MLB Player Prop Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions: Wednesday (8/9)
It’s a miracle! There’s no chance of rain anywhere throughout the entire day. So get those bets in without worrying about delays or anything else!
Here are a few player props to consider for tonight’s slate of games in the MLB.
Wednesday’s Best MLB Player Props
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Max Fried Over 5.5 Ks (+104)
Max Fried only threw 72 pitches in his first start back with the Braves. But as he throws more, he’ll pitch longer until he returns to 100 pitches a night.
Fried struck out 44.4% of right-handed batters in his return. Throughout the season, he’s struck out 27.7% of right-handed batters.
He’ll face a Pittsburgh lineup that will likely have eight righties tonight. The Pirates lineup has combined to strike out 27% of the time against lefties in the last month. They’ve got five batters striking out at least 25% of the time against lefties.
Fried has enough targets, even if he only throws five innings. Take him to get at least six strikeouts tonight.
Matt Olson Over 1.5 Total Bases (-120)
Let’s stay in the same game. Quinn Priester will take the mound for the Pirates tonight. He’s a rookie pitcher, giving up a .333 ISO and wOBA of .465 to his first 52 left-handed batters.
Priester has only struck out 17% of batters and has allowed over 26% of fly balls and line drives to lefties this season. He’s also allowing over 44% of hard contact while earning under 9% of swinging strikes.
Meanwhile, Matt Olson has hit a .435 ISO and wOBA of .484 over the last month against righties. He’s also smacked 37% of fly balls and line drives and has hit over 78% of hard contact.
Olson’s the most powerful hitter in the National League. Take him to earn at least two total bases in tonight’s game.
Yordan Alvarez Over 1.5 Total Bases (-105)
I think Jack Flaherty is in a better situation with the Orioles. But I’m still not over his splits against lefties. Flaherty has allowed a .367 ISO and wOBA of .457 to his last 54 lefties. He’s only earned 31.7% of ground balls to lefties over the last month and has allowed nearly 37% of line drives.
On top of that, Flaherty has only struck out 14.8% of lefties in the last 30 days.
This has also been a trend for Flaherty. Throughout the season, he’s struck out only 17.8% of lefties and has allowed a .167 ISO and wOBA of .385 to 281 lefties.
He’ll face Yordan Alvarez, who has slugged a .458 ISO and wOBA of .496 against his last 26 righties. Alvarez has limited strikeouts to 7.7% while hitting 50% of fly balls and line drives against righties.
Alvarez has also hit over 59% of hard contact and has kept ground balls down to 27.3% in the last month.
The left-handed slugger has also hit a 22.7% barrel percentage, which is exceptionally high. Alvarez has all of the potential to go yard tonight. Take him to get at least two total bases.
Make sure to check out our other best bets for Wednesday:
- MLB Player To Hit A Home Run Odds, Picks & Predictions
- MLB No Runs First Inning (NRFI) Picks & Predictions
- MLB Best Bet Odds, Picks & Predictions
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