Tuesday rolls out a fully loaded itinerary of Major League Baseball featuring 15 games and all 30 teams in play tonight. Starting pitching is headlined by Gerrit Cole and Shane Bieber, while several others offer strikeout props for MLB prop bets today. An early look at weather across the league looks free of potential delays, though we’ll keep our eyes peeled for any last-moment surprises. Updated later in the morning we’ll ensure to cross reference the Stokastic Player Props Tool to stack up the best potential returns on investment and win rates with our desired player props before locking in our tickets at OddsShopper.
Best MLB Bets Today: Baseball Prop Betting Picks 6/14
Yusei Kikuchi O/U 4.5 Strikeouts
Yusei Kikuchi has a 25.1% strikeout rate and .230 average against with a 4.5 total strikeouts prop at OddsShopper featuring -155 odds on the over. Tonight, Kikuchi duels with the Baltimore Orioles, who have the league’s second-highest team strikeout rate against left-handed pitching (25.8%). Kikuchi has averaged 4.1 innings per game and 1.11 strikeouts per inning, which puts him on pace for just under five strikeouts. Baltimore’s expected to assign six hitters to their order with upward of a 24% strikeout rate each, while the Orioles carry a collective 12.3% swinging-strike rate. Kikuchi has a 12% swinging-strike rate for his third straight season, while his new pitch mix has helped with his past issues. Despite the spend-up on house juice, Kikuchi draws a low strikeout total against a very welcoming opponent in Baltimore.
Best MLB Betting Pick Today: Yusei Kikuchi OVER 4.5 Total Strikeouts (-155)
Eric Hosmer O/U 1.5 Total Bases
Eric Hosmer squares off with Kyle Hendricks, who has a 14.8% strikeout rate, .263 average against and 39.3% hard contact allowed. Hosmer’s total bases line has -106 odds on the over, and he has a .286 batting average, 16.5% strikeout rate and .743 OPS . When facing lefties this season, Hendricks slips to a .287 average against, a 6.85 FIP and 2.48 home runs per nine innings, surrendering nine of 11 home runs against the split. Hosmer has a .267 batting average, .731 OPS and .130 ISO against right-handed in 146 at-bats. With Hendricks allowing a career-high 8.9% barrel rate and roughly the lowest strikeout rate of his career, the over on 1.5 total bases at just above even-money odds makes for worthwhile value today.
Best MLB Betting Pick Today: Eric Hosmer OVER 1.5 Total Bases (-106)
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Mike Yastrzemski O/U 0.5 Total Home Runs
Mike Yastrzemski has a .275 batting average, 20.6% strikeout rate and .193 ISO with six home runs, and OddsShopper has the over on 0.5 home runs at +600. Yastrzemski faces Kris Bubic tonight, who has a 16.1% strikeout rate, .313 average against and a 48.7% hard-contact rate. Bubic is weaker against fellow lefties, as he has a lopsided .526 average against, 19.81 FIP and 50% HR/FB rate in 24 at-bats against lefties. While Yastrzemski’s batting average dips slightly to .220 against left-handers, he has a .268 ISO and three home runs in 41 at-bats against the split this season. Considering Bubic’s struggles against lefties in his career, sprinkling a unit on Yastrzemski’s home runs tonight makes for an intriguing dart throw at elevated odds.
Best MLB Betting Pick Today: Mike Yastrzemski OVER 0.5 Total Home Runs (+600)
Xander Bogaerts O/U 1.5 Total Bases
Xander Bogaerts has a .321 batting average, 20.2% strikeout rate and .867 OPS, and he draws Jared Koenig on the mound. Koenig has a 16.7% strikeout rate, 4.67 SIERA and 53.8% hard contact surrendered following his first career start. Bogaerts has been one of Boston’s most effective offensive catalysts against left-handed pitching, with a .375 batting average, .986 OPS and .167 ISO against the split this season. In a very limited sample size, Koenig has a .273 average against, 1.5 WHIP and 4.02 xFIP against 14 righties. Though Koenig showed promise in his minor league starts this year, Bogaerts needs just two bases to cash, which makes it one of the best baseball betting picks today.
Best MLB Betting Pick Today: Xander Bogaerts OVER 1.5 Total Bases (+100)
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