MLB Player Props & Bets: Saturday (4/18)
I enjoy betting on a game as much as the next person, but sometimes I find it easier (and often more profitable) to bet on player props instead. That is true for many sports, but especially baseball. With that in mind, here are my favorite MLB player props for Saturday, April 18.
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Saturday’s Best MLB Player Props
(Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook)
Jordan Walker to Hit a Home Run (+520)
Lance McCullers Jr. has given up just one home run this season, but Houston pitchers have given up the second-most in baseball all season (20).
Jordan Walker is tied for the MLB lead with eight home runs. Against this staff in a home run-friendly park (32 so far this season, second-most), Walker is the player in the Cardinals lineup most likely to hit one today.
Yordan Alvarez 3+ Total Bases (+185)
Yordan Alvarez is hitting .333 with 24 hits in 72 at-bats. Of those 24 hits, 14 have been for extra bases, including a league-leading eight home runs (tied with Aaron Judge and Jordan Walker).
Alvarez has walked 18 times, tied for third-most in the league, and he hit a home run last night against the Cardinals. I wouldn't be shocked if St. Louis pitches around him for the whole game or after he records his first hit.
It may not be an exciting three bases, but I like his chances to record three or more total bases.
Paul Skenes Under 6.5 Strikeouts (-130)
Paul Skenes is certainly capable of striking out seven hitters in any given game, but has not had over six this season (four starts).
Against a Tampa Bay lineup that has the second-fewest strikeouts amongst all MLB teams, I don't see him going over that mark for the first time this season today.
Yandy Diaz 2+ Total Bases (+145)
Yandy Diaz has been one of the best hitters in baseball this season with 27 hits in 74 at-bats (.365 batting average). He has seven extra-base hits and eight walks.
In six at-bats against Paul Skenes, Diaz has hit safely in three. If he hits once today, I could see the Pirates being willing to walk him, especially if the Rays have someone on base.
Andy Pages 2+ Hits (+130)
Andy Pages leads the league with 28 hits (.412 batting average). He's had multiple hits in six out of 14 games in April and hit safely in 12.
Against a pitcher in Ryan Feltner with a 1.70 WHIP in a hitter-friendly park like Coors Field, I like Pages’ chances of having another multi-hit game today.