MLB DFS First Look: Wednesday, October 16th

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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 Schedule & Vegas Lines

Away Pitcher Handed Line Total Home Pitcher Handed Line Total Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Los Angeles Dodgers Walker Buehler RHP -108 7.5 New York Mets Luis Severino RHP -108 7.5 8:08 PM EDT Main Main

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Pitcher Breakdown

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 season.
Pitcher Team Handed Opponent Line Total DK FD xwOBA xERA SIERA ERA K% BB% SS% GB% HC% Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
Walker Buehler LAD RHP at NYM -108 7.5 $10,400 0.335 4.68 4.54 5.38 19% 8% 8% 46% 34% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Luis Severino NYM RHP vs LAD -108 7.5 $11,000 0.308 3.88 4.22 3.91 21% 8% 9% 46% 29% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main

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Offense Breakdown (Team Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 season.
Offense Total TvsLHP TvsRHP Opponent Opp Pitcher Handed PvsLHB PvsRHB Time (ET) FD Slate DK Slate
New York Mets 3.75 0.345 0.325 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 0.360 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Los Angeles Dodgers 3.75 0.338 0.337 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 0.276 8:08 PM EDT Main Main

Hitter Breakdown (Stats by Handedness)

Note: All statistics are from the 2024 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) FD Slate DK Slate
Shohei Ohtani LAD LH 1 3.75 0.448 0.358 0.462 0.395 202 49% 13% 22% $10,000 1B/OF $9,500 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Mookie Betts LAD RH 2 3.75 0.363 0.174 0.374 0.218 143 34% 12% 12% $9,200 OF $8,500 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Freddie Freeman LAD LH 3 3.75 0.370 0.196 0.385 0.203 151 33% 14% 16% $8,400 1B $7,000 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Max Muncy LAD LH 4 3.75 0.353 0.228 0.376 0.254 145 34% 18% 25% $8,600 3B $8,000 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Teoscar Hernandez LAD RH 5 3.75 0.348 0.243 0.349 0.210 126 34% 8% 30% $8,800 OF $7,500 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Gavin Lux LAD LH 6 3.75 0.320 0.131 0.324 0.145 109 31% 9% 21% $5,600 2B $5,500 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Will Smith LAD RH 7 3.75 0.333 0.208 0.312 0.157 102 32% 8% 21% $7,400 C $6,500 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Tommy Edman LAD SH 8 3.75 0.271 0.108 0.238 0.086 51 32% 9% 21% $6,600 OF/SS $6,000 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Enrique Hernandez LAD RH 9 3.75 0.285 0.131 0.279 0.128 79 32% 8% 20% $7,500 1B/3B $5,000 at NYM Luis Severino RHP 0.338 4.31 20% 0.276 4.12 22% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Francisco Lindor NYM SH 1 3.75 0.381 0.250 0.358 0.204 134 37% 9% 20% $9,600 SS $9,000 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Mark Vientos NYM RH 2 3.75 0.337 0.229 0.352 0.254 130 37% 8% 29% $7,600 3B $7,500 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Brandon Nimmo NYM LH 3 3.75 0.337 0.171 0.322 0.180 110 38% 14% 23% $7,000 OF $6,500 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Pete Alonso NYM RH 4 3.75 0.345 0.226 0.338 0.217 121 34% 10% 26% $8,000 1B $7,000 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Starling Marte NYM RH 5 3.75 0.339 0.143 0.285 0.108 85 27% 6% 21% $6,000 OF $6,000 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
J.D. Martinez NYM RH 6 3.75 0.354 0.224 0.300 0.160 95 36% 9% 29% $5,200 1B/OF $5,500 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Jose Iglesias NYM RH 7 3.75 0.316 0.084 0.331 0.101 116 26% 4% 14% $6,400 2B $5,500 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Tyrone Taylor NYM RH 8 3.75 0.307 0.144 0.301 0.156 96 32% 5% 23% $4,200 OF $4,500 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main
Francisco Alvarez NYM RH 9 3.75 0.294 0.148 0.297 0.146 93 31% 7% 28% $4,400 C $4,500 vs LAD Walker Buehler RHP 0.380 4.29 21% 0.360 4.68 16% 8:08 PM EDT Main Main

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