October is finally here, and MLB Wild Card Game 2s are set for today in intense best-of-three series. For half of the teams here, it’s already do-or-die today — a loss, and their season is over.
The Yankees have their backs against the wall with Carlos Rodón on the mound after losing Game 1 vs. the Red Sox, while the Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani look to unleash another 10-run offensive performance against the Reds to close out the series.
Below, we'll give you the best MLB DFS picks for Wednesday's MLB Wild Card games, including player picks for PrizePicks real money MLB game tonight, like Ohtani and Rodón.
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MLB DFS Picks Today: Wild Card Games (10/1)
Here are three of the top MLB DFS picks and predictions for PrizePicks today in Wednesday's Wild Card games. Use this analysis to build your Lineups on PrizePicks MLB on Wednesday, October 1.
Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani Projection: 9.5 Hitter Fantasy Score
- Shohei Ohtani delivered a dominant MVP performance in Game 1, blasting two home runs – one of which went an unbelievable 454 feet.
- Against right-handed pitching in his recent appearances, Ohtani owns a 48.8% fly ball rate, 78% hard-hit rate, and an elite 29.3% barrel rate.
- Over the full season vs RHP, Ohtani has a .291 BABIP and a 14.6% walk rate.
- He faces Reds RHP Zack Littell, who in his last 103 plate appearances has allowed a 9.2% barrel rate, 40.8% hard-hit rate, and an elevated 26.3% fly ball rate.
Red Sox SP Brayan Bello Projection: 21.5 Pitcher Fantasy Score
- Over his last 112 plate appearances, Brayan Bello has allowed a 4.9% barrel rate, 54% hard-hit rate, and just 24% fly ball rate — a far different performance than his season stats vs. the Yankees.
- Despite the weak contact, Bello has struggled recently, surrendering 15 earned runs across his last five starts.
- He has allowed 3 or more runs in four of those five starts.
- Bello has also failed to record 4+ strikeouts in five straight starts.
- In his last start vs. the Yankees (in Boston), he gave up 4 runs and managed only 4 strikeouts across five innings.
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Yankees P Carlos Rodón Projection: 30.5 Pitcher Fantasy Score
- Carlos Rodón has allowed just a 6.8% barrel rate, 40% hard-hit rate, and 20.5% fly ball rate across his last 123 plate appearances.
- In his final six starts to close out the regular season, Rodón gave up just 10 earned runs total.
- However, Rodón has faced the Red Sox six times since 2024, allowing 2+ earned runs in every single outing.
- In Rodón's last matchup against the Red Sox pushed him to his season high in walks with 5.
- Rodón maybe on a short leash, as the Yankees are in an elimination game tonight.
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The Wild Card round — with Bello and Rodon on the bump up in New York — gives us some exciting opportunities to target in Wednesday's MLB Wild Card games.
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