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.

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Before I dive into my Draftkings player selections for this tournament let’s review the golf course the field will play and the key player statistics that I think are the most vital to a golfer’s success at this week’s 2024 Omega European Masters.

Where will the Omega European Masters be played?

The 2024 Omega European Masters will be played at the Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. The golf course is a par 70 that measures approximately 6,823 yards. It should be noted that this golf course is approximately 5,000 feet above sea level.

Ludvig Aberg won the 2023 Omega European Masters with a cumulative four round score of 19 under par.

Omega European Masters Key Player Statistics

• Strokes Gained: Ball Striking
• Strokes Gained: Approach
• GIR (greens in regulation)
• Strokes Gained: Around the Green
• Strokes Gained: Par Fours
• Bogey Avoidance
• Birdie or Better Percentage

I wanted to emphasize that the purpose of this article is not to provide an exact DFS lineup.

Having stated that, this article will provide multiple player options in an effort to assist the reader in generating a unique lineup that will hopefully have the potential to win a DraftKings GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest!

2024 Omega European Masters Draftkings Picks

Matt Wallace $10,200

The talented Englishman arrives at this week’s DP World Tour event on the heels of three consecutive top 28 finishes on the PGA Tour, including an eighth-place result at the 2024 British Masters last week.

Matt Wallace has posted a quality result at this week’s DP World Tour event in the past. More specifically, Wallace finished second at the 2022 Omega European Masters. I fully expect Matt Wallace to continue his outstanding play in Switzerland this week.

Bernd Wiesberger $10,000

Bernd Wiesberger has tallied three top 19 finishes in his last four tournaments played on the DP World Tour, including a 16th place result at the 2024 BMW International Open in July.

Additionally, Bernd Wiesberger checks the box for me when it comes to key player statistics. Let me be more specific. Wiesberger is currently ranked fourth in GIR (greens in regulation-72.02%), sixth in overall scoring average (69.63), second in bogey avoidance per round (2.05), fifth in par four scoring average (3.95), fourth in strokes gained tee to green (1.87), and seventh in strokes gained approach (0.92) on the DP World Tour.

Similar to Matt Wallace, Bernd Wiesberger has played well at the Omega European Masters previously. Wiesberger finished second at the 2021 Omega European Masters.

Adrien Saddier $7,700

Adrien Saddier has accumulated three top 16 finishes in his four events played (PGA and DP World Tours combined), including a third-place result at the 2024 Czech Masters three weeks ago.

Due to Adrien Saddier’s quality finish at the 2024 Czech Masters I decided to take a hard look at the relevant player statistics for the tournament to see how Saddier fared relative to the field.

Upon the completion of four rounds of competitive play at the 2024 Czech Masters, in relation to the field, Adrien Saddier ranked 11th in strokes gained tee to green (2.03), fourth in GIR (greens in regulation-84.72%), and 14th in par three scoring average (2.88).

Additionally, Adrien Saddier finished 13th at the 2023 Omega European Masters.

Additional golfers I like to play well (Draftkings price noted): Thomas Aiken $7,400: Jorge Campillo $8,700: Richie Ramsay $7,500: Andrew Johnston $7,500: Henrik Norlander $7,500: Matti Schmid $8,000: Matthias Schwab $7,200.

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