MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Thursday, October 9th

Happ of the Cubs

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 Cristopher Sanchez LHP 108 3.51 Los Angeles Dodgers Tyler Glasnow RHP -126 3.99 7.5 6:08 PM
Milwaukee Brewers Freddy Peralta RHP -116 3.64 Chicago Cubs Matthew Boyd LHP -102 3.52 7.0 9:08 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 PHI -126 7.5 $8,000 $9,900 0.289 3.25 3.89 3.30 29% 12% 11% 43% 30% 6:08 PM
Cristopher Sanchez PHI LHP at LAD 108 7.5 $8,500 $10,000 0.278 2.99 3.07 2.66 26% 6% 14% 58% 32% 6:08 PM
Matthew Boyd CHC LHP vs MIL -102 7.0 $7,000 $8,000 0.308 3.72 4.07 3.20 22% 6% 11% 38% 30% 9:08 PM
Freddy Peralta MIL RHP at CHC -116 7.0 $8,300 $9,300 0.298 3.47 3.72 2.65 28% 9% 13% 37% 28% 9:08 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)
Philadelphia Phillies 3.51 0.319 0.338 at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 0.254 6:08 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers 3.99 0.334 0.329 vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 0.288 6:08 PM
Milwaukee Brewers 3.64 0.330 0.326 at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 0.295 9:08 PM
Chicago Cubs 3.52 0.323 0.319 vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 0.297 9:08 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)
Trea Turner PHI RH 1 3.51 0.325 0.137 0.342 0.157 118 34% 5% 18% $5,200 SS $3,900 SS at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Kyle Schwarber PHI LH 2 3.51 0.414 0.338 0.368 0.285 136 46% 16% 28% $5,500 OF $4,200 OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Bryce Harper PHI LH 3 3.51 0.379 0.232 0.373 0.250 139 40% 13% 21% $4,500 1B $3,500 1B at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Alec Bohm PHI RH 4 3.51 0.332 0.143 0.321 0.134 103 31% 6% 17% $3,800 3B $2,800 3B/1B at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Brandon Marsh PHI LH 5 3.51 0.342 0.175 0.352 0.186 125 37% 10% 27% $3,200 OF $2,500 OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
J.T. Realmuto PHI RH 6 3.51 0.323 0.161 0.327 0.149 108 31% 7% 23% $3,300 C $3,000 C at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Max Kepler PHI LH 7 3.51 0.338 0.197 0.303 0.157 93 40% 9% 19% $2,700 OF $2,800 OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Nick Castellanos PHI RH 8 3.51 0.310 0.167 0.310 0.156 96 29% 6% 21% $3,000 OF $2,800 OF at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Bryson Stott PHI LH 9 3.51 0.318 0.148 0.319 0.144 102 28% 10% 15% $3,600 2B/SS $2,600 2B/SS at LAD Tyler Glasnow RHP 0.266 3.14 30% 0.254 3.62 33% 6:08 PM
Shohei Ohtani LAD LH 1 3.99 0.439 0.384 0.380 0.267 146 41% 9% 27% $6,000 1B/OF $4,500 OF vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Mookie Betts LAD RH 2 3.99 0.338 0.159 0.322 0.170 106 36% 9% 10% $4,600 SS $3,700 2B/SS/OF vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Teoscar Hernandez LAD RH 3 3.99 0.331 0.202 0.325 0.217 108 41% 4% 18% $4,700 OF $3,600 OF vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Freddie Freeman LAD LH 4 3.99 0.357 0.203 0.361 0.208 133 35% 8% 23% $5,000 1B $3,500 1B vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Will Smith LAD RH 5 3.99 0.386 0.226 0.368 0.194 138 39% 16% 23% $3,900 C $3,300 C vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Tommy Edman LAD SH 6 3.99 0.328 0.141 0.292 0.226 86 30% 3% 18% $3,700 2B/OF $3,000 SS/2B/OF/3B vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Enrique Hernandez LAD RH 7 3.99 0.291 0.175 0.299 0.220 90 40% 10% 22% $3,200 3B/OF $2,600 3B/1B/2B/OF vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Andy Pages LAD RH 8 3.99 0.325 0.177 0.342 0.117 120 27% 4% 22% $3,400 OF $3,100 OF vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Miguel Rojas LAD RH 9 3.99 0.298 0.111 0.379 0.223 145 32% 10% 13% $2,800 2B $2,300 SS/2B/3B vs. PHI Cristopher Sanchez LHP 0.235 2.64 23% 0.288 2.89 26% 6:08 PM
Jackson Chourio MIL RH 1 3.64 0.319 0.182 0.402 0.229 161 39% 8% 22% $5,100 OF $3,700 OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Brice Turang MIL LH 2 3.64 0.342 0.173 0.325 0.083 109 31% 8% 23% $4,000 2B $3,200 2B at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
William Contreras MIL RH 3 3.64 0.340 0.146 0.314 0.101 101 39% 15% 18% $4,400 C $3,200 C at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Christian Yelich MIL LH 4 3.64 0.346 0.205 0.298 0.106 90 30% 9% 28% $4,900 OF $3,800 OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Andrew Vaughn MIL RH 5 3.64 0.356 0.205 0.376 0.153 143 40% 11% 14% $3,900 1B $2,900 1B at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Sal Frelick MIL LH 6 3.64 0.306 0.087 0.315 0.039 102 16% 6% 14% $3,700 OF $2,900 OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Caleb Durbin MIL RH 7 3.64 0.316 0.109 0.330 0.139 112 28% 6% 6% $3,400 3B $2,800 2B/3B at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Blake Perkins MIL SH 8 3.64 0.278 0.094 0.356 0.182 130 36% 12% 26% $3,300 OF $2,700 OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Joey Ortiz MIL RH 9 3.64 0.278 0.082 0.311 0.121 99 26% 3% 14% $2,500 SS $2,500 3B/2B/SS at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 9:08 PM
Michael Busch CHC LH 1 3.52 0.392 0.295 0.357 0.233 132 40% 11% 26% $4,800 1B $3,400 1B vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Nico Hoerner CHC RH 2 3.52 0.327 0.100 0.304 0.086 96 25% 7% 9% $3,800 2B $3,000 2B/SS vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Kyle Tucker CHC LH 3 3.52 0.382 0.218 0.397 0.257 161 35% 16% 15% $5,300 OF $3,600 OF vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Seiya Suzuki CHC RH 4 3.52 0.365 0.250 0.348 0.206 125 34% 9% 28% $4,300 OF $3,600 OF vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Ian Happ CHC SH 5 3.52 0.363 0.204 0.347 0.201 125 40% 14% 24% $3,600 OF $3,300 OF vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Carson Kelly CHC RH 6 3.52 0.331 0.184 0.315 0.162 104 33% 9% 19% $3,100 C $2,500 C vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC LH 7 3.52 0.334 0.242 0.328 0.214 112 32% 6% 23% $4,100 OF $3,400 OF vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Dansby Swanson CHC RH 8 3.52 0.355 0.221 0.292 0.150 88 34% 8% 26% $3,500 SS $2,800 SS vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM
Matt Shaw CHC RH 9 3.52 0.311 0.140 0.285 0.142 83 26% 8% 21% $3,000 3B $2,400 3B vs. MIL Freddy Peralta RHP 0.278 4.06 27% 0.297 3.44 31% 9:08 PM

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