The 2025 MLB season is heating up. There are far more ways to get involved in the action than just via traditional betting. One of the more unique features on DraftKings this year is Pick6 Fantasy Baseball!
Here are my top Pick6 plays for today’s MLB slate.
Jose Altuve More Than 1.5 Total Bases
Jose Altuve has been one of the best hitters in baseball for over a decade, and he is showing no signs of stopping. Over the past month, Altuve has been on fire, boosting his season numbers back to Altuve-level figures. Over the last 28 days, Altuve is slashing .348/.380/.620. He has been even hotter the past week. He has a 1.264 OPS over his past seven games, making it terrifying for any pitcher to have to face him at the moment. He has also crushed left-handers this season, sporting a 128 tOPS+ against left-handed pitching in 2025. Altuve should keep it rolling against JP Sears, a pitcher he has dominated throughout his career. In 22 career at-bats against Sears, Altuve is batting .409 with two home runs. Sears has a 5.09 ERA this season, partially because he got crushed by the Astros for nine runs the last time these teams faced. Altuve should get after Sears again, getting over this number.
Eugenio Suarez More Than 0.5 Home Runs
Eugenio Suarez has been on fire over the past few weeks. Suarez is on pace to have one of the best seasons of his career, already with 21 home runs and 57 RBI on the season. Suarez has a 128 OPS+ and is hoping to make just his second career All-Star Game. Suarez’s 21 home runs rank fifth in all of Major League Baseball. He will look to keep the power going against Chris Bassitt. In eight career at-bats against Bassitt, Suarez is batting .375 with a home run. Suarez has struggled against left-handed pitching this season, but has a 117 tOPS+ against righties. He has hit home runs in three of his past four games and it is worth a shot on Suarez to keep it going in this game against Toronto.
Matt Olson More Than 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs
Matt Olson has been one of the most reliable hitters in baseball over the past few seasons and is having a great start to 2025. Olson has an .822 OPS and a 128 OPS+, both higher marks than he finished with in 2024. Tonight, Olson will look to keep his good season going against David Peterson and the Mets. Peterson is having a great run for the Mets, but he has always struggled against the Braves. In 11 career appearances against Atlanta, he has a 5.33 ERA. It has been even worse in Atlanta, rocking a 6.66 ERA in six appearances at Truist Park. Part of the reason for those struggles is directly linked to Matt Olson. In 16 career at-bats against Peterson, Olson has four home runs. Olson should be able to work his power against Peterson and pick up an extra-base hit or two in this game, ultimately cashing this pick.
Hunter Goodman More Than 0.5 Hits
Hunter Goodman is one of the hottest hitters in baseball at the moment. Over the past 15 days, Goodman has been virtually unstoppable, despite the disastrous state of his team. During that stretch, Goodman is batting .370 with a 1.252 OPS. Despite Coors Field being a hitter-friendly ballpark, Goodman has actually been much better on the road this season. He has a .930 OPS away from Colorado, where he has also hit ten of his 13 home runs. Goodman should keep his bat hot against Michael Soroka tonight. Soroka has a 5.14 ERA this season and has given up three or more runs in six of his eight starts in 2025. Goodman should, at the very least, pick up a base hit against Soroka.
Gunnar Henderson More Than 1.5 Total Bases
Gunnar Henderson has finished in the top eight of AL MVP voting in each of his two seasons played in MLB. Henderson had a slow start to 2025, but he is now regaining his form, thanks to his impressive production over the past few weeks. Over the last 13 games, Henderson is slashing .362/.423/.468. His .891 OPS over that stretch is looking much closer to the Gunnar Henderson we have grown to know over the past two seasons. Henderson is facing Zack Littell tonight, a pitcher he has already faced a lot in his young career. In 15 career at-bats against Littell, Henderson has a .467 average and two home runs. He has crushed Littell in the past and should keep it going in this game.
Ben Brown More Than 5.5 Hits Allowed
Ben Brown is very young and inexperienced at the major league level. He made eight starts and 15 total appearances in his rookie season for the Cubs in 2024. So far this season, he has already exceeded that number with 12 starts on the year. There have been flashes of why the Cubs are excited about this young pitcher, but largely, Brown has struggled, as evidenced by his 5.71 ERA. Brown is simply allowing too many baserunners, sporting a 1.471 WHIP in 2025. Things have been even worse for Brown lately. Over his last five starts, Brown has a 7.16 ERA. In fact, Brown has surrendered more than five hits in six of his past seven starts. The Brewers should be able to take it to Brown and rack up at least five hits on Tuesday.
What is DraftKings Pick6?
Pick6 is a peer-to-peer fantasy variant where you build a lineup (your “Pick Set”) of two or more players and select whether you believe each will outperform their listed stat projection. Enter your Pick Set in Pick6 contests to compete against other users. Get enough picks correct and win a share of cash prizes.
How to Play DraftKings Pick6
Create a Pick Set
Create a Pick Set by choosing two or more players from the same sport and Pick Group (a set of picks available from a group of set competitions). For each player, simply select if you think they’ll have more or less than their listed stat projection. In each Pick Set, you cannot pick the same player twice and you must pick players from at least two different teams.
Enter an Amount
Once you finalize your Pick Set, choose your entry fee amount. Your entries will be automatically distributed into available contests, subject to your confirmation.
Sweat Your Picks
When the games go live, use the My Picks tab to follow your picks in real time to track how your players are performing against their projections and how they stack up against other users.
Compete for Prizes
Make enough correct picks and win a share of the contests’ guaranteed prizes. Any prizes won will be credited to your DraftKings account after contests are finalized.
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