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Best MLB Prop Bets Today (Lay the Wood with Woodruff vs. Rockies, Back Wheeler to Deal vs. Cubs)

By Ben Heisler, Reed Wallach

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is averaging 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings this season with a 3.93 ERA for Milwaukee.
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff is averaging 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings this season with a 3.93 ERA for Milwaukee. / Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
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As baseball returns back into the fold this weekend, and while there's 16 games this Saturday to bet on, there's hundreds of potential prop betting options on the board as well.

For today, we're highlighting two of the top pitching favorites available, but rather than focus on their sky-high moneyline odds to win, we'll focus instead on reasonable numbers to back in the prop market.

Here are the BetSided team's top MLB prop bets for Saturday, July 23, with all specific available odds posted below.

You can also find game-by-game betting plays and previews for every matchup on our MLB Picks page, as well as each team's probable pitchers, weather reports and totals for the day's slate and more.

Best MLB Prop Bets Today

  • Zack Wheeler OVER 6.5 Strikeouts (-115) - BetMGM
  • Brandon Woodruff OVER 6.5 Strikeouts (-116) - FanDuel Sportsbook

Zack Wheeler OVER 6.5 Strikeouts (-115) - Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs

Wheeler has gone below this number in three straight, but I'm going to buy low on one of the best pitchers in baseball against one of the worst offenses.

The Cubs have the sixth highest strikeout rate this month, sitting at a ghastly 25.8%, and Wheeler has gone six or more innings in all but two starts since May 12th.

Give me Wheeler in a lockdown performance. -- Reed Wallach

Track all of Reed's bets at Betstamp HERE!

Brandon Woodruff OVER 6.5 Strikeouts (-116) - Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies

The fireballing right-hander is the biggest favorite on the board this evening against the Rockies, reaching almost as high as -300 at several books.

Colorado is projected for less than 3 runs, as Woodruff should cruise against a hapless lineup away from Coors Field in Denver. Woodruff in 13 starts has a strikeout rate of over 30%, and easily cleared this number in three of his last four games. He only lasted 5.2 innings in his recent start in San Francisco despite giving up just two earned, but he also allowed five walks as well.

With plenty of rest to heal up from the break, along with a dominant 2.20 ERA at home, he'll feast this evening in Milwaukee while racking up the K's. -- Ben Heisler

Follow all of Ben's betting plays in real-time HERE!

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