MLB Games Today
It is Thursday, July 21 and there are 6 MLB games today, including 2 double headers! The first MLB game of the day starts at 1:10 PM EST.
It’s the first day back after an amazing All-Star break, and even though it’s a short slate, it’s better than nothing! Julio Rodriguez had an amazing rookie showing at the Home Run Derby, hitting 81 total home runs, but falling short to Juan Soto in the finals.
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.
Jon Gray (TEX) Under 6.5 Total Strikeouts
Jon Gray and the Texas Rangers will be facing the Miami Marlins. Gray has a 3.71 ERA and 27.3% strikeout rate. The Marlins have a 23.6% strikeout rate and 11.9% swinging strike rate as well as a 14.2 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -125 and DraftKings for -130.
Frankie Montas (OAK) Over 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Frankie Montas and the Oakland Athletics will be facing the Detroit Tigers. Frankie Montas has a 3.26 ERA and 25.8% strikeout rate. Montas has been averaging 1.0 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 6.0 innings which is extremely likely. The Tigers have a 23.5% strikeout rate and 12.1% swinging strike rate as well as a 10.4 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -135.
Adolis Garcia (TEX) Over 0.5 Total Hits
Adolis Garcia and the Texas Rangers will be facing the Miami Marlins. Garcia has a 28.2% on base percentage, 0.439 SLG, and 0.237 batting average. Garcia also has a 101 wRC+. Pablo Lopez will be pitching for The Marlins and has a 2.86 ERA, 24.3% strikeout rate, 3.55 xFIP and 0.95 HR/9. Available at DraftKings for -160.