MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Saturday, October 4th

Harper of the Phillies

The MLB DFS First Look, complete with sortable odds, a pitcher breakdown, and team offense rankings, will help you get an early start on the upcoming DraftKings and FanDuel slates that are loaded into our MLB DFS optimizer, LineupHQ.

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MLB Odds & Schedule

Away Pitcher Handed Line A-Total Home Pitcher Handed Line H-Total G-Total Time (ET)
Chicago Cubs Matthew Boyd LHP 122 3.37 Milwaukee Brewers Freddy Peralta RHP -144 4.13 7.5 2:08 PM
New York Yankees Luis Gil RHP 106 3.76 Toronto Blue Jays Kevin Gausman RHP -124 4.24 8.0 4:08 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers Shohei Ohtani RHP 104 3.54 Philadelphia Phillies Cristopher Sanchez LHP -122 3.96 7.5 6:38 PM
Detroit Tigers Troy Melton RHP 168 2.83 Seattle Mariners George Kirby RHP -200 4.17 7.0 8:38 PM


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Pitcher Breakdown

Note: All statistics are from the 2025 season.
Pitcher Team Handed Opponent Line Total DK FD xwOBA xERA SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% Time (ET)
Freddy Peralta MIL RHP vs CHC -144 7.5 $8,300 $9,400 0.298 3.47 3.72 2.65 28% 9% 13% 37% 28% 2:08 PM
Matthew Boyd CHC LHP at MIL 122 7.5 $7,000 $7,700 0.308 3.72 4.07 3.20 22% 6% 11% 38% 30% 2:08 PM
Kevin Gausman TOR RHP vs NYY -124 8.0 $7,500 $8,700 0.307 3.69 3.82 3.38 24% 7% 13% 36% 36% 4:08 PM
Luis Gil NYY RHP at TOR 106 8.0 $6,500 $7,900 0.345 4.79 5.70 3.33 18% 14% 9% 30% 30% 4:08 PM
Cristopher Sanchez PHI LHP vs LAD -122 7.5 $8,700 $9,500 0.278 2.99 3.07 2.66 26% 6% 14% 58% 32% 6:38 PM
Shohei Ohtani LAD RHP at PHI 104 7.5 $8,000 $8,800 0.252 2.45 2.78 3.29 33% 5% 14% 42% 30% 6:38 PM
George Kirby SEA RHP vs DET -200 7.0 $8,500 $10,000 0.313 3.85 3.48 4.24 25% 6% 12% 45% 34% 8:38 PM
Troy Melton DET RHP at SEA 168 7.0 $7,400 $7,200 0.308 3.72 4.05 2.79 21% 8% 11% 45% 42% 8:38 PM

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Offense Breakdown (Team Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2025 season.
Offense Total TvsLHP TvsRHP Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed PvsLHB PvsRHB Time (ET)
Chicago Cubs 3.37 0.323 0.319 at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 0.297 2:08 PM
Milwaukee Brewers 4.13 0.330 0.326 vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 0.295 2:08 PM
New York Yankees 3.76 0.343 0.339 at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 0.296 4:08 PM
Toronto Blue Jays 4.24 0.324 0.331 vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 0.279 4:08 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers 3.54 0.334 0.329 at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 0.288 6:38 PM
Philadelphia Phillies 3.96 0.319 0.338 vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 0.320 6:38 PM
Detroit Tigers 2.83 0.343 0.313 at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 0.270 8:38 PM
Seattle Mariners 4.17 0.331 0.342 vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 0.235 8:38 PM

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Hitter Breakdown (Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2025 season.
Batter Team Handed Order Total xwOBA xISO wOBA ISO wRC+ HC% BB% K% DK Pos FD Pos Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed P-wOBAvL P-xFIPvL P-K%vL P-wOBAvR P-xFIPvR P-K%vR Time (ET)
Michael Busch CHC LH 1 3.37 0.392 0.295 0.357 0.233 132 40% 11% 26% $5,100 1B $3,400 1B at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Nico Hoerner CHC RH 2 3.37 0.327 0.100 0.304 0.086 96 25% 7% 9% $3,700 2B $2,900 2B/SS at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Kyle Tucker CHC LH 3 3.37 0.382 0.218 0.397 0.257 161 35% 16% 15% $5,700 OF $3,900 OF at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Seiya Suzuki CHC RH 4 3.37 0.365 0.250 0.348 0.206 125 34% 9% 28% $4,100 OF $3,600 OF at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Ian Happ CHC SH 5 3.37 0.363 0.204 0.347 0.201 125 40% 14% 24% $3,800 OF $3,100 OF at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Carson Kelly CHC RH 6 3.37 0.331 0.184 0.315 0.162 104 33% 9% 19% $3,200 C $2,800 C at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC LH 7 3.37 0.334 0.242 0.328 0.214 112 32% 6% 23% $4,400 OF $3,200 OF at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Dansby Swanson CHC RH 8 3.37 0.355 0.221 0.292 0.150 88 34% 8% 26% $3,500 SS $2,700 SS at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Matt Shaw CHC RH 9 3.37 0.311 0.140 0.285 0.142 83 26% 8% 21% $3,100 3B $2,600 3B at MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 2:08 PM
Jackson Chourio MIL RH 1 4.13 0.319 0.182 0.402 0.229 161 39% 8% 22% $4,400 OF $3,500 OF vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Christian Yelich MIL LH 2 4.13 0.346 0.205 0.298 0.106 90 30% 9% 28% $5,000 OF $3,700 OF vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
William Contreras MIL RH 3 4.13 0.340 0.146 0.314 0.101 101 39% 15% 18% $4,200 C $3,000 C vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Andrew Vaughn MIL RH 4 4.13 0.356 0.205 0.376 0.153 143 40% 11% 14% $3,300 1B $2,900 1B vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Isaac Collins MIL SH 5 4.13 0.324 0.109 0.322 0.179 107 29% 9% 20% $3,600 OF $2,800 OF/2B vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Caleb Durbin MIL RH 6 4.13 0.316 0.109 0.330 0.139 112 28% 6% 6% $3,400 3B $2,800 2B/3B vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Brice Turang MIL LH 7 4.13 0.342 0.173 0.325 0.083 109 31% 8% 23% $4,000 2B $3,500 2B vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Blake Perkins MIL SH 8 4.13 0.278 0.094 0.356 0.182 130 36% 12% 26% $3,500 OF $2,900 OF vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Joey Ortiz MIL RH 9 4.13 0.278 0.082 0.311 0.121 99 26% 3% 14% $2,400 SS $2,600 3B/2B/SS vs. CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 2:08 PM
Trent Grisham NYY LH 1 3.76 0.377 0.253 0.358 0.247 133 39% 14% 24% $3,700 OF $3,100 OF at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Aaron Judge NYY RH 2 3.76 0.476 0.420 0.460 0.345 205 44% 16% 24% $6,500 OF $4,600 OF at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Cody Bellinger NYY LH 3 3.76 0.332 0.175 0.321 0.186 107 28% 9% 15% $4,100 OF $3,400 OF/1B at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Ben Rice NYY LH 4 3.76 0.410 0.282 0.342 0.219 122 43% 10% 20% $4,300 1B/C $3,300 C/1B at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Giancarlo Stanton NYY RH 5 3.76 0.368 0.291 0.365 0.302 140 46% 8% 33% $4,600 OF $3,500 OF at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Jazz Chisholm NYY LH 6 3.76 0.358 0.258 0.349 0.235 125 34% 11% 27% $4,500 2B $3,600 2B/3B at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Austin Wells NYY LH 7 3.76 0.303 0.190 0.314 0.210 104 33% 10% 23% $3,100 C $2,700 C at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Anthony Volpe NYY RH 8 3.76 0.313 0.184 0.281 0.155 81 32% 6% 25% $2,600 SS $2,800 SS at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
Ryan McMahon NYY LH 9 3.76 0.333 0.210 0.317 0.176 91 40% 12% 30% $3,000 3B $2,500 3B at TOR Kevin Gausman RHP 0.241 4.25 21% 0.296 3.65 26% 4:08 PM
George Springer TOR RH 1 4.24 0.417 0.290 0.359 0.205 134 37% 10% 18% $5,400 OF $4,000 OF vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Nathan Lukes TOR LH 2 4.24 0.319 0.133 0.319 0.144 105 30% 9% 12% $3,200 OF $2,700 OF vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Vladimir Guerrero TOR RH 3 4.24 0.396 0.206 0.381 0.199 150 41% 10% 14% $4,900 1B $3,600 1B vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Addison Barger TOR LH 4 4.24 0.342 0.209 0.315 0.209 103 41% 7% 23% $3,600 3B $3,000 3B/OF vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Alejandro Kirk TOR RH 5 4.24 0.368 0.201 0.320 0.111 107 39% 9% 11% $3,400 C $2,700 C vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Daulton Varsho TOR LH 6 4.24 0.341 0.280 0.318 0.261 107 40% 8% 29% $4,000 OF $3,600 OF vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Anthony Santander TOR SH 7 4.24 0.272 0.117 0.328 0.243 115 31% 9% 19% $3,000 OF $2,400 OF vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Andres Gimenez TOR LH 8 4.24 0.313 0.110 0.288 0.102 86 23% 6% 16% $2,300 SS $2,600 2B vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Ernie Clement TOR RH 9 4.24 0.292 0.100 0.291 0.105 87 22% 4% 10% $3,100 2B/SS $2,600 2B/SS/3B/1B vs. NYY Luis Gil RHP 0.312 5.03 22% 0.279 5.19 21% 4:08 PM
Shohei Ohtani LAD RH 1 3.54 0.439 0.384 0.380 0.267 146 41% 9% 27% $8,000 SP $8,800 P at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Mookie Betts LAD RH 2 3.54 0.338 0.159 0.322 0.170 106 36% 9% 10% $4,700 SS $3,700 2B/SS/OF at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Teoscar Hernandez LAD RH 3 3.54 0.331 0.202 0.325 0.217 108 41% 4% 18% $4,300 OF $3,500 OF at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Freddie Freeman LAD LH 4 3.54 0.357 0.203 0.361 0.208 133 35% 8% 23% $4,800 1B $3,600 1B at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Will Smith LAD RH 5 3.54 0.386 0.226 0.368 0.194 138 39% 16% 23% $4,500 C $3,400 C at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Andy Pages LAD RH 6 3.54 0.325 0.177 0.342 0.117 120 27% 4% 22% $3,500 OF $3,100 OF at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Enrique Hernandez LAD RH 7 3.54 0.291 0.175 0.299 0.220 90 40% 10% 22% $2,900 3B/OF $2,400 3B/1B/2B/OF at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Miguel Rojas LAD RH 8 3.54 0.298 0.111 0.379 0.223 145 32% 10% 13% $2,700 2B $2,300 SS/2B/3B at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Tommy Edman LAD SH 9 3.54 0.328 0.141 0.292 0.226 86 30% 3% 18% $3,600 2B/OF $2,900 SS/2B/OF/3B at PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:38 PM
Trea Turner PHI RH 1 3.96 0.325 0.137 0.342 0.157 118 34% 5% 18% $5,500 SS $3,800 SS vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Kyle Schwarber PHI LH 2 3.96 0.414 0.338 0.368 0.285 136 46% 16% 28% $6,000 OF $4,300 OF vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Bryce Harper PHI LH 3 3.96 0.379 0.232 0.373 0.250 139 40% 13% 21% $5,300 1B $3,600 1B vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Alec Bohm PHI RH 4 3.96 0.332 0.143 0.321 0.134 103 31% 6% 17% $3,900 3B $2,800 3B/1B vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Brandon Marsh PHI LH 5 3.96 0.342 0.175 0.352 0.186 125 37% 10% 27% $3,400 OF $2,700 OF vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Harrison Bader PHI RH 6 3.96 0.303 0.153 0.341 0.161 120 32% 6% 23% $3,600 OF $2,900 OF vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Max Kepler PHI LH 7 3.96 0.338 0.197 0.303 0.157 93 40% 9% 19% $2,900 OF $2,900 OF vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
J.T. Realmuto PHI RH 8 3.96 0.323 0.161 0.327 0.149 108 31% 7% 23% $3,500 C $2,600 C vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Bryson Stott PHI LH 9 3.96 0.318 0.148 0.319 0.144 102 28% 10% 15% $4,100 2B/SS $2,800 2B/SS vs. LAD Shohei Ohtani RHP 0.168 1.55 41% 0.320 3.47 27% 6:38 PM
Gleyber Torres DET RH 1 2.83 0.371 0.195 0.307 0.099 99 30% 11% 19% $4,200 2B $3,000 2B at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Kerry Carpenter DET LH 2 2.83 0.347 0.249 0.378 0.289 147 36% 5% 23% $3,900 OF $3,000 OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Wenceel Perez DET SH 3 2.83 0.320 0.159 0.304 0.158 96 36% 7% 22% $3,200 OF $3,000 OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Spencer Torkelson DET RH 4 2.83 0.346 0.239 0.311 0.173 100 35% 9% 29% $3,800 1B $3,100 1B at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Riley Greene DET LH 5 2.83 0.347 0.266 0.373 0.253 143 38% 10% 29% $4,300 OF $3,500 OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Dillon Dingler DET RH 6 2.83 0.360 0.186 0.293 0.120 86 33% 4% 25% $3,300 C $2,800 C at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Zach McKinstry DET LH 7 2.83 0.308 0.108 0.306 0.153 97 27% 9% 22% $3,400 3B/SS $2,900 SS/3B/2B/OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Javier Baez DET RH 8 2.83 0.276 0.133 0.257 0.135 62 25% 3% 25% $2,500 SS $2,600 SS/3B/OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Parker Meadows DET LH 9 2.83 0.300 0.127 0.311 0.179 101 26% 9% 25% $3,000 OF $2,700 OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.323 3.59 25% 0.270 3.18 26% 8:38 PM
Randy Arozarena SEA RH 1 4.17 0.336 0.192 0.321 0.166 113 38% 10% 27% $4,000 OF $3,200 OF vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
Cal Raleigh SEA SH 2 4.17 0.384 0.324 0.356 0.256 138 36% 15% 27% $6,200 C $4,500 C vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
Julio Rodriguez SEA RH 3 4.17 0.357 0.211 0.332 0.165 122 35% 6% 23% $5,200 OF $3,800 OF vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
Josh Naylor SEA LH 4 4.17 0.339 0.162 0.348 0.202 128 38% 10% 14% $4,200 1B $3,400 1B vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
Jorge Polanco SEA SH 5 4.17 0.349 0.197 0.316 0.190 110 40% 10% 23% $3,900 2B $2,900 2B/3B vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
Eugenio Suarez SEA RH 6 4.17 0.324 0.251 0.349 0.259 125 35% 6% 27% $3,700 3B $3,500 3B vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
Dominic Canzone SEA LH 7 4.17 0.383 0.235 0.334 0.204 123 40% 8% 24% $3,300 OF $2,700 OF vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
Victor Robles SEA RH 8 4.17 0.240 0.087 0.364 0.149 145 36% 5% 20% $3,000 OF $2,400 OF vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM
J.P. Crawford SEA LH 9 4.17 0.335 0.123 0.303 0.107 101 28% 12% 22% $2,700 SS $2,800 SS vs. DET Troy Melton RHP 0.306 4.63 16% 0.235 3.90 27% 8:38 PM

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