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MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Thursday, July 31st

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-07-31 15:09:51

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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)
Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Pepiot RHP 100 4.05 New York Yankees Marcus Stroman RHP -118 4.45 8.5 1:05 PM
Atlanta Braves Carlos Carrasco RHP 136 4.12 Cincinnati Reds Andrew Abbott LHP -162 5.38 9.5 7:10 PM
Texas Rangers Kumar Rocker RHP 136 3.25 Seattle Mariners George Kirby RHP -162 4.25 7.5 9:40 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)
Marcus Stroman NYY RHP vs TBR -118 8.5 $6,500 $7,500 0.371 5.54 5.13 6.09 15% 10% 8% 48% 36% 1:05 PM
Ryan Pepiot TBR RHP at NYY 100 8.5 $8,300 $9,000 0.317 3.87 3.88 3.42 24% 8% 12% 39% 35% 1:05 PM
Andrew Abbott CIN LHP vs ATL -162 9.5 $9,300 $10,200 0.290 3.19 4.02 2.09 23% 7% 11% 31% 27% 7:10 PM
Carlos Carrasco ATL RHP at CIN 136 9.5 $6,000 $7,000 0.353 4.93 4.47 5.91 18% 7% 10% 40% 36% 7:10 PM
George Kirby SEA RHP vs TEX -162 7.5 $8,800 $9,400 0.314 3.79 3.41 4.50 25% 6% 12% 46% 38% 9:40 PM
Kumar Rocker TEX RHP at SEA 136 7.5 $7,300 $8,200 0.370 5.50 4.15 5.73 20% 8% 11% 48% 38% 9:40 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)
Tampa Bay Rays 4.05 0.305 0.327 at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 0.315 1:05 PM
New York Yankees 4.45 0.326 0.326 vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 0.309 1:05 PM
Atlanta Braves 4.12 0.305 0.323 at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 0.308 7:10 PM
Cincinnati Reds 5.38 0.300 0.327 vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 0.384 7:10 PM
Texas Rangers 3.25 0.277 0.313 at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 0.263 9:40 PM
Seattle Mariners 4.25 0.314 0.337 vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 0.318 9:40 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)
Chandler Simpson TBR LH 1 4.05 0.312 0.046 0.313 0.060 99 13% 6% 9% $4,600 OF $3,100 OF at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Yandy Diaz TBR RH 2 4.05 0.370 0.200 0.327 0.136 114 39% 8% 17% $4,700 1B $3,300 1B at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Brandon Lowe TBR LH 3 4.05 0.352 0.236 0.348 0.226 129 40% 8% 26% $4,300 2B $3,100 2B at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Jonathan Aranda TBR LH 4 4.05 0.393 0.227 0.371 0.196 142 41% 9% 24% $4,300 1B $3,100 1B at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Junior Caminero TBR RH 5 4.05 0.332 0.212 0.339 0.242 120 37% 6% 21% $5,100 3B $3,400 3B at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Josh Lowe TBR LH 6 4.05 0.333 0.134 0.306 0.154 100 35% 9% 27% $4,200 OF $2,800 OF at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Jake Mangum TBR SH 7 4.05 0.295 0.100 0.343 0.101 120 30% 6% 15% $3,900 OF $2,700 OF at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Taylor Walls TBR SH 8 4.05 0.268 0.094 0.259 0.089 66 26% 12% 22% $2,800 2B/SS $2,700 SS/2B at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Matt Thaiss TBR LH 9 4.05 0.297 0.100 0.308 0.086 98 29% 18% 30% $2,500 C $2,300 C at NYY Marcus Stroman RHP 0.396 4.74 14% 0.315 5.23 16% 1:05 PM
Ben Rice NYY LH 1 4.45 0.394 0.259 0.329 0.218 113 40% 10% 22% $4,200 1B/C $3,100 C/1B vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Paul Goldschmidt NYY RH 2 4.45 0.344 0.192 0.287 0.137 83 27% 6% 26% $3,900 1B $3,000 1B vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Cody Bellinger NYY LH 3 4.45 0.338 0.185 0.328 0.187 112 30% 9% 16% $5,500 OF $3,600 OF/1B vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Giancarlo Stanton NYY RH 4 4.45 0.322 0.204 0.355 0.273 133 42% 9% 32% $4,400 OF $3,200 OF vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Jazz Chisholm NYY LH 5 4.45 0.379 0.288 0.356 0.239 130 38% 10% 25% $5,200 2B $3,700 2B/3B vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Jasson Dominguez NYY SH 6 4.45 0.318 0.142 0.340 0.174 120 42% 11% 27% $3,800 OF $3,100 OF vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Austin Slater NYY RH 7 4.45 0.375 0.257 0.278 0.088 77 31% 9% 32% $2,500 OF vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Ryan McMahon NYY LH 8 4.45 0.345 0.231 0.321 0.183 93 37% 12% 29% $3,700 3B $2,900 3B vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Anthony Volpe NYY RH 9 4.45 0.312 0.176 0.282 0.149 82 31% 7% 24% $3,500 SS $3,000 SS vs. TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.278 3.79 28% 0.309 4.24 20% 1:05 PM
Jurickson Profar ATL SH 1 4.12 0.265 0.129 0.517 0.400 240 29% 5% 14% $4,100 OF $2,900 OF at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Matt Olson ATL LH 2 4.12 0.386 0.261 0.338 0.181 117 40% 9% 30% $5,400 1B $3,800 1B at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Austin Riley ATL RH 3 4.12 0.339 0.220 0.312 0.135 99 36% 5% 23% $4,500 3B $3,100 3B at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Sean Murphy ATL RH 4 4.12 0.339 0.237 0.390 0.379 153 46% 11% 36% $3,800 C $3,100 C at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Ozzie Albies ATL SH 5 4.12 0.290 0.110 0.225 0.045 39 32% 4% 13% $3,900 2B $2,700 2B at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Marcell Ozuna ATL RH 6 4.12 0.370 0.212 0.330 0.129 111 43% 20% 21% $3,700 OF $3,100 OF at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Michael Harris ATL LH 7 4.12 0.311 0.155 0.269 0.175 69 25% 4% 23% $3,500 OF $2,600 OF at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Eli White ATL RH 8 4.12 0.313 0.147 0.239 0.090 49 30% 6% 24% $3,100 OF $2,400 OF at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Nick Allen ATL RH 9 4.12 0.252 0.041 0.237 0.029 47 32% 11% 18% $2,300 SS $2,300 SS at CIN Andrew Abbott LHP 0.274 4.27 20% 0.308 4.04 23% 7:10 PM
Gavin Lux CIN LH 1 5.38 0.303 0.093 0.331 0.134 111 34% 10% 22% $3,000 OF $2,600 2B/OF vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Matt McLain CIN RH 2 5.38 0.299 0.145 0.289 0.128 79 28% 8% 25% $4,000 2B $3,000 SS/2B vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Elly De La Cruz CIN SH 3 5.38 0.354 0.211 0.382 0.244 143 36% 11% 28% $6,000 SS $4,200 SS vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Austin Hays CIN RH 4 5.38 0.345 0.215 0.285 0.151 80 32% 5% 23% $4,500 OF $3,400 OF vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Jake Fraley CIN LH 5 5.38 0.323 0.121 0.327 0.130 105 22% 9% 20% $3,600 OF $2,800 OF vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Spencer Steer CIN RH 6 5.38 0.281 0.111 0.321 0.175 101 22% 9% 21% $3,800 1B $2,900 OF/1B/2B vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Tyler Stephenson CIN RH 7 5.38 0.304 0.181 0.322 0.160 101 33% 9% 30% $3,400 C $3,000 C vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Will Benson CIN LH 8 5.38 0.376 0.265 0.294 0.203 82 43% 8% 37% $3,200 OF $2,800 OF vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Noelvi Marte CIN RH 9 5.38 0.339 0.200 0.295 0.155 84 34% 3% 24% $4,300 3B $3,200 3B vs. ATL Carlos Carrasco RHP 0.318 4.12 20% 0.384 4.00 22% 7:10 PM
Josh Smith TEX LH 1 3.25 0.330 0.137 0.336 0.149 119 34% 9% 16% $3,600 1B/3B $2,900 SS/3B/2B/1B/OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Corey Seager TEX LH 2 3.25 0.426 0.296 0.388 0.242 156 42% 14% 15% $4,900 SS $3,500 SS at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Marcus Semien TEX RH 3 3.25 0.322 0.161 0.295 0.149 91 32% 8% 16% $4,200 2B $2,900 2B at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Adolis Garcia TEX RH 4 3.25 0.329 0.218 0.300 0.176 94 36% 6% 25% $3,800 OF $2,900 OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Joc Pederson TEX LH 5 3.25 0.307 0.143 0.351 0.212 125 28% 11% 21% $2,200 OF $2,500 OF/1B at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Wyatt Langford TEX RH 6 3.25 0.329 0.197 0.313 0.151 104 35% 8% 23% $4,000 OF $3,400 OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Evan Carter TEX LH 7 3.25 0.304 0.117 0.324 0.189 111 21% 9% 22% $4,400 OF $2,800 OF at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Josh Jung TEX RH 8 3.25 0.318 0.176 0.303 0.135 95 38% 6% 26% $3,500 3B $2,700 3B at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
Jonah Heim TEX SH 9 3.25 0.274 0.134 0.266 0.118 71 23% 5% 20% $2,900 C $2,500 C at SEA George Kirby RHP 0.342 3.70 24% 0.263 2.97 27% 9:40 PM
J.P. Crawford SEA LH 1 4.25 0.339 0.124 0.301 0.103 100 28% 12% 23% $3,300 SS $2,700 SS vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Julio Rodriguez SEA RH 2 4.25 0.342 0.199 0.319 0.138 113 35% 6% 24% $5,300 OF $3,600 OF vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Cal Raleigh SEA SH 3 4.25 0.381 0.325 0.352 0.247 136 36% 14% 27% $6,500 C $4,400 C vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Eugenio Suarez SEA RH 4 4.25 0.351 0.281 0.357 0.260 129 36% 6% 26% vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Josh Naylor SEA LH 5 4.25 0.346 0.156 0.352 0.207 130 38% 10% 14% $4,900 1B $3,500 1B vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Randy Arozarena SEA RH 6 4.25 0.359 0.217 0.324 0.176 116 43% 11% 28% $5,000 OF $3,400 OF vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Jorge Polanco SEA SH 7 4.25 0.356 0.191 0.311 0.183 107 37% 10% 24% $3,700 2B $2,800 2B/3B vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Dominic Canzone SEA LH 8 4.25 0.355 0.236 0.326 0.218 118 33% 8% 25% $3,300 OF $2,700 OF vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM
Cole Young SEA LH 9 4.25 0.293 0.120 0.303 0.088 100 25% 9% 18% $2,300 2B $2,300 SS/2B vs. TEX Kumar Rocker RHP 0.381 4.72 18% 0.318 3.23 25% 9:40 PM

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