MLB Best Bets – Free (Wednesday 7/24)
Josh Gross
Welcome to the prop bet tracker. As MLB season gets into high gear, another way to get in on the action is to analyze the day’s best prop bets – from strikeouts to home runs, first to five runs to total bases logged.
Each day, we will try to identify a few picks that are ready to explode in the prop market.
Frankie Montas Over 6.5 Strikeouts (+130, FanDuel)
This is spicy. Let’s go back to this well once again, as we pounded the Sean Manaea prop Friday, which he decided to shred by the third inning of the game en route to 13 strikeouts on the night. The Mariners just are not a good offense – they’ve recorded a 24.4% strikeout rate the last two weeks – and in his last 10 starts, Frankie Montas has whiffed 7 or more batters six times.
Tyler Mahle Over 6.5 Strikeouts (-110, BetMGM)
The Cardinals stink against righties – this isn’t like a cute hometown-bias thing. They rank third worst in team wOBA and wRC+, and I will continue to bet against a team that stinks at the dish. Adbert Alzolay whiffed eight against them Thursday, and Tyler Mahle has already terrorized them for 8- and 9-strikeout efforts this season. Smash this.
