MLB Games Today
It is Thursday, July 14 and there are 13 MLB games today! The first MLB game of the day starts at 12:10 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.
Luis Castillo (CIN) Under 6.5 Total Strikeouts
Luis Castillo and the Cincinnati Reds will be facing the New York Yankees. Castillo has a 2.92 ERA and 25.3% strikeout rate. The Yankees have a 22.1% strikeout rate and 10.7% swinging strike rate as well as a 19.7 ISO. Available at DraftKings for -160.
Carlos Carrasco (NYM) Over 4.5 Total Strikeouts
Carlos Carrasco and the New York Mets will be facing the Chicago Cubs. Carlos Carrasco has a 4.55 ERA and 23.7% strikeout rate. Carrasco has been averaging 1.0 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 5.0 innings. The Cubs have a 23.1% strikeout rate and 11.8% swinging strike rate as well as a 15.2 ISO. Available at DraftKings for -135.
Dakota Hudson (STL) Over 2.5 Total Strikeouts
Dakota Hudson and the St. Louis Cardinals will be facing the Los Angeles Dodgers. Dakota Hudson has a 4.0 ERA and 13.3% strikeout rate. Hudson has been averaging 0.6 strikeouts per inning. The Dodgers have a 22.0% strikeout rate and 10.3% swinging strike rate as well as a 18.0 ISO. Available at DraftKings for -170.
Triston McKenzie (CLE) Under 6.5 Total Strikeouts
Triston McKenzie and the Cleveland Guardians will be facing the Detroit Tigers. McKenzie has a 3.47 ERA and 22.9% strikeout rate. McKenzie has been averaging 0.9 strikeouts per inning. The Tigers have a 23.4% strikeout rate and 12.0% swinging strike rate as well as a 10.5 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -130.
Mike Trout (LAA) Over 0.5 Total Hits
Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels will be facing the Houston Astros. Trout has a 36.8% on base percentage, 0.599 SLG, and 0.27 batting average. Trout also has a 168 wRC+. Framber Valdez will be pitching for The Astros and has a 2.64 ERA, 21.8% strikeout rate, 3.22 xFIP and 0.5 HR/9. Available at DraftKings for -170.