Best MLB Strikeout Bets: Lock In This Expert's Best MLB Player Prop Bets for Friday
Which pitchers can rack up the strikeouts on today's loaded MLB slate? Jason Radowitz shares his best MLB strikeout bets for a few games. Profit with these MLB player prop bets for Friday.
Jason Radowitz - April 12, 2024, 9:20 AM EDT
5 minBest MLB Strikeout Bets: Lock In This Expert's Best MLB Player Prop Bets for Friday
There are plenty of strikeout props to choose from tonight! We've got 15 games on tonight's MLB slate, with many intriguing matchups to look through.
I've narrowed down my choices to my favorite three strikeout prop bets for the night. Follow along below.
April 12 Best MLB Strikeout Props
Freddy Peralta Over 6.5 Ks (+118) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
Let's begin with Freddy Peralta. He's already struck out 34.9% of batters to begin the year.
Peralta has also limited teams to 4.7% of walks and has held batters to a .105 ISO and wOBA of .206. This matters because the better he pitches overall, the longer he'll be in the game.
He'll face an Orioles lineup that has struck out nearly 26% of the time since last season. Five targets, including Jackson Holliday, have struck out more than 23% of the time against righties since last season. Holliday, of course, has only played in a couple of games but has already struck out multiple times against righties.
Therefore, we'll back Peralta's Over 6.5 Ks at +118.
Trevor Rogers Under 4.5 Ks (+112) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
Trevor Rogers has just 18.4% of strikeouts to begin the season. As a left-handed pitcher, most of those strikeouts have come against lefties.
However, he'll take on a Braves lineup that will likely include seven righties. That's not good news for Rogers, who has struck out only 9.1% of righties to begin the year.
Even last year, Rogers added only 22.6% of strikeouts against righties in 62 plate appearances. He's never been a high strikeout guy against righties. Meanwhile, the Braves' projected lineup has also struck out just 22.2% of the time against lefties since last season.
Rogers doesn't have a large number of targets against Atlanta. Grab his Under at plus money.
Tanner Houck Over 6.5 Ks (+110) Click here to see which sportsbook has the best odds
We'll go with another plus-money bet here.
Tanner Houck has struck out 37.8% of batters to begin the season. He's also held these batters to a .048 ISO and wOBA of .202 with 64% of grounders and just 4.4% of walks.
Houck will face an Angels projected lineup that has struck out 26.4% of the time since last season. Six of the nine batters in the Los Angeles lineup have struck out at least 23.4% of the time against righties since last season.
While Houck didn't have a high strikeout rate last year, he's certainly changed some things around. He's also always been good against righties. Last year, he held them to a .089 ISO and wOBA of .279. Tonight, he'll still take on seven righties in the Angels' lineup.
I'm fully on board with Houck tonight.
Best MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today
- Freddy Peralta Over 6.5 Ks (+118) (Bet $100 to collect $218)
- Trevor Rogers Under 4.5 Ks (+112) (Bet $100 to collect $212)
- Tanner Houck Over 6.5 Ks (+110) (Bet $100 to collect $210)
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