MLB DFS First Look on DraftKings and FanDuel: Wednesday, October 1st

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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 Casey Mize RHP 110 3.25 Cleveland Guardians Tanner Bibee RHP -130 3.75 7.0 1:08 PM
San Diego Padres Dylan Cease RHP -102 3.27 Chicago Cubs Shota Imanaga LHP -116 3.38 6.5 3:08 PM
Boston Red Sox Brayan Bello RHP 152 3.14 New York Yankees Carlos Rodon LHP -180 4.36 7.5 6:08 PM
Cincinnati Reds Zack Littell RHP 220 2.92 Los Angeles Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP -270 5.08 8.0 9:08 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)
Tanner Bibee CLE RHP vs DET -130 7.0 $7,700 $8,500 0.305 3.64 4.15 4.34 21% 7% 10% 44% 29% 1:08 PM
Casey Mize DET RHP at CLE 110 7.0 $7,200 $8,900 0.307 3.69 4.03 3.91 22% 6% 11% 39% 31% 1:08 PM
Shota Imanaga CHC LHP vs SDP -116 6.5 $7,500 $8,100 0.326 4.21 4.32 3.37 21% 5% 12% 29% 35% 3:08 PM
Dylan Cease SDP RHP at CHC -102 6.5 $8,300 $9,200 0.298 3.47 3.60 4.64 30% 10% 16% 36% 34% 3:08 PM
Carlos Rodon NYY LHP vs BOS -180 7.5 $9,300 $9,600 0.292 3.32 3.92 3.04 26% 9% 12% 44% 31% 6:08 PM
Brayan Bello BOS RHP at NYY 152 7.5 $7,000 $7,900 0.333 4.42 4.52 3.34 18% 8% 9% 49% 31% 6:08 PM
Yoshinobu Yamamoto LAD RHP vs CIN -270 8.0 $9,500 $10,000 0.266 2.73 3.33 2.58 29% 9% 13% 53% 31% 9:08 PM
Zack Littell CIN RHP at LAD 220 8.0 $6,500 $7,700 0.335 4.48 4.38 3.86 17% 4% 9% 40% 34% 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)
Detroit Tigers 3.25 0.343 0.313 at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 0.286 1:08 PM
Cleveland Guardians 3.75 0.286 0.304 vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 0.339 1:08 PM
San Diego Padres 3.27 0.305 0.334 at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 0.291 3:08 PM
Chicago Cubs 3.38 0.323 0.319 vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 0.276 3:08 PM
Boston Red Sox 3.14 0.317 0.322 at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 0.302 6:08 PM
New York Yankees 4.36 0.343 0.339 vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 0.287 6:08 PM
Cincinnati Reds 2.92 0.299 0.315 at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 0.283 9:08 PM
Los Angeles Dodgers 5.08 0.334 0.329 vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 0.321 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)
Parker Meadows DET LH 1 3.25 0.300 0.127 0.311 0.179 101 26% 9% 25% $2,800 OF $2,600 OF at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Gleyber Torres DET RH 2 3.25 0.371 0.195 0.307 0.099 99 30% 11% 19% $4,100 2B $3,000 2B at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Kerry Carpenter DET LH 3 3.25 0.347 0.249 0.378 0.289 147 36% 5% 23% $3,900 OF $3,000 OF at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Spencer Torkelson DET RH 4 3.25 0.346 0.239 0.311 0.173 100 35% 9% 29% $3,800 1B $3,200 1B at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Riley Greene DET LH 5 3.25 0.347 0.266 0.373 0.253 143 38% 10% 29% $4,700 OF $3,400 OF at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Wenceel Perez DET SH 6 3.25 0.320 0.159 0.304 0.158 96 36% 7% 22% $3,400 OF $3,000 OF at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Dillon Dingler DET RH 7 3.25 0.360 0.186 0.293 0.120 86 33% 4% 25% $3,200 C $2,800 C at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Zach McKinstry DET LH 8 3.25 0.308 0.108 0.306 0.153 97 27% 9% 22% $3,700 3B/SS $2,900 SS/3B/2B/OF at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Javier Baez DET RH 9 3.25 0.276 0.133 0.257 0.135 62 25% 3% 25% $2,500 SS $2,600 SS/3B/OF at CLE Tanner Bibee RHP 0.315 4.13 24% 0.286 4.00 21% 1:08 PM
Steven Kwan CLE LH 1 3.75 0.313 0.093 0.339 0.136 121 21% 9% 9% $3,900 OF $3,000 OF vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
George Valera CLE LH 2 3.75 0.279 0.100 0.382 0.192 148 35% 19% 28% $3,200 OF $2,300 OF vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
Jose Ramirez CLE SH 3 3.75 0.351 0.166 0.344 0.229 125 29% 9% 12% $5,500 3B $3,900 3B vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
Kyle Manzardo CLE LH 4 3.75 0.331 0.227 0.334 0.211 116 34% 9% 25% $3,700 1B $2,900 1B vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
Bo Naylor CLE LH 5 3.75 0.302 0.173 0.289 0.182 86 35% 10% 29% $3,300 C $2,600 C vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
Gabriel Arias CLE RH 6 3.75 0.295 0.176 0.269 0.120 71 36% 5% 33% $2,900 SS $2,700 2B/3B/SS vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
Chase DeLauter CLE LH 7 3.75 $2,200 OF vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
CJ Kayfus CLE LH 8 3.75 0.333 0.189 0.321 0.204 106 33% 10% 27% $2,700 1B/OF $2,600 OF/1B vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
Brayan Rocchio CLE SH 9 3.75 0.297 0.112 0.268 0.088 72 28% 8% 18% $2,900 2B $2,500 SS vs. DET Casey Mize RHP 0.311 4.03 22% 0.339 4.07 20% 1:08 PM
Fernando Tatis SDP RH 1 3.27 0.381 0.223 0.304 0.119 97 36% 17% 19% $5,300 OF $4,100 OF at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Luis Arraez SDP LH 2 3.27 0.303 0.076 0.269 0.073 73 12% 4% 5% $3,900 1B/2B $2,900 1B/2B at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Manny Machado SDP RH 3 3.27 0.366 0.228 0.350 0.245 129 33% 10% 19% $5,100 3B $3,600 3B at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Jackson Merrill SDP LH 4 3.27 0.360 0.235 0.280 0.135 81 27% 5% 21% $4,300 OF $3,400 OF at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Xander Bogaerts SDP RH 5 3.27 0.335 0.148 0.333 0.123 117 37% 9% 14% $3,600 SS $3,000 SS/2B at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Ryan O’Hearn SDP LH 6 3.27 0.350 0.162 0.343 0.172 122 25% 8% 25% $3,300 1B $3,100 1B/OF at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Gavin Sheets SDP LH 7 3.27 0.347 0.192 0.304 0.125 97 27% 7% 19% $3,700 OF $2,700 1B/OF at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Jake Cronenworth SDP LH 8 3.27 0.324 0.128 0.328 0.110 114 25% 12% 19% $3,400 2B/SS $2,700 1B/2B at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Freddy Fermin SDP RH 9 3.27 0.278 0.107 0.247 0.074 52 24% 6% 21% $2,300 C $2,300 C at CHC Shota Imanaga LHP 0.254 3.76 26% 0.291 4.54 20% 3:08 PM
Michael Busch CHC LH 1 3.38 0.392 0.295 0.357 0.233 132 40% 11% 26% $4,700 1B $3,200 1B vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Nico Hoerner CHC RH 2 3.38 0.327 0.100 0.304 0.086 96 25% 7% 9% $4,000 2B $3,000 2B/SS vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Ian Happ CHC SH 3 3.38 0.363 0.204 0.347 0.201 125 40% 14% 24% $3,800 OF $3,200 OF vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Kyle Tucker CHC LH 4 3.38 0.382 0.218 0.397 0.257 161 35% 16% 15% $5,400 OF $3,700 OF vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Seiya Suzuki CHC RH 5 3.38 0.365 0.250 0.348 0.206 125 34% 9% 28% $4,000 OF $3,500 OF vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Carson Kelly CHC RH 6 3.38 0.331 0.184 0.315 0.162 104 33% 9% 19% $3,400 C $2,700 C vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Pete Crow-Armstrong CHC LH 7 3.38 0.334 0.242 0.328 0.214 112 32% 6% 23% $4,300 OF $3,300 OF vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Dansby Swanson CHC RH 8 3.38 0.355 0.221 0.292 0.150 88 34% 8% 26% $3,500 SS $2,700 SS vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Matt Shaw CHC RH 9 3.38 0.311 0.140 0.285 0.142 83 26% 8% 21% $2,900 3B $2,600 3B vs. SDP Dylan Cease RHP 0.318 3.95 27% 0.276 3.12 31% 3:08 PM
Rob Refsnyder BOS RH 1 3.14 0.347 0.218 0.411 0.268 163 43% 14% 24% $3,800 OF $2,700 OF at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Trevor Story BOS RH 2 3.14 0.317 0.172 0.318 0.171 99 36% 5% 24% $4,600 SS $3,300 SS at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Alex Bregman BOS RH 3 3.14 0.345 0.177 0.379 0.116 141 37% 14% 15% $4,400 3B $3,200 3B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Romy Gonzalez BOS RH 4 3.14 0.358 0.211 0.412 0.271 163 46% 8% 23% $4,200 1B/2B $3,000 2B/1B/3B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Carlos Narvaez BOS RH 5 3.14 0.300 0.164 0.328 0.159 106 33% 12% 22% $3,000 C $2,800 C at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Nate Eaton BOS RH 6 3.14 0.302 0.128 0.309 0.048 93 24% 8% 21% $2,600 OF $2,300 OF at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Jarren Duran BOS LH 7 3.14 0.333 0.163 0.266 0.131 63 28% 5% 27% $4,500 OF $3,300 OF at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Ceddanne Rafaela BOS RH 8 3.14 0.313 0.174 0.293 0.195 82 29% 4% 20% $3,300 OF $2,800 OF/2B/SS at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Nick Sogard BOS SH 9 3.14 0.310 0.123 0.370 0.114 135 39% 0% 26% $2,400 2B/OF $2,200 2B/SS/3B at NYY Carlos Rodon LHP 0.238 3.47 29% 0.302 3.99 25% 6:08 PM
Trent Grisham NYY LH 1 4.36 0.377 0.253 0.358 0.247 133 39% 14% 24% $4,000 OF $3,200 OF vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Ben Rice NYY LH 2 4.36 0.410 0.282 0.342 0.219 122 43% 10% 20% $4,500 1B/C $3,000 C/1B vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Aaron Judge NYY RH 3 4.36 0.476 0.420 0.460 0.345 205 44% 16% 24% $6,000 OF $4,600 OF vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Cody Bellinger NYY LH 4 4.36 0.332 0.175 0.321 0.186 107 28% 9% 15% $4,800 OF $3,500 OF/1B vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Giancarlo Stanton NYY RH 5 4.36 0.368 0.291 0.365 0.302 140 46% 8% 33% $4,600 OF $3,600 OF vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Jazz Chisholm NYY LH 6 4.36 0.358 0.258 0.349 0.235 125 34% 11% 27% $5,000 2B $3,500 2B/3B vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Austin Wells NYY LH 7 4.36 0.303 0.190 0.314 0.210 104 33% 10% 23% $3,100 C $2,600 C vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Anthony Volpe NYY RH 8 4.36 0.313 0.184 0.281 0.155 81 32% 6% 25% $3,100 SS $2,700 SS vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
Ryan McMahon NYY LH 9 4.36 0.333 0.210 0.317 0.176 91 40% 12% 30% $3,300 3B $2,600 3B vs. BOS Brayan Bello RHP 0.304 4.74 18% 0.287 3.77 20% 6:08 PM
TJ Friedl CIN LH 1 2.92 0.307 0.091 0.328 0.142 105 29% 11% 15% $3,600 OF $2,700 OF at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Noelvi Marte CIN RH 2 2.92 0.313 0.179 0.306 0.176 90 30% 3% 24% $3,800 OF $3,000 3B/OF at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Gavin Lux CIN LH 3 2.92 0.302 0.092 0.330 0.131 109 31% 10% 22% $3,000 OF $2,400 2B/OF at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Austin Hays CIN RH 4 2.92 0.310 0.175 0.284 0.154 78 31% 4% 25% $4,200 OF $3,000 OF at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Elly De La Cruz CIN SH 5 2.92 0.330 0.177 0.367 0.227 131 35% 11% 28% $5,200 SS $3,500 SS at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Spencer Steer CIN RH 6 2.92 0.300 0.148 0.319 0.180 99 26% 9% 21% $3,600 1B $2,800 OF/1B/2B at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Tyler Stephenson CIN RH 7 2.92 0.323 0.203 0.324 0.172 103 35% 9% 30% $3,500 C $2,800 C at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Ke’Bryan Hayes CIN RH 8 2.92 0.287 0.105 0.254 0.058 58 30% 6% 20% $2,500 3B $2,300 3B at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Matt McLain CIN RH 9 2.92 0.294 0.145 0.286 0.129 76 32% 9% 28% $3,200 2B $2,500 SS/2B at LAD Yoshinobu Yamamoto RHP 0.224 2.97 29% 0.283 3.22 30% 9:08 PM
Shohei Ohtani LAD LH 1 5.08 0.439 0.384 0.451 0.387 194 47% 15% 23% $6,200 1B/OF $4,700 OF vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Mookie Betts LAD RH 2 5.08 0.338 0.159 0.344 0.177 121 32% 11% 11% $4,800 SS $3,500 2B/SS/OF vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Freddie Freeman LAD LH 3 5.08 0.357 0.203 0.374 0.197 142 38% 12% 18% $4,900 1B $3,700 1B vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Max Muncy LAD LH 4 5.08 0.388 0.271 0.392 0.254 154 38% 18% 22% $4,400 3B $3,400 3B vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Teoscar Hernandez LAD RH 5 5.08 0.331 0.202 0.331 0.205 112 33% 7% 28% $4,100 OF $3,300 OF vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Tommy Edman LAD SH 6 5.08 0.328 0.141 0.270 0.115 71 32% 7% 17% $3,800 2B/OF $2,900 SS/2B/OF/3B vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Andy Pages LAD RH 7 5.08 0.325 0.177 0.313 0.188 100 33% 6% 23% $3,600 OF $3,000 OF vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Enrique Hernandez LAD RH 8 5.08 0.291 0.175 0.260 0.118 65 30% 7% 24% $2,400 3B $2,400 3B/1B/2B/OF vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM
Ben Rortvedt LAD LH 9 5.08 0.246 0.063 0.266 0.072 73 15% 10% 25% $2,200 C $2,100 C vs. CIN Zack Littell RHP 0.302 4.33 19% 0.321 4.29 17% 9:08 PM

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