MLB Best Prop Bets Today (Spencer Strider To Struggle Against Athletics)
Yesterday could've went a little better for the team. We went 2-3, falling under .500 after Taijuan Walker failed to reach five strikeouts. We're getting right back at it today, with each of the editors picking a strikeout prop for their best bet.
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Best MLB Prop Bets Today
Spencer Strider UNDER 8.5 Strikeouts - Atlanta Braves at Oakland Athletics
Fresh off a 16-strikeout, 8 inning masterpiece his last time out, Strider and the Braves finish off their series in Oakland as they look to gain control of first place over the New York Mets in the NL East.
For as terrible as the A’s are offensively, they’re not a huge strikeout team; coming in around league average at just over 23%. Strider also has failed to hit this number in three of his last five starts, and averages nearly two strikeouts less on the road per nine innings than at home.
This is the perfect time to fade the insanely talented Braves’ righty, even against a poor team with a heavily inflated line on the road. – Ben Heisler
Bailey Falter OVER 5.5 Strikeouts - Miami Marlins vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Don’t look now, but the Miami Marlins offense has all but given up on the season. Through the first week of September, the Marlins are striking out on 33.8% (!!) of plate appearances. Yes, I know that’s a small sample size, but that number is insane! That’s 3.38% more than the next worst team.
Now, let’s throw in the fact that Falter has surpassed this strikeout number in three of his last four starts, and we have one beautiful looking prop bet for tonight’s slate. - Iain MacMillan
Patrick Sandoval OVER 5.5 Strikeouts – Los Angeles Angels vs. Detroit Tigers
Los Angeles Angels lefty Patrick Sandoval has been really solid lately, pitching to a 1.39 ERA in the month of August, and he has a matchup with arguably the league’s worst offense in the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday.
The Tigers faced Sandoval back on Aug. 19, and the lefty recorded nine strikeouts in a complete game shutout.
Does he duplicate that performance? Probably not, but Sandoval has cleared 5.5 punch outs in three of his last six starts and the Tigers average 8.76 K’s per game this season, which is 22nd in MLB. – Peter Dewey
Yu Darvish OVER 6.5 Strikeouts – San Diego Padres vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Darvish pitches far better at home than on the road (2.29 vs. 4.09) and has struck out six or more batters in all but one start since the beginning of July. So, can he go just above that at + money against a mediocre offense? I think so.
The Padres right hander has faced the Diamondbacks three times this season and has been lights out across all of them, allowing four runs across three starts. I’ll bank on a better than expected game from the Padres starter. – Reed Wallach
Michael Kopech OVER 3.5 Strikeouts – Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle Mariners
Kopech has cleared this line in three of his last six starts, even racking up 11 strikeouts in one of those performances. The Mariners are below average when it comes to strikeouts per game, ranking 17th in all of baseball. If Kopech can stay on the mound longer than he did in his last start – when he didn’t record a single out – then four strikeouts is very manageable. – Donnavan Smoot