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MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Thursday, October 16th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-10-16 15:26:44

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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)
Milwaukee Brewers Jacob Misiorowski RHP 164 3.06 Los Angeles Dodgers Tyler Glasnow RHP -196 4.44 7.5 6:08 PM
Toronto Blue Jays Max Scherzer RHP 118 3.42 Seattle Mariners Luis Castillo RHP -138 4.08 7.5 8:33 PM


Playbook

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)
Tyler Glasnow LAD RHP vs MIL -196 7.5 $8,800 $10,100 0.289 3.25 3.89 3.30 29% 12% 11% 43% 30% 6:08 PM
Jacob Misiorowski MIL RHP at LAD 164 7.5 $7,500 $8,800 0.292 3.32 3.45 4.38 32% 11% 13% 34% 26% 6:08 PM
Luis Castillo SEA RHP vs TOR -138 7.5 $7,800 $9,000 0.322 4.10 4.13 3.63 21% 6% 11% 41% 35% 8:33 PM
Max Scherzer TOR RHP at SEA 118 7.5 $7,300 $8,300 0.345 4.79 4.34 5.06 23% 7% 11% 26% 35% 8:33 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)
Milwaukee Brewers 3.06 0.330 0.326 at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 0.254 6:08 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers 4.44 0.334 0.329 vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 0.274 6:08 PM
Toronto Blue Jays 3.42 0.324 0.331 at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 0.258 8:33 PM
Seattle Mariners 4.08 0.331 0.342 vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 0.304 8:33 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)
Jackson Chourio MIL RH 1 3.06 0.319 0.182 0.332 0.206 113 34% 5% 21% $5,100 OF $3,400 OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Brice Turang MIL LH 2 3.06 0.342 0.173 0.326 0.139 110 35% 10% 19% $3,800 2B $3,000 2B at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
William Contreras MIL RH 3 3.06 0.340 0.146 0.349 0.174 125 35% 11% 19% $4,700 C $3,100 C at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Christian Yelich MIL LH 4 3.06 0.346 0.205 0.377 0.223 144 36% 12% 23% $4,500 OF $3,500 OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Andrew Vaughn MIL RH 5 3.06 0.356 0.205 0.289 0.156 86 33% 6% 21% $3,400 1B $2,900 1B at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Sal Frelick MIL LH 6 3.06 0.306 0.087 0.321 0.111 106 23% 8% 14% $3,200 OF $2,800 OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Caleb Durbin MIL RH 7 3.06 0.316 0.109 0.326 0.135 109 26% 6% 12% $3,100 3B $2,800 2B/3B at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Jakob Bauers MIL LH 8 3.06 0.364 0.223 0.310 0.168 99 39% 13% 33% $2,700 1B/OF $2,600 1B/OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Joey Ortiz MIL RH 9 3.06 0.278 0.082 0.280 0.104 78 25% 8% 16% $2,200 SS $2,400 3B/2B/SS at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Shohei Ohtani LAD RH 1 4.44 0.439 0.384 0.451 0.387 194 47% 15% 23% $6,000 1B/OF $4,600 OF vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Mookie Betts LAD RH 2 4.44 0.338 0.159 0.344 0.177 121 32% 11% 11% $4,600 SS $3,800 2B/SS/OF vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Freddie Freeman LAD LH 3 4.44 0.357 0.203 0.374 0.197 142 38% 12% 18% $5,000 1B $3,600 1B vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Will Smith LAD RH 4 4.44 0.386 0.226 0.351 0.178 126 35% 11% 20% $4,000 C $3,300 C vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Max Muncy LAD LH 5 4.44 0.388 0.271 0.392 0.254 154 38% 18% 22% $4,300 3B $3,100 3B vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Teoscar Hernandez LAD RH 6 4.44 0.331 0.202 0.331 0.205 112 33% 7% 28% $4,800 OF $3,600 OF vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Tommy Edman LAD SH 7 4.44 0.328 0.141 0.270 0.115 71 32% 7% 17% $3,600 2B $2,900 SS/2B/OF/3B vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Enrique Hernandez LAD RH 8 4.44 0.291 0.175 0.260 0.118 65 30% 7% 24% $3,300 3B/OF $2,600 3B/1B/2B/OF vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
Andy Pages LAD RH 9 4.44 0.325 0.177 0.313 0.188 100 33% 6% 23% $3,200 OF $3,000 OF vs. MIL Jacob Misiorowski RHP 0.318 2.81 39% 0.274 4.33 24% 6:08 PM
George Springer TOR RH 1 3.42 0.417 0.290 0.359 0.205 134 37% 10% 18% $5,400 OF $4,000 OF at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Nathan Lukes TOR LH 2 3.42 0.319 0.133 0.319 0.144 105 30% 9% 12% $3,300 OF $2,800 OF at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Vladimir Guerrero TOR RH 3 3.42 0.396 0.206 0.381 0.199 150 41% 10% 14% $4,900 1B $3,800 1B at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Anthony Santander TOR SH 4 3.42 0.272 0.117 0.328 0.243 115 31% 9% 19% $2,900 OF $2,700 OF at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Alejandro Kirk TOR RH 5 3.42 0.368 0.201 0.320 0.111 107 39% 9% 11% $3,500 C $3,000 C at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Daulton Varsho TOR LH 6 3.42 0.341 0.280 0.318 0.261 107 40% 8% 29% $4,100 OF $3,700 OF at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Addison Barger TOR LH 7 3.42 0.342 0.209 0.315 0.209 103 41% 7% 23% $3,400 3B $3,000 3B/OF at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Ernie Clement TOR RH 8 3.42 0.292 0.100 0.291 0.105 87 22% 4% 10% $3,000 2B/3B $2,700 2B/SS/3B/1B at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Andres Gimenez TOR LH 9 3.42 0.313 0.110 0.288 0.102 86 23% 6% 16% $2,400 SS $2,300 2B at SEA Luis Castillo RHP 0.357 4.89 18% 0.258 3.36 25% 8:33 PM
Randy Arozarena SEA RH 1 4.08 0.336 0.192 0.321 0.166 113 38% 10% 27% $4,400 OF $3,200 OF vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
Cal Raleigh SEA SH 2 4.08 0.384 0.324 0.356 0.256 138 36% 15% 27% $5,500 C $4,400 C vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
Julio Rodriguez SEA RH 3 4.08 0.357 0.211 0.332 0.165 122 35% 6% 23% $5,200 OF $3,900 OF vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
Jorge Polanco SEA SH 4 4.08 0.349 0.197 0.316 0.190 110 40% 10% 23% $4,200 2B $3,200 2B/3B vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
Josh Naylor SEA LH 5 4.08 0.339 0.162 0.348 0.202 128 38% 10% 14% $3,900 1B $3,400 1B vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
Eugenio Suarez SEA RH 6 4.08 0.324 0.251 0.349 0.259 125 35% 6% 27% $3,700 3B $3,300 3B vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
Dominic Canzone SEA LH 7 4.08 0.383 0.235 0.334 0.204 123 40% 8% 24% $3,100 OF $2,700 OF vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
Victor Robles SEA RH 8 4.08 0.240 0.087 0.364 0.149 145 36% 5% 20% $2,400 OF $2,200 OF vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM
J.P. Crawford SEA LH 9 4.08 0.335 0.123 0.303 0.107 101 28% 12% 22% $2,900 SS $2,800 SS vs. TOR Max Scherzer RHP 0.359 5.39 18% 0.304 3.83 29% 8:33 PM

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