MLB Games Today
It is Friday, July 1 and there are 15 MLB games today! The first MLB game of the day starts at 2:20 PM EST.
Every day, we provide a list of the best MLB prop bets available. Here are today’s top MLB player prop bets for maximum profit. If you’re new and wondering the best way to start betting for profit, take a look at our useful getting started with baseball betting guide! And if you enjoy this article, make sure to share it!
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.
Max Fried (ATL) Under 6.5 Total Strikeouts
Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves will be facing the Cincinnati Reds. Fried has a 2.77 ERA and 24.5% strikeout rate. The Reds have a 22.9% strikeout rate and 11.0% swinging strike rate as well as a 14.1 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -160.
Gerrit Cole (NYY) Under 7.5 Total Strikeouts
Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees will be facing the Cleveland Guardians. Cole has a 2.99 ERA and 31.8% strikeout rate. The Guardians have a 18.5% strikeout rate and 8.9% swinging strike rate as well as a 13.6 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -120.
Roansy Contreras (PIT) Over 4.5 Total Strikeouts
Roansy Contreras and the Pittsburgh Pirates will be facing the Milwaukee Brewers. Roansy Contreras has a 2.76 ERA and 23.0% strikeout rate. Contreras has been averaging 1.0 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 4.0 innings which is extremely likely. The Brewers have a 23.6% strikeout rate and 10.4% swinging strike rate as well as a 17.4 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -105.
Blake Snell (SD) Under 6.5 Total Strikeouts
Blake Snell and the San Diego Padres will be facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Snell has a 5.6 ERA and 24.4% strikeout rate. Snell has been averaging 1.1 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 5.5 innings which seems unlikely. The Dodgers have a 22.0% strikeout rate and 10.2% swinging strike rate as well as a 17.6 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -140 and DraftKings for -150.
Shohei Ohtani (LAA) Under 0.5 Total Runs
Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels will be facing the Houston Astros. Ohtani has a 35.0% on base percentage, 0.505 SLG, and 0.265 batting average. Ohtani also has a 12.1% swinging strike percentage. Cristian Javier will be pitching for The Astros and has a 2.73 ERA, 31.8% strikeout rate, 3.89 xFIP and 0.57 HR/9. Available at DraftKings for -120.