MLB Games Today
It is Friday, August 26 and there are 15 MLB games today! The first MLB game of the day starts at 6:40 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.
Reid Detmers (LAA) Under 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Reid Detmers and the Los Angeles Angels will be facing the Toronto Blue Jays. Detmers has a 3.66 ERA and 23.4% strikeout rate. Detmers has been averaging 1.0 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 6.0 innings which seems unlikely in. this matchup. The Blue Jays have a 20.5% strikeout rate and 10.6% swinging strike rate as well as a 16.7 ISO.
Joe Musgrove (SD) Under 6.5 Total Strikeouts
Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres will be facing the Kansas City Royals. Musgrove has a 2.91 ERA and 24.4% strikeout rate. This matchup could give a give challenge to Musgrove to find strikeouts. The Royals have a 21.5% strikeout rate and 11.2% swinging strike rate as well as a 13.3 ISO.
Joe Ryan (MIN) Under 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Joe Ryan and the Minnesota Twins will be facing the San Francisco Giants. Ryan has a 3.86 ERA and 23.6% strikeout rate. Ryan has been averaging 1.0 strikeouts per inning, and it seems like it could be a stretch for him to go more than 6.0 innings in this matchup. The Giants have a 23.1% strikeout rate and 10.7% swinging strike rate as well as a 15.9 ISO.
Freddy Peralta (MIL) Over 5.5 Total Strikeouts
Freddy Peralta and the Milwaukee Brewers will be facing the Chicago Cubs. Freddy Peralta has a 4.08 ERA and 26.9% strikeout rate. Peralta has been averaging 1.1 strikeouts per inning, which would require him to go at least 5.5 innings which is extremely likely. The Cubs have a 23.2% strikeout rate and 11.7% swinging strike rate as well as a 15.0 ISO.
Jesse Winker (SEA) Over 0.5 Total Hits
Jesse Winker and the Seattle Mariners will be facing the Cleveland Guardians. Winker has a 34.8% on base percentage, 0.367 SLG, and 0.23 batting average. Winker also has a 116 wRC+. Shane Bieber will be pitching for The Guardians and has a 3.1 ERA, 24.7% strikeout rate, 3.11 xFIP and 0.68 HR/9.