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Best MLB Prop Bets Today (Gerrit Cole Has Too Much for Oakland)

By Reed Wallach

Jul 23, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) delivers
Jul 23, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) delivers / James A. Pittman-USA TODAY Sports
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It's almost September and playoff races are heating up and there are still edges available in the pitcher prop market.

Here are three pitchers I'm targeting on the 15 game slate Friday, including Gerrit Cole and the Yankees as they face the outmatched Oakland Athletics.

Don’t forget, you can always find game-by-game betting plays and previews for each matchup on our MLB Picks page, as well as every team’s list of probable pitchers, weather forecasts, and more.

By the way, we are crushing props this season, you can find all of them HERE.

Best MLB Prop Bets Record to Date

  • MLB Best Prop Bets Record: 206-184-0

Best MLB Prop Bets Today

  • Mike Minor UNDER 4.5 Strikeouts (-130) - DraftKings Sportsbook
  • Gerrit Cole OVER 7.5 Strikeouts (-110) - DraftKings Sportsbook
  • Shane Bieber OVER 6.5 Strikeouts (-130) - DraftKings Sportsbook

Mike Minor UNDER 4.5 Strikeouts (-130) - Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals

Minor has been a disaster all season since missing the first several weeks with an injury. He has an ERA north of 6.00 and has a career low strikeout rate (just above seven K's per nine innings).

Now he faces a Nationals team that isn't anything to call home about, but they are disciplined at the plate. The team has the fourth lowest strikeout rate in baseball this season, and I expect them to keep the pressure on Minor from the jump to throw strikes and put the ball in play.

Gerrit Cole OVER 7.5 Strikeouts (-110) - New York Yankees vs. Oakland Athletics

This is a complete mismatch. The A's have the third worst wRC+ in baseball as well as batting average and team is on the wrong side of the big league average in strikeout rate.

While this number is right in line with Cole's average for the year in terms of strikeouts per start, why wouldn't we expect a better than expected performance against a poor team that can't keep up with his high powered fastball?

Cole may have gone under this total his last two starts but this is a great opportunity for him to get back on track.

Shane Bieber OVER 6.5 Strikeouts (-130) - Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners

The Mariners offense is starting to struggle a bit, hitting below league average over the last two weeks. Now, they face someone with pinpoint control and is anchoring a playoff bound Guardians team in Shane Bieber.

Bieber has a 4.5 K/BB ratio this season and has a 3.10 ERA with a 2.83 FIP. With a team like the Mariners who is hitting poorly, I expect Bieber to put together a quality start and get over this total with the solid amount of batters he will face. The Guardians right hander has pitched at least six innings in seven consecutive starts, so I'll bank on him to sit down at least seven Mariners with a strikeout.

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