The calendar has turned to June, and it is now prime baseball months. The weather is getting warmer, families are venturing out to the ballpark more, and fans are turning games on to check in on their favorite teams with about 70% of the season left to go. Today there are eight games that are starting at 6:40 p.m. EST or later. One game that stands out is Giants vs. Marlins with Alex Wood and Sandy Alcantara facing off. Another fun game to watch will be the Cardinals vs. Cubs at Wrigley Field, featuring two young pitchers in Matthew Liberatore and Keegan Thompson. Finally, at the end of the evening, Mets vs. Dodgers features the best in the National League East against the best in the National League West. OddsShopper can help find all of the best MLB betting picks and get helpful tips when it comes to making MLB predictions for today, Thursday, June 2. Below, one will find two strikeout props, one home run prop and one total base prop for the best MLB prop bets today.
Best MLB Prop Bets Today: Free MLB Picks & Predictions
Alex Wood O/U 5.5 Strikeouts (Claim FREE $200 on BetMGM)
Alex Wood takes the mound in Miami against the Marlins tonight. On the season, Wood has a 4.81 ERA but a 3.12 xFIP and a 23.7% strikeout rate, which is in line with his career 22.7% strikeout rate. He is averaging 1.05 strikeouts per inning, meaning to reach six strikeouts he would have to pitch six innings; 5.2 innings does not quite get him there on average. The Marlins aren’t necessarily a great team to target with strikeout props. They have the 13th-highest strikeout rate (23.3%), very close to the league median of 22.2%. Wood has gone 5.2 innings just once and 5.0 or 5.1 innings in five of his nine starts. Because the Marlins have closer to an average strikeout rate, and because Wood has only gone 5.2 innings once this year, the under is the play.
Best MLB Prop Bet Today: Alex Wood UNDER 5.5 Strikeouts (+110)
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Sandy Alcantara O/U 5.5 Strikeouts (Claim FREE $200 on BetMGM)
There is value on the other side of the mound as well with Sandy Alcantara facing the Giants. Alcantara has the same strikeout prop as Wood yet averages 0.93 strikeouts per inning and is facing a team that strikes out 21.6% of the time (20th highest). What Alcantara does have going for him is stamina. He has gone seven, eight, nine and eight innings in his last four starts. To reach six strikeouts, on average Alcantara would have to pitch 6.2 innings, and the low strikeouts from the Giants will likely suppress his total. The Giants also have scored the third-most runs this season, they have the fourth-highest on-base percentage and are tied for the seventh-highest ISO. This is not an offense to target for strikeout props, and the most likely way for Alcantara to reach six or more strikeouts would be to pitch seven or eight innings.
Best MLB Prop Bet Today: Sandy Alcantara UNDER 5.5 Strikeouts (+120)
Eugenio Suarez O/U 0.5 Home Runs
Eugenio Suarez O/U 1.5 Total Bases
Eugenio Suarez is always a power threat. This season his ISO is .215, the lowest since 2017, but it is still higher than most players. Nine of his 40 hits are home runs and 20 of his 40 hits have gone for extra bases. Baltimore has Jordan Lyles on the mound tonight. Lyles is having a good season with the lowest xFIP of his career (3.90) and 1.11 HR/9, which is also his lowest since 2016 (1.34 HR/9 for his career). A red flag is Lyles is allowing a high hard-hit rate of 40.1%, meaning he could have some regression towards his career 1.34 HR/9. Baltimore’s bullpen has also allowed 18 home runs, which is tied for 18th highest and close to the median of 19 home runs allowed. This should be a good spot for Mariners hitters in general, with Suarez having some of the better odds and probability on the slate. Suarez does not hit the ball often — just a .221 average — but when he hits the ball he hits it hard.
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Best MLB Prop Bet Today: Eugenio Suarez OVER 0.5 Home Runs (+480); Eugenio Suarez OVER 1.5 Total Bases (+123)
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