MLB Games Today
It is Sunday, August 14 and there are 15 MLB games today! The first MLB game of the day starts at 12:05 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.
Martin Perez (TEX) Under 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Martin Perez and the Texas Rangers will be facing the Seattle Mariners. Perez has a 2.85 ERA and 21.1% strikeout rate. Perez has been averaging 0.9 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 6.7 innings which seems unlikely. The Mariners have a 22.6% strikeout rate and 10.6% swinging strike rate as well as a 15.1 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -145 and DraftKings for -165.
Miles Mikolas (STL) Under 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals will be facing the Milwaukee Brewers. Mikolas has a 3.5 ERA and 18.9% strikeout rate. Mikolas has been averaging 0.8 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 7.5 innings which will be difficult if he gets behind early. The Brewers have a 23.3% strikeout rate and 10.4% swinging strike rate as well as a 17.7 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -150.
Lance Lynn (CWS) Over 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Lance Lynn and the Chicago White Sox will be facing the Detroit Tigers. Lance Lynn has a 5.88 ERA and 23.8% strikeout rate. Lynn has been averaging 1.0 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 6.0 innings which is definitely in his range of outcomes. The Tigers have a 24.3% strikeout rate and 12.3% swinging strike rate as well as a 10.5 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -155.
Kevin Gausman (TOR) Under 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Kevin Gausman and the Toronto Blue Jays will be facing the Cleveland Guardians. Gausman has a 2.91 ERA and 28.1% strikeout rate. Kevin Gausman will need to stay ahead in order to have the best chance to find strikeout today. The Guardians have a 18.3% strikeout rate and 8.9% swinging strike rate as well as a 13.3 ISO. Available at FanDuel for -130.
Aaron Hicks (NYY) Over 0.5 Total Hits
Aaron Hicks and the New York Yankees will be facing the Boston Red Sox. Hicks has a 34.5% on base percentage, 0.312 SLG, and 0.223 batting average. Hicks also has a 96 wRC+. Michael Wacha will be pitching for The Red Sox and has a 2.69 ERA, 17.6% strikeout rate, 4.3 xFIP and 0.9 HR/9. Available at DraftKings for -155.