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MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Thursday, August 7th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-08-07 19:09:21

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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)
Athletics Jacob Lopez LHP -130 4.83 Washington Nationals Mitchell Parker LHP 110 4.17 9.0 12:05 PM
Chicago White Sox Shane Smith RHP 235 2.67 Seattle Mariners Logan Gilbert RHP -290 4.83 7.5 4:10 PM
Cincinnati Reds Brady Singer RHP 150 3.15 Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Skenes RHP -178 4.35 7.5 6:40 PM
Miami Marlins Eury Perez RHP -118 4.18 Atlanta Braves Carlos Carrasco RHP 100 3.82 8.0 7:15 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)
Mitchell Parker WAS LHP vs ATH 110 9.0 $16,200 0.370 5.54 5.11 5.35 15% 8% 9% 36% 36% 12:05 PM
Jacob Lopez ATH LHP at WAS -130 9.0 $17,100 0.309 3.68 3.89 3.99 27% 10% 12% 25% 30% 12:05 PM
Logan Gilbert SEA RHP vs CHW -290 7.5 $10,300 0.267 2.70 2.44 3.45 35% 6% 16% 42% 32% 4:10 PM
Shane Smith CHW RHP at SEA 235 7.5 $5,800 0.335 4.40 4.45 4.25 22% 10% 11% 41% 33% 4:10 PM
Paul Skenes PIT RHP vs CIN -178 7.5 $10,700 0.258 2.52 3.13 2.02 29% 6% 14% 45% 29% 6:40 PM
Brady Singer CIN RHP at PIT 150 7.5 $6,800 0.331 4.28 4.20 4.36 23% 9% 10% 36% 32% 6:40 PM
Carlos Carrasco ATL RHP vs MIA 100 8.0 $5,100 0.345 4.70 4.54 5.68 18% 7% 11% 37% 35% 7:15 PM
Eury Perez MIA RHP at ATL -118 8.0 $7,800 0.269 2.75 3.96 2.70 26% 9% 12% 30% 26% 7:15 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)
Athletics 4.83 0.318 0.344 at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 0.326 12:05 PM
Washington Nationals 4.17 0.297 0.322 vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 0.325 12:05 PM
Chicago White Sox 2.67 0.333 0.293 at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 0.242 4:10 PM
Seattle Mariners 4.83 0.314 0.337 vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 0.300 4:10 PM
Cincinnati Reds 3.15 0.300 0.327 at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 0.240 6:40 PM
Pittsburgh Pirates 4.35 0.275 0.293 vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 0.267 6:40 PM
Miami Marlins 4.18 0.290 0.328 at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 0.377 7:15 PM
Atlanta Braves 3.82 0.305 0.323 vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 0.258 7:15 PM

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)
Shea Langeliers ATH RH 1 4.83 0.321 0.178 0.451 0.237 192 35% 0% 19% $12,600 C at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Nick Kurtz ATH LH 2 4.83 0.397 0.323 0.264 0.217 63 32% 5% 37% $14,700 1B at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Brent Rooker ATH RH 3 4.83 0.377 0.250 0.413 0.277 165 40% 15% 15% $13,200 OF at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Willie MacIver ATH RH 4 4.83 0.278 0.141 0.419 0.385 170 30% 0% 23% $7,500 C at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Tyler Soderstrom ATH LH 5 4.83 0.350 0.210 0.221 0.057 33 30% 3% 29% $11,400 OF at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Darell Hernaiz ATH RH 6 4.83 0.334 0.188 0.000 0.000 -100 0% 0% 0% $8,100 3B/SS at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Colby Thomas ATH RH 7 4.83 0.148 0.024 0.216 0.125 30 0% 11% 56% $5,700 OF at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Luis Urias ATH RH 8 4.83 0.313 0.119 0.238 0.060 45 18% 9% 9% $7,800 2B at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
Max Schuemann ATH RH 9 4.83 0.301 0.096 0.261 0.000 61 18% 15% 10% $10,200 2B/SS at WAS Mitchell Parker LHP 0.355 4.10 20% 0.326 4.95 15% 12:05 PM
C.J. Abrams WAS LH 1 4.17 0.345 0.170 0.360 0.167 132 32% 6% 21% $14,400 SS vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
James Wood WAS LH 2 4.17 0.378 0.258 0.366 0.227 136 35% 9% 26% $13,800 OF vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Paul DeJong WAS RH 3 4.17 0.263 0.119 0.296 0.320 88 46% 7% 44% $8,400 3B/SS vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Luis Garcia WAS LH 4 4.17 0.353 0.183 0.236 0.046 47 33% 7% 15% $10,800 2B vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Riley Adams WAS RH 5 4.17 0.262 0.157 0.235 0.130 46 39% 4% 41% $6,300 C vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Nate Lowe WAS LH 6 4.17 0.303 0.148 0.231 0.093 43 29% 8% 33% $10,500 1B vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Daylen Lile WAS LH 7 4.17 0.345 0.130 0.252 0.125 58 31% 0% 32% $9,300 OF vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Jacob Young WAS RH 8 4.17 0.295 0.060 0.299 0.040 90 16% 13% 13% $4,500 OF vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Robert Hassell WAS LH 9 4.17 0.314 0.163 0.253 0.000 58 40% 0% 29% $5,100 OF vs. ATH Jacob Lopez LHP 0.300 4.28 29% 0.325 4.51 27% 12:05 PM
Mike Tauchman CHW LH 1 2.67 0.337 0.158 0.338 0.136 117 28% 13% 21% $3,400 OF at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Lenyn Sosa CHW RH 2 2.67 0.331 0.178 0.296 0.127 89 30% 3% 21% $2,900 1B/2B at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Andrew Benintendi CHW LH 3 2.67 0.333 0.216 0.307 0.175 97 30% 9% 16% $3,300 OF at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Luis Robert CHW RH 4 2.67 0.326 0.184 0.272 0.143 73 31% 6% 32% $4,400 OF at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Colson Montgomery CHW LH 5 2.67 0.358 0.279 0.374 0.245 140 43% 9% 27% $3,800 3B/SS at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Curtis Mead CHW RH 6 2.67 0.317 0.126 0.243 0.106 55 40% 5% 27% $2,200 2B/3B at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Edgar Quero CHW SH 7 2.67 0.304 0.103 0.269 0.081 68 30% 11% 18% $2,800 C at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Brooks Baldwin CHW SH 8 2.67 0.302 0.165 0.269 0.142 70 35% 4% 30% $2,000 3B/OF at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Michael A. Taylor CHW RH 9 2.67 0.301 0.209 0.245 0.080 52 28% 9% 33% $2,300 OF at SEA Logan Gilbert RHP 0.287 2.89 31% 0.242 2.23 38% 4:10 PM
Randy Arozarena SEA RH 1 4.83 0.356 0.219 0.326 0.176 116 42% 11% 28% $5,100 OF vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
Cal Raleigh SEA SH 2 4.83 0.373 0.309 0.351 0.247 135 37% 14% 27% $6,000 C vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
Julio Rodriguez SEA RH 3 4.83 0.337 0.198 0.316 0.138 111 34% 6% 24% $5,200 OF vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
Josh Naylor SEA LH 4 4.83 0.346 0.160 0.347 0.202 127 37% 10% 14% $4,600 1B vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
Eugenio Suarez SEA RH 5 4.83 0.346 0.275 0.354 0.256 127 36% 6% 27% $5,600 3B vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
Jorge Polanco SEA SH 6 4.83 0.354 0.187 0.313 0.184 108 38% 10% 24% $3,600 2B vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
Mitch Garver SEA RH 7 4.83 0.294 0.162 0.253 0.132 68 24% 11% 36% $2,700 C vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
Dominic Canzone SEA LH 8 4.83 0.368 0.225 0.327 0.208 118 35% 8% 24% $2,600 OF vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
J.P. Crawford SEA LH 9 4.83 0.338 0.126 0.299 0.102 98 28% 12% 22% $2,900 SS vs. CHW Shane Smith RHP 0.327 4.62 22% 0.300 4.40 22% 4:10 PM
TJ Friedl CIN LH 1 3.15 0.312 0.094 0.336 0.152 111 27% 10% 14% $3,200 OF at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Matt McLain CIN RH 2 3.15 0.297 0.139 0.289 0.123 79 28% 8% 26% $3,900 2B at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Elly De La Cruz CIN SH 3 3.15 0.351 0.208 0.381 0.243 142 35% 11% 27% $5,900 SS at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Austin Hays CIN RH 4 3.15 0.338 0.201 0.281 0.145 77 31% 5% 24% $3,800 OF at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Gavin Lux CIN LH 5 3.15 0.305 0.090 0.333 0.134 112 33% 10% 21% $3,000 OF at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Spencer Steer CIN RH 6 3.15 0.286 0.121 0.319 0.174 99 23% 9% 21% $3,700 1B at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Noelvi Marte CIN RH 7 3.15 0.323 0.182 0.294 0.155 83 32% 3% 23% $4,300 3B/OF at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Jose Trevino CIN RH 8 3.15 0.275 0.114 0.304 0.139 93 30% 6% 16% $2,800 C at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Ke’Bryan Hayes CIN RH 9 3.15 0.281 0.108 0.245 0.049 52 31% 5% 20% $2,700 3B at PIT Paul Skenes RHP 0.250 2.94 31% 0.240 3.20 27% 6:40 PM
Spencer Horwitz PIT LH 1 4.35 0.320 0.139 0.352 0.164 129 32% 11% 19% $2,900 1B vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Tommy Pham PIT RH 2 4.35 0.308 0.124 0.309 0.111 98 29% 8% 23% $3,400 OF vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Bryan Reynolds PIT SH 3 4.35 0.347 0.206 0.324 0.154 105 34% 8% 23% $4,000 OF vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Nick Gonzales PIT RH 4 4.35 0.322 0.143 0.296 0.109 87 32% 6% 18% $3,500 2B vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Oneil Cruz PIT LH 5 4.35 0.347 0.230 0.349 0.212 123 48% 11% 30% $5,700 OF vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Andrew McCutchen PIT RH 6 4.35 0.342 0.167 0.317 0.162 101 37% 11% 23% $3,600 OF vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Liover Peguero PIT RH 7 4.35 0.286 0.213 0.319 0.276 103 29% 0% 31% $3,200 2B/SS vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Henry Davis PIT RH 8 4.35 0.319 0.174 0.216 0.076 32 24% 9% 31% $2,700 C vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Isiah Kiner-Falefa PIT RH 9 4.35 0.272 0.061 0.310 0.102 98 17% 4% 16% $2,800 3B/SS vs. CIN Brady Singer RHP 0.341 4.05 22% 0.267 4.17 22% 6:40 PM
Xavier Edwards MIA SH 1 4.18 0.302 0.069 0.352 0.087 125 26% 10% 15% $4,500 2B at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Kyle Stowers MIA LH 2 4.18 0.394 0.282 0.368 0.255 138 46% 9% 33% $5,500 OF at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Agustin Ramirez MIA RH 3 4.18 0.363 0.241 0.327 0.227 108 41% 6% 16% $4,000 C at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Liam Hicks MIA LH 4 4.18 0.320 0.106 0.341 0.124 118 29% 11% 16% $2,600 1B/C at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Otto Lopez MIA RH 5 4.18 0.360 0.190 0.335 0.141 113 31% 8% 15% $3,300 SS at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Jakob Marsee MIA LH 6 4.18 0.779 0.667 420 100% 40% 20% $2,400 OF at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Troy Johnston MIA LH 7 4.18 0.177 0.000 4 25% 0% 20% $2,000 1B at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Dane Myers MIA RH 8 4.18 0.311 0.143 0.253 0.074 57 26% 6% 29% $2,500 OF at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Graham Pauley MIA LH 9 4.18 0.283 0.116 0.229 0.107 42 30% 4% 29% $2,100 3B at ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.334 4.19 20% 0.377 4.15 21% 7:15 PM
Jurickson Profar ATL SH 1 3.82 0.278 0.140 0.344 0.156 124 32% 11% 17% $3,800 OF vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Matt Olson ATL LH 2 3.82 0.379 0.248 0.347 0.198 123 41% 13% 23% $5,400 1B vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Drake Baldwin ATL LH 3 3.82 0.367 0.211 0.345 0.176 122 30% 9% 17% $4,200 C vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Sean Murphy ATL RH 4 3.82 0.338 0.227 0.307 0.174 96 37% 10% 25% $3,200 C vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Michael Harris ATL LH 5 3.82 0.312 0.151 0.285 0.134 80 32% 4% 19% $3,300 OF vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Ozzie Albies ATL SH 6 3.82 0.295 0.108 0.293 0.129 86 22% 10% 16% $3,400 2B vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Eli White ATL RH 7 3.82 0.299 0.139 0.316 0.144 102 25% 4% 25% $2,500 OF vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Nacho Alvarez ATL RH 8 3.82 0.253 0.084 0.184 0.020 12 26% 2% 25% $2,100 3B vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM
Nick Allen ATL RH 9 3.82 0.251 0.040 0.252 0.033 59 19% 7% 25% $2,200 SS vs. MIA Eury Perez RHP 0.223 4.83 23% 0.258 3.33 31% 7:15 PM

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