and the Colorado Rockies.
How are these two teams playing entering this MLB game? The St. Louis Cardinals arrive at the first game of this three-game series with the Colorado Rockies playing below average baseball. The Cardinals have lost five of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals three days ago.
Similar to the St. Louis Cardinals, the Colorado Rockies are playing subpar baseball entering today’s National League contest. More specifically, the Rockies have lost six of the team’s last none games played this season, including a 4-2 victory loss to the Cincinnati Reds earlier this month.
Now that we have ascertained how both of these teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to this evening’s game. Rookie shortstop Masyn Winn has certainly been a solid performer for the St. Louis Cardinals this season. With that said, how has the talented shortstop performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review Winn’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to better shed light on his contributions to the Cardinals this season.
In the 88 games that shortstop Masyn Winn has played for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2025 MLB regular season, Winn has compiled a .264 batting average, seven home runs, 27 walks, 32 RBIs (runs batted in), 57 runs scored, a .322 OBP (On-Base Percentage) and a .383 SLG (Slugging Percentage).
Earlier this season, in the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles, Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn played exceptionally well. Winn amassed four hit (two doubles), three runs scored and one RBI in the Cardinals defeat of the Orioles.
In my opinion, Masyn Winn’s reasonable FanDuel price of only $9,800 presents the best fantasy value on this slate. For that specific reason, I am backing St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Masyn Winn at the MVP position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like in this MLB game (FanDuel price noted): Alec Burleson, Outfielder (St. Louis Cardinals) $9,000: Brendan Donovan, Second Baseman (St. Louis Cardinals) $10,400: Ezequiel Tovar, Shortstop (Colorado Rockies) $9,400.
