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MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Tuesday, September 30th

by Derek Farnsworth (Notorious) Last Updated 2025-09-30 15:46:14

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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)
Detroit Tigers Tarik Skubal LHP -164 3.69 Cleveland Guardians Gavin Williams RHP 138 2.81 6.5 1:00 PM
San Diego Padres Nick Pivetta RHP -102 3.52 Chicago Cubs Matthew Boyd LHP -116 3.64 7.0 3:00 PM
Boston Red Sox Garrett Crochet LHP 114 3.22 New York Yankees Max Fried LHP -134 3.78 7.0 6:00 PM
Cincinnati Reds Hunter Greene RHP 164 2.85 Los Angeles Dodgers Blake Snell LHP -196 4.15 7.0 9:00 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)
Gavin Williams CLE RHP vs DET 138 6.5 $7,000 $8,400 0.331 4.35 4.47 3.06 24% 12% 12% 45% 33% 1:00 PM
Tarik Skubal DET LHP at CLE -164 6.5 $10,000 $10,300 0.268 2.77 2.70 2.23 32% 4% 17% 40% 28% 1:00 PM
Matthew Boyd CHC LHP vs SDP -116 7.0 $6,500 $7,700 0.307 3.69 4.07 3.20 22% 6% 11% 38% 30% 3:00 PM
Nick Pivetta SDP RHP at CHC -102 7.0 $7,500 $8,600 0.317 3.95 3.63 2.81 27% 7% 11% 33% 30% 3:00 PM
Max Fried NYY LHP vs BOS -134 7.0 $8,700 $8,800 0.299 3.48 3.60 2.92 24% 6% 11% 53% 28% 6:00 PM
Garrett Crochet BOS LHP at NYY 114 7.0 $9,700 $10,200 0.279 3.01 2.85 2.69 32% 6% 14% 48% 33% 6:00 PM
Blake Snell LAD LHP vs CIN -196 7.0 $9,200 $9,700 0.289 3.24 3.68 2.44 29% 11% 16% 47% 30% 9:00 PM
Hunter Greene CIN RHP at LAD 164 7.0 $8,200 $9,200 0.283 3.10 3.07 2.74 32% 6% 16% 32% 32% 9:00 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)
Detroit Tigers 3.69 0.343 0.313 at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 0.339 1:00 PM
Cleveland Guardians 2.81 0.286 0.304 vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 0.251 1:00 PM
San Diego Padres 3.52 0.305 0.334 at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 0.295 3:00 PM
Chicago Cubs 3.64 0.323 0.319 vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 0.306 3:00 PM
Boston Red Sox 3.22 0.317 0.322 at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 0.258 6:00 PM
New York Yankees 3.78 0.343 0.339 vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 0.286 6:00 PM
Cincinnati Reds 2.85 0.299 0.315 at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 0.261 9:00 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers 4.15 0.334 0.329 vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 0.263 9:00 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)
Parker Meadows DET LH 1 3.69 0.309 0.132 0.311 0.179 101 26% 9% 25% $2,600 OF $2,600 OF at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Gleyber Torres DET RH 2 3.69 0.381 0.203 0.307 0.099 99 30% 11% 19% $4,100 2B $3,100 2B at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Kerry Carpenter DET LH 3 3.69 0.352 0.256 0.378 0.289 147 36% 5% 23% $4,000 OF $3,000 OF at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Spencer Torkelson DET RH 4 3.69 0.350 0.247 0.311 0.173 100 35% 9% 29% $3,900 1B $3,300 1B at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Riley Greene DET LH 5 3.69 0.347 0.264 0.373 0.253 143 38% 10% 29% $4,600 OF $3,500 OF at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Wenceel Perez DET SH 6 3.69 0.320 0.158 0.304 0.158 96 36% 7% 22% $3,500 OF $3,000 OF at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Dillon Dingler DET RH 7 3.69 0.360 0.189 0.293 0.120 86 33% 4% 25% $3,100 C $2,800 C at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Zach McKinstry DET LH 8 3.69 0.308 0.109 0.306 0.153 97 27% 9% 22% $3,600 3B/SS $2,900 SS/3B/2B/OF at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Javier Baez DET RH 9 3.69 0.279 0.134 0.257 0.135 62 25% 3% 25% $2,500 SS $2,600 SS/3B/OF at CLE Gavin Williams RHP 0.265 4.21 25% 0.339 4.04 22% 1:00 PM
Steven Kwan CLE LH 1 2.81 0.314 0.094 0.264 0.036 67 16% 7% 8% $3,800 OF $3,000 OF vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Angel Martinez CLE SH 2 2.81 0.265 0.106 0.344 0.171 122 24% 8% 21% $3,000 OF $2,700 OF/2B vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Jose Ramirez CLE SH 3 2.81 0.350 0.167 0.373 0.199 142 33% 9% 10% $5,300 3B $3,900 3B vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Johnathan Rodriguez CLE RH 4 2.81 0.259 0.116 0.265 0.174 68 39% 6% 31% $2,600 OF $2,000 OF vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Kyle Manzardo CLE LH 5 2.81 0.333 0.228 0.286 0.241 82 37% 8% 26% $3,800 1B $2,900 1B vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Gabriel Arias CLE RH 6 2.81 0.300 0.181 0.286 0.202 82 33% 4% 37% $2,900 SS $2,700 2B/3B/SS vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Brayan Rocchio CLE SH 7 2.81 0.294 0.107 0.318 0.135 104 39% 8% 28% $2,800 2B $2,500 SS vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Jhonkensy Noel CLE RH 8 2.81 0.208 0.116 0.205 0.132 27 33% 1% 36% $2,300 1B/OF $2,200 OF/1B vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Austin Hedges CLE RH 9 2.81 0.241 0.107 0.240 0.113 51 26% 12% 27% $2,200 C $2,100 C vs. DET Tarik Skubal LHP 0.219 2.58 28% 0.251 2.71 33% 1:00 PM
Fernando Tatis SDP RH 1 3.52 0.380 0.216 0.304 0.119 97 36% 17% 19% $5,200 OF $4,100 OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Luis Arraez SDP LH 2 3.52 0.297 0.074 0.269 0.073 73 12% 4% 5% $3,700 1B/2B $2,700 1B/2B at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Manny Machado SDP RH 3 3.52 0.364 0.222 0.350 0.245 129 33% 10% 19% $4,900 3B $3,500 3B at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Jackson Merrill SDP LH 4 3.52 0.364 0.239 0.280 0.135 81 27% 5% 21% $4,400 OF $3,300 OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Xander Bogaerts SDP RH 5 3.52 0.332 0.141 0.333 0.123 117 37% 9% 14% $3,400 SS $2,800 SS/2B at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Ryan O’Hearn SDP LH 6 3.52 0.352 0.165 0.343 0.172 122 25% 8% 25% $3,300 1B $3,000 1B/OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Gavin Sheets SDP LH 7 3.52 0.349 0.196 0.304 0.125 97 27% 7% 19% $3,600 OF $2,800 1B/OF at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Jake Cronenworth SDP LH 8 3.52 0.324 0.125 0.328 0.110 114 25% 12% 19% $3,500 2B/SS $2,700 1B/2B at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Freddy Fermin SDP RH 9 3.52 0.284 0.108 0.247 0.074 52 24% 6% 21% $2,300 C $2,500 C at CHC Matthew Boyd LHP 0.265 3.32 25% 0.295 4.50 21% 3:00 PM
Michael Busch CHC LH 1 3.64 0.389 0.291 0.357 0.233 132 40% 11% 26% $4,500 1B $3,300 1B vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Nico Hoerner CHC RH 2 3.64 0.326 0.098 0.304 0.086 96 25% 7% 9% $3,900 2B $3,000 2B/SS vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Ian Happ CHC SH 3 3.64 0.367 0.209 0.347 0.201 125 40% 14% 24% $3,700 OF $3,300 OF vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Kyle Tucker CHC LH 4 3.64 0.386 0.221 0.397 0.257 161 35% 16% 15% $5,500 OF $3,800 OF vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Seiya Suzuki CHC RH 5 3.64 0.364 0.246 0.348 0.206 125 34% 9% 28% $3,800 OF $3,600 OF vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Carson Kelly CHC RH 6 3.64 0.335 0.186 0.315 0.162 104 33% 9% 19% $3,400 C $2,700 C vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC LH 7 3.64 0.330 0.235 0.328 0.214 112 32% 6% 23% $4,200 OF $3,500 OF vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Dansby Swanson CHC RH 8 3.64 0.354 0.218 0.292 0.150 88 34% 8% 26% $3,700 SS $2,900 SS vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Matt Shaw CHC RH 9 3.64 0.310 0.139 0.285 0.142 83 26% 8% 21% $2,900 3B $2,800 3B vs. SDP Nick Pivetta RHP 0.237 3.62 29% 0.306 3.74 27% 3:00 PM
Romy Gonzalez BOS RH 1 3.22 0.363 0.216 0.412 0.271 163 46% 8% 23% $4,000 1B/2B $3,000 2B/1B/3B at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Trevor Story BOS RH 2 3.22 0.317 0.172 0.318 0.171 99 36% 5% 24% $4,300 SS $3,300 SS at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Alex Bregman BOS RH 3 3.22 0.347 0.179 0.379 0.116 141 37% 14% 15% $4,200 3B $3,200 3B at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Rob Refsnyder BOS RH 4 3.22 0.357 0.226 0.411 0.268 163 43% 14% 24% $3,700 OF $2,700 OF at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Nate Eaton BOS RH 5 3.22 0.304 0.122 0.309 0.048 93 24% 8% 21% $2,500 OF $2,300 OF at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS RH 6 3.22 0.313 0.176 0.293 0.195 82 29% 4% 20% $3,300 OF $2,800 OF/2B/SS at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Jarren Duran BOS LH 7 3.22 0.336 0.164 0.266 0.131 63 28% 5% 27% $4,500 OF $3,300 OF at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Nick Sogard BOS SH 8 3.22 0.323 0.129 0.370 0.114 135 39% 0% 26% $2,400 2B/OF $2,200 2B/SS/3B at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Carlos Narvaez BOS RH 9 3.22 0.299 0.160 0.328 0.159 106 33% 12% 22% $3,000 C $2,800 C at NYY Max Fried LHP 0.288 3.11 28% 0.258 3.54 21% 6:00 PM
Paul Goldschmidt NYY RH 1 3.78 0.339 0.186 0.428 0.245 180 38% 11% 11% $3,500 1B $2,600 1B vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Aaron Judge NYY RH 2 3.78 0.467 0.406 0.470 0.419 208 49% 22% 24% $5,800 OF $4,600 OF vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Cody Bellinger NYY LH 3 3.78 0.331 0.179 0.427 0.255 179 27% 8% 10% $4,800 OF $3,400 OF/1B vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Giancarlo Stanton NYY RH 4 3.78 0.361 0.278 0.335 0.186 116 57% 17% 34% $4,300 OF $3,400 OF vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Trent Grisham NYY LH 5 3.78 0.377 0.254 0.278 0.148 76 34% 12% 27% $3,900 OF $3,200 OF vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Amed Rosario NYY RH 6 3.78 0.348 0.164 0.359 0.195 131 40% 4% 11% $3,000 2B/3B $2,500 2B/3B/OF vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Jazz Chisholm NYY LH 7 3.78 0.359 0.262 0.321 0.168 106 23% 8% 25% $5,000 2B $3,500 2B/3B vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Anthony Volpe NYY RH 8 3.78 0.315 0.185 0.325 0.170 109 34% 9% 24% $3,200 SS $2,800 SS vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
Austin Wells NYY LH 9 3.78 0.303 0.191 0.314 0.215 101 30% 6% 25% $3,200 C $2,700 C vs. BOS Garrett Crochet LHP 0.198 2.00 35% 0.286 2.73 32% 6:00 PM
TJ Friedl CIN LH 1 2.85 0.306 0.088 0.298 0.083 84 24% 9% 18% $3,600 OF $2,800 OF at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Noelvi Marte CIN RH 2 2.85 0.318 0.183 0.261 0.045 59 29% 8% 28% $4,000 OF $3,100 3B/OF at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Miguel Andujar CIN RH 3 2.85 0.310 0.129 0.411 0.188 163 25% 3% 18% $3,100 3B/OF $2,800 OF/1B/3B at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Spencer Steer CIN RH 4 2.85 0.298 0.149 0.320 0.207 99 30% 9% 25% $3,600 1B $2,900 OF/1B/2B at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Sal Stewart CIN RH 5 2.85 0.446 0.386 0.407 0.600 159 60% 0% 0% $3,300 1B/3B $2,700 3B at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Elly De La Cruz CIN SH 6 2.85 0.329 0.174 0.265 0.108 61 32% 5% 29% $5,100 SS $3,600 SS at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Tyler Stephenson CIN RH 7 2.85 0.320 0.196 0.348 0.197 118 27% 15% 22% $3,500 C $2,900 C at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Ke’Bryan Hayes CIN RH 8 2.85 0.290 0.106 0.229 0.045 39 25% 6% 21% $2,500 3B $2,400 3B at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Matt McLain CIN RH 9 2.85 0.296 0.148 0.313 0.126 95 38% 13% 31% $3,300 2B $2,600 SS/2B at LAD Blake Snell LHP 0.249 2.78 38% 0.261 3.30 28% 9:00 PM
Shohei Ohtani LAD LH 1 4.15 0.439 0.381 0.451 0.387 194 47% 15% 23% $6,000 1B/OF $4,700 OF vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Mookie Betts LAD RH 2 4.15 0.339 0.161 0.344 0.177 121 32% 11% 11% $4,700 SS $3,500 2B/SS/OF vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Freddie Freeman LAD LH 3 4.15 0.355 0.200 0.374 0.197 142 38% 12% 18% $4,600 1B $3,700 1B vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Max Muncy LAD LH 4 4.15 0.395 0.277 0.392 0.254 154 38% 18% 22% $4,400 3B $3,200 3B vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Teoscar Hernandez LAD RH 5 4.15 0.331 0.199 0.331 0.205 112 33% 7% 28% $4,200 OF $3,300 OF vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Michael Conforto LAD LH 6 4.15 0.339 0.181 0.296 0.170 90 37% 10% 24% $2,500 OF $2,500 OF vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Tommy Edman LAD SH 7 4.15 0.329 0.145 0.270 0.115 71 32% 7% 17% $3,600 2B/OF $3,000 SS/2B/OF/3B vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Andy Pages LAD RH 8 4.15 0.326 0.175 0.313 0.188 100 33% 6% 23% $3,500 OF $3,100 OF vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM
Ben Rortvedt LAD LH 9 4.15 0.245 0.060 0.266 0.072 73 15% 10% 25% $2,100 C $2,100 C vs. CIN Hunter Greene RHP 0.268 3.78 32% 0.263 3.22 30% 9:00 PM

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