Best MLB Player Prop Bets Today 10/23/22 (Free MLB Playoffs Bets!)

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It is Sunday, October 23 and there are 2 MLB games today! The first MLB game of the day starts at 2:37 PM EST.

Today’s Best MLB Player Prop Bets: Free MLB Bets & Predictions

We use our own statistics tools to identify the most profitable MLB prop bets available each day. We evaluate bets based on the expected probability of winning the bet as well as the potential profit of the bet. We’ve developed tools that allow us to find the highest ROI MLB bets every day. We highlight our favorite MLB prop bets on this site each day. We do our best to provide the best MLB bets as well as identifying the most profitable player props each day, however it’s important to always use good bankroll management when deciding how much to bet, take a look at our guide to bankroll management.

In our daily article we select our favorite bets of the day, and try to lay out why it could be a good bet to place using data. For each bet we share the data on the matchup and give you the most important statistics to make informed bets.


Always remember that game conditions and betting lines may change throughout the day after this article is published.


Nestor Cortes (NYY) Over 4.5 Total Strikeouts

Nestor Cortes and the New York Yankees will be facing the Houston Astros. Nestor Cortes has a 2.44 ERA and 26.5% strikeout rate. Cortes has been averaging 1.0 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 5.0 innings which is extremely likely. The Astros have a 19.5% strikeout rate and 10.2% swinging strike rate as well as a 17.6 ISO.

Yu Darvish (SD) Over 5.5 Total Strikeouts

Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres will be facing the Philadelphia Phillies. Yu Darvish has a 3.1 ERA and 25.6% strikeout rate. The Phillies have a 22.4% strikeout rate and 11.2% swinging strike rate as well as a 16.9 ISO.

Kyle Schwarber (PHI) Over 0.5 Total Hits

Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies will be facing the San Diego Padres. Schwarber has a 32.3% on base percentage, 0.504 SLG, and 0.218 batting average. Schwarber also has a 128 wRC+. Yu Darvish will be pitching for The Padres and has a 3.1 ERA, 25.6% strikeout rate, 3.58 xFIP and 1.02 HR/9.