MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Thursday, May 8th

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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)
Philadelphia Phillies Jesus Luzardo LHP -148 4.71 Tampa Bay Rays Ryan Pepiot RHP 126 3.79 8.5 7:05 PM EDT
Cincinnati Reds Nick Lodolo LHP 166 3.25 Atlanta Braves Spencer Schwellenbach RHP -198 4.75 8.0 7:15 PM EDT
Toronto Blue Jays Chris Bassitt RHP -130 4.56 Los Angeles Angels Jose Soriano RHP 110 3.94 8.5 9:38 PM EDT
Los Angeles Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP -146 4.97 Arizona Diamondbacks Brandon Pfaadt RHP 124 4.03 9.0 9:40 PM EDT

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Pitcher Breakdown

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
Pitcher Team Handed Opponent Line Total DK FD xwOBA xERA SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% Time (ET)
Jesus Luzardo PHI LHP at TBR -148 8.5 $9,000 $10,200 0.278 2.86 3.84 3.82 24% 7% 14% 41% 28% 7:05 PM EDT
Ryan Pepiot TBR RHP vs PHI 126 8.5 $6,300 $7,600 0.347 4.63 3.93 3.74 25% 9% 13% 37% 31% 7:05 PM EDT
Nick Lodolo CIN LHP at ATL 166 8.0 $6,700 $8,300 0.327 4.05 3.82 4.37 23% 7% 11% 45% 30% 7:15 PM EDT
Spencer Schwellenbach ATL RHP vs CIN -198 8.0 $7,700 $8,700 0.325 3.99 3.41 3.49 24% 5% 14% 43% 30% 7:15 PM EDT
Chris Bassitt TOR RHP at LAA -130 8.5 $8,500 $9,600 0.285 3.01 4.08 3.93 23% 8% 9% 41% 32% 9:38 PM EDT
Jose Soriano LAA RHP vs TOR 110 8.5 $6,000 $7,300 0.327 4.05 3.95 3.53 20% 10% 10% 61% 30% 9:38 PM EDT
Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD RHP at ARI -146 9.0 $10,000 $10,800 0.258 2.45 2.98 2.35 30% 7% 13% 52% 32% 9:40 PM EDT
Brandon Pfaadt ARI RHP vs LAD 124 9.0 $8,000 $9,100 0.368 5.31 3.63 4.54 24% 5% 11% 42% 33% 9:40 PM EDT

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Offense Breakdown (Team Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
Offense Total TvsLHP TvsRHP Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed PvsLHB PvsRHB Time (ET)
Tampa Bay Rays 3.79 0.240 0.315 vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 0.303 7:05 PM EDT
Philadelphia Phillies 4.71 0.326 0.324 at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 0.310 7:05 PM EDT
Atlanta Braves 4.75 0.298 0.335 vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 0.300 7:15 PM EDT
Cincinnati Reds 3.25 0.317 0.340 at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 0.250 7:15 PM EDT
Los Angeles Angels 3.94 0.255 0.294 vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 0.274 9:38 PM EDT
Toronto Blue Jays 4.56 0.333 0.292 at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 0.334 9:38 PM EDT
Arizona Diamondbacks 4.03 0.298 0.359 vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 0.306 9:40 PM EDT
Los Angeles Dodgers 4.97 0.327 0.357 at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 0.284 9:40 PM EDT

Hitter Breakdown (Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
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)
Bryson Stott PHI LH 1 4.71 0.306 0.109 0.312 0.130 98 27% 9% 16% $4,800 2B $3,100 2B/SS at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Trea Turner PHI RH 2 4.71 0.318 0.155 0.333 0.142 113 30% 5% 19% $5,200 SS $3,000 SS at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Bryce Harper PHI LH 3 4.71 0.372 0.214 0.371 0.238 138 37% 14% 20% $5,500 1B $3,900 1B at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Kyle Schwarber PHI LH 4 4.71 0.422 0.326 0.349 0.253 124 42% 16% 28% $5,600 OF $4,400 OF at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Nick Castellanos PHI RH 5 4.71 0.358 0.208 0.305 0.148 94 31% 6% 20% $4,400 OF $2,900 OF at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Max Kepler PHI LH 6 4.71 0.381 0.214 0.314 0.145 103 31% 8% 18% $4,100 OF $2,700 OF at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
J.T. Realmuto PHI RH 7 4.71 0.339 0.191 0.335 0.176 114 33% 7% 25% $3,900 C $2,800 C at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Alec Bohm PHI RH 8 4.71 0.342 0.156 0.313 0.139 99 33% 6% 16% $3,200 3B $2,700 3B/1B at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Brandon Marsh PHI LH 9 4.71 0.324 0.170 0.332 0.182 112 39% 11% 30% $2,700 OF $2,500 OF at TBR Ryan Pepiot RHP 0.308 4.01 26% 0.310 4.00 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Yandy Diaz TBR RH 1 3.79 0.344 0.165 0.414 0.247 175 42% 10% 12% $3,800 1B/3B $2,800 1B vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Christopher Morel TBR RH 2 3.79 0.341 0.238 0.285 0.216 82 36% 9% 29% $4,000 OF $2,600 2B/3B/OF vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Junior Caminero TBR RH 3 3.79 0.325 0.196 0.270 0.107 78 27% 6% 15% $4,100 3B $2,700 3B vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Jonathan Aranda TBR LH 4 3.79 0.413 0.280 0.243 0.050 57 23% 18% 30% $4,300 1B $3,100 1B vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Danny Jansen TBR RH 5 3.79 0.308 0.142 0.323 0.186 109 26% 17% 20% $3,000 C $2,400 C vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Curtis Mead TBR RH 6 3.79 0.325 0.089 0.318 0.067 109 39% 10% 22% $2,100 1B/2B $2,200 3B/2B/1B vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Jose Caballero TBR RH 7 3.79 0.270 0.053 0.329 0.134 117 24% 9% 30% $3,400 OF/SS $2,600 SS/2B/3B/OF vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Kameron Misner TBR LH 8 3.79 0.302 0.154 0.226 0.190 46 25% 0% 23% $3,800 OF $2,500 OF vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
Taylor Walls TBR SH 9 3.79 0.252 0.075 0.273 0.108 77 14% 9% 30% $2,900 SS $2,400 SS vs PHI Jesus Luzardo LHP 0.287 2.50 35% 0.303 4.13 25% 7:05 PM EDT
TJ Friedl CIN LH 1 3.25 0.292 0.090 0.309 0.152 90 26% 7% 14% $3,900 OF $2,700 OF at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Matt McLain CIN RH 2 3.25 0.322 0.203 0.253 0.099 51 43% 13% 33% $4,400 2B $3,100 SS/2B at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Elly De La Cruz CIN SH 3 3.25 0.339 0.200 0.371 0.234 132 40% 11% 31% $5,800 SS $3,700 SS at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Gavin Lux CIN LH 4 3.25 0.341 0.129 0.340 0.146 118 31% 10% 21% $3,600 OF $2,700 2B/OF at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Spencer Steer CIN RH 5 3.25 0.315 0.144 0.315 0.179 95 32% 10% 21% $3,700 1B $2,700 OF/1B/2B at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Santiago Espinal CIN RH 6 3.25 0.304 0.073 0.260 0.055 58 19% 5% 15% $3,300 3B/OF $2,600 2B/3B/OF at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Tyler Stephenson CIN RH 7 3.25 0.322 0.162 0.337 0.165 110 32% 9% 25% $4,500 C $3,200 C at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Jose Trevino CIN RH 8 3.25 0.322 0.164 0.322 0.143 106 26% 6% 17% $3,500 C $2,500 C at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Rece Hinds CIN RH 9 3.25 0.386 0.361 0.574 0.643 269 47% 7% 29% $3,500 OF $2,000 3B/OF at ATL Spencer Schwellenbach RHP 0.327 3.89 21% 0.250 2.70 28% 7:15 PM EDT
Alex Verdugo ATL LH 1 4.75 0.337 0.094 0.271 0.064 69 21% 10% 17% $3,700 OF $2,800 OF vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Austin Riley ATL RH 2 4.75 0.361 0.238 0.372 0.262 136 48% 11% 23% $5,000 3B $3,300 3B vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Marcell Ozuna ATL RH 3 4.75 0.421 0.226 0.401 0.255 156 32% 13% 23% $4,300 OF $3,400 OF vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Matt Olson ATL LH 4 4.75 0.423 0.310 0.350 0.239 121 27% 8% 27% $4,600 1B $3,100 1B vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Ozzie Albies ATL SH 5 4.75 0.302 0.140 0.390 0.199 148 28% 3% 13% $4,600 2B $2,800 2B vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Sean Murphy ATL RH 6 4.75 0.349 0.263 0.341 0.235 115 29% 10% 27% $4,400 C $3,000 C vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Eli White ATL RH 7 4.75 0.367 0.202 0.317 0.138 100 44% 9% 24% $3,500 OF $2,400 OF vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Michael Harris ATL LH 8 4.75 0.344 0.177 0.329 0.171 107 30% 3% 20% $3,900 OF $2,800 OF vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Nick Allen ATL RH 9 4.75 0.267 0.045 0.277 0.106 77 16% 6% 16% $3,000 SS $2,100 SS vs CIN Nick Lodolo LHP 0.319 3.81 21% 0.300 4.08 24% 7:15 PM EDT
Bo Bichette TOR RH 1 4.56 0.362 0.174 0.293 0.109 91 30% 5% 19% $4,000 SS $2,800 SS at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Vladimir Guerrero TOR RH 2 4.56 0.408 0.247 0.386 0.202 157 42% 9% 15% $5,100 1B $3,300 1B at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Anthony Santander TOR SH 3 4.56 0.324 0.218 0.337 0.252 123 34% 9% 18% $3,800 OF $3,000 OF at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
George Springer TOR RH 4 4.56 0.385 0.244 0.318 0.164 109 30% 9% 19% $4,300 OF $3,100 OF at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Daulton Varsho TOR LH 5 4.56 0.354 0.297 0.298 0.211 95 31% 10% 30% $4,200 OF $2,800 OF at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Alejandro Kirk TOR RH 6 4.56 0.324 0.134 0.288 0.078 87 34% 8% 11% $3,100 C $2,500 C at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Addison Barger TOR LH 7 4.56 0.315 0.161 0.266 0.153 72 38% 7% 22% $2,100 3B/OF $2,100 3B/OF at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Ernie Clement TOR RH 8 4.56 0.282 0.121 0.286 0.124 86 24% 2% 10% $2,200 3B $2,300 2B/SS/3B at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Nathan Lukes TOR LH 9 4.56 0.370 0.076 0.358 0.133 137 18% 12% 11% $3,100 OF $2,300 OF at LAA Jose Soriano RHP 0.265 3.84 18% 0.334 3.63 24% 9:38 PM EDT
Zach Neto LAA RH 1 3.94 0.440 0.359 0.311 0.194 101 33% 6% 24% $4,200 SS $3,300 SS vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Nolan Schanuel LAA LH 2 3.94 0.318 0.101 0.319 0.117 106 26% 11% 16% $2,900 1B $2,500 1B vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Jorge Soler LAA RH 3 3.94 0.346 0.203 0.330 0.199 113 38% 10% 26% $3,500 OF $2,900 OF vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Taylor Ward LAA RH 4 3.94 0.344 0.207 0.302 0.180 94 39% 9% 26% $3,200 OF $2,700 OF vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Logan O’Hoppe LAA RH 5 3.94 0.354 0.298 0.332 0.194 115 38% 5% 30% $4,000 C $2,900 C vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Yoan Moncada LAA SH 6 3.94 0.314 0.081 0.350 0.122 128 27% 17% 25% $3,900 3B $2,400 3B vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Luis Rengifo LAA SH 7 3.94 0.295 0.090 0.303 0.100 95 26% 5% 14% $2,900 3B $2,400 2B/3B/SS vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Gustavo Campero LAA SH 8 3.94 0.251 0.069 0.273 0.047 74 17% 2% 17% $2,300 OF $2,300 OF vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Kyren Paris LAA RH 9 3.94 0.324 0.221 0.292 0.187 87 31% 11% 37% $3,400 2B/OF $2,500 SS/2B/OF vs TOR Chris Bassitt RHP 0.373 4.65 21% 0.274 3.66 23% 9:38 PM EDT
Shohei Ohtani LAD LH 1 4.97 0.451 0.358 0.459 0.384 199 49% 14% 23% $6,500 1B/OF $4,600 OF at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Mookie Betts LAD RH 2 4.97 0.356 0.165 0.374 0.214 143 32% 12% 11% $5,700 SS $4,000 2B/SS/OF at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Freddie Freeman LAD LH 3 4.97 0.455 0.352 0.407 0.235 165 33% 14% 16% $6,200 1B $4,200 1B at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Will Smith LAD RH 4 4.97 0.388 0.249 0.320 0.150 106 32% 9% 21% $4,200 C $3,100 C at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Max Muncy LAD LH 5 4.97 0.349 0.220 0.361 0.219 134 31% 17% 28% $3,400 3B $2,800 3B at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Andy Pages LAD RH 6 4.97 0.321 0.171 0.303 0.171 94 32% 7% 25% $4,300 OF $3,100 OF at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Michael Conforto LAD LH 7 4.97 0.350 0.222 0.303 0.189 95 36% 10% 25% $3,300 OF $2,800 OF at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
James Outman LAD LH 8 4.97 0.282 0.121 0.249 0.132 59 41% 10% 34% $2,200 OF $2,200 OF at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Hyeseong Kim LAD LH 9 4.97 $2,500 2B $2,600 2B/SS at ARI Brandon Pfaadt RHP 0.347 3.93 20% 0.284 3.50 26% 9:40 PM EDT
Corbin Carroll ARI LH 1 4.03 0.405 0.318 0.351 0.233 124 38% 11% 20% $6,000 OF $4,300 OF vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Ketel Marte ARI SH 2 4.03 0.393 0.113 0.363 0.220 132 38% 14% 20% $5,300 2B $3,300 2B vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Pavin Smith ARI LH 3 4.03 0.395 0.235 0.414 0.283 165 40% 14% 25% $4,400 1B $2,800 1B/OF vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Josh Naylor ARI LH 4 4.03 0.363 0.181 0.352 0.222 130 35% 10% 15% $4,700 1B $3,000 1B vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Eugenio Suarez ARI RH 5 4.03 0.359 0.298 0.340 0.243 116 37% 6% 26% $4,200 3B $3,200 3B vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Gabriel Moreno ARI RH 6 4.03 0.335 0.112 0.309 0.096 96 33% 12% 18% $2,800 C $2,300 C vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Lourdes Gurriel ARI RH 7 4.03 0.319 0.154 0.296 0.156 87 30% 4% 17% $3,400 OF $2,700 OF vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Alek Thomas ARI LH 8 4.03 0.337 0.168 0.308 0.168 94 40% 6% 21% $3,300 OF $2,600 OF vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT
Geraldo Perdomo ARI SH 9 4.03 0.351 0.159 0.323 0.147 105 28% 13% 16% $4,500 SS $3,600 SS vs LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.221 2.78 30% 0.306 2.59 29% 9:40 PM EDT

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