Tonight’s MLB DFS main slate has 11 games starting at 7:05 p.m. ET at DraftKings and FanDuel. Today’s pick ’em suggestions at Sleeper and Underdog are also from the 11-game slate.
Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet 
Today’s MLB DFS & Player Props Picks
Friday’s Starting Pitcher Rankings
Yoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD) at TEX
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is pitching at a Cy Young Award-caliber level thus far this year. According to FanGraphs, Yamamoto has had the following stats in four starts spanning 22 innings.
- 1.23 ERA
- 2.30 xERA
- 2.20 xFIP
- 2.35 SIERA
- 0.91 WHIP
- Two wins
- Two quality starts
- 8.4 BB%
- 33.7 K%
- 66.7 GB%
- 12.4 SwStr%
- 31.6 CSW%
- 98 stuff+
- 114 location+
- 116 pitching+
He’s checking every box of a dominant ace.
Yamamoto has a good matchup and favorable betting info tonight. The Rangers are 26th in wRC+ (81) versus righties this year. Additionally, the Dodgers are -140, and the game’s total is 8.0 runs.
Logan Webb (SF) at LAA
I was torn between Logan Webb and Freddy Peralta for the second-ranked pitcher, and the third spot on the table was reserved for a bargain SP2 target at DraftKings. Ultimately, I leaned in Webb’s direction. The Giants are -155, and the game’s total is a non-threatening 8.0 runs. The Angels aren’t a pushover, but Webb is pitching well this year.
Webb has the following stats in four starts spanning 24 innings this season.
- 2.63 ERA
- 3.33 xERA
- 2.49 xFIP
- 2.88 SIERA
- 1.13 WHIP
- Two wins
- Two quality starts
- 7.5 BB%
- 28.0 K%
- 52.5 GB%
- 10.5 SwStr%
- 30.4 CSW%
- 103 stuff+
- 101 location+
- 101 pitching+
He can maintain his momentum, tying up the Angels tonight.
Hunter Dobbins (BOS) vs. CWS
The Red Sox are -198 tonight. However, the game’s over/under is 9.0 runs. The betting info is a perfect representation of the appeal and the concern for using Hunter Dobbins as the SP2 at DraftKings.
The 25-year-old righty allowed only two runs on eight hits and two walks with five strikeouts in five innings in his debut in the Majors against the Cardinals on April 6. It wasn’t a flawless start, as evidenced by the 2.00 WHIP. Still, Dobbins had a 14.0 SwStr%, 31.2 CSW%, 20.8 K% and 50.0 GB%.
The young righty also had a stellar season in the upper minors last year. Tonight, he’s facing a lineup that’s only slightly better than a minor-league lineup. The White Sox are 27th in wRC+ (72) with a 22.5 K% versus righties this year. Dobbins isn’t a risk-free pick. Nevertheless, he’s an excellent SP2 selection in all game types at DraftKings.
Suggested Lineup Stacks
Tyler Anderson‘s 2.87 ERA in three starts this season is a fluke. He has a 5.21 xFIP, 15.4 BB% and 1.72 HR/9 in 2025. The veteran lefty’s lousy control and inability to keep the ball in the yard will bite him in the butt soon, and it could tonight. San Francisco’s projected lineup has six batters with at least a 108 wRC+ versus lefties since 2023 or debuting, five with at least a 111 wRC+ and three with at least a 134 wRC+. The Giants have the depth and firepower to pummel Anderson.
- Road (Truist Park)
- Game Total/Moneyline: 8.5 Runs/MIN +115
Bryce Elder‘s flukey start to his career is a distant memory. In 12 starts spanning 59.2 innings since last season, he’s had a 6.64 ERA, 3.88 xFIP, 4.05 SIERA, 1.59 WHIP, 7.1 BB%, 19.7 K% and 1.81 HR/9. In addition, Elder has ceded a .399 wOBA to lefties and a .348 wOBA to righties since last season. The Twins don’t have a high-octane offense, but it can resemble one against Elder tonight.
Core Studs
- In 81 plate appearances this season, Tyler Soderstrom has nine homers, a .383 OBP, .397 ISO and 218 wRC+.
- Jung Hoo Lee‘s bat has exploded in his second season in MLB. In 77 plate appearances this year, he has three homers, three stolen bases, a .403 OBP, .304 ISO and 191 wRC+. Moreover, Anderson has coughed up a .357 wOBA to left-handed batters since last year.
- In 476 plate appearances versus righties at home since 2023, Austin Riley has had 26 homers, a .359 OBP, .263 ISO and 146 wRC+. Meanwhile, Chris Paddack has surrendered a .331 wOBA to right-handed batters since last season.
Value Plays/Punts
- In 674 career plate appearances against righties, Edouard Julien has 24 homers, a .354 OBP, .177 ISO and 121 wRC+. He’s also slotted atop the lineup against righties, enhancing the appeal of using him as a punt.
- Carlos Correa hasn’t had an ideal start to the year and was out of the lineup yesterday to tend to a wrist issue. Still, he’s had a 107 wRC+ against righties since 2023 and nestled in the heart of Minnesota’s lineup, making him a viable punt, especially at FanDuel.
- In 259 plate appearances against lefties since 2023, Kyle Farmer has had a .351 OBP, .150 ISO and 121 wRC+. He’s also punt-priced exposure to Coors Field, which is always intriguing.
Friday’s Top 3 Sleeper and Underdog Player Props
Check out our best picks on the MLB Underdog Cheat Sheet
Byron Buxton: 6.5 Fantasy Points – Higher (Sleeper) (1.77x)
Byron Buxton: 7.5 Fantasy Points – Higher (Underdog)
In 603 plate appearances against righties since 2023, Byron Buxton has had 32 homers, a .315 OBP, .248 ISO and 125 wRC+. Conversely, Elder has yielded a .348 wOBA to right-handed batters since last year.
Austin Riley: 1.5 Total Bases – Higher (Sleeper) (1.78x)
Austin Riley: 1.5 Total Bases – Higher (Underdog)
In addition to Riley thriving in same-handed matchups at home, he’s been on fire. Riley has found his groove after a slow start. In 49 plate appearances and 11 games since April 4, Riley has had 18 hits (11 singles, three doubles, zero triples and four homers), a .383 batting average, .702 slugging and .319 ISO. He’s exceeded 1.5 total bases in eight of his past 11 games.
Tyler Anderson: 16.5 Pitching Outs – Lower (Sleeper) (1.53x)
Tyler Anderson: 16.5 Pitching Outs – Lower (Underdog)
I highlighted the Giants as a featured stack because I expect them to beat the brakes off Anderson. Thus, it makes sense he’d struggle to pitch deep into the game. Even while Anderson has overachieved his ERA estimators, he’s recorded more than 16.5 outs only once in three starts, tallying 15, 15 and 17 outs in his three turns. The veteran lefty’s lousy control makes it difficult for him to pitch deep into games, and if Anderson’s batted-ball luck regresses, he should get chased before 16.5 outs.
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