Three sluggers make up today’s MLB prop bets.
The pregame narrative: Mookie Betts is one of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ many big hitters and he has a prime matchup to do damage tonight. Gleyber Torres and Jackson Merrill are also good targets in the prop markets.
Check out the best MLB prop bets for Sept. 22.
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Best bet: Betts over 1.5 total bases (-117)
Ohtani’s total bases prop is juiced at -155 but that would also be a good bet. Betts has better value anyway and a good history against the Colorado Rockies’ starting pitcher.
Antonio Senzatela gave up two runs in three innings of work in his first start back from injury earlier this week. His career 4.88 ERA and 1.45 WHIP are not encouraging numbers and he hasn’t been healthy in two seasons (10.2 innings pitched since 2022).
Betts is 7-for-16 (.438) with two home runs off of Senzatela so he could cash this prop early.
The Dodgers’ star is coming off a big night against Colorado where he had two hits including a HR.
And it seems the Rockies’ starter is not going to go deep into this ball game no matter what happens so that leaves the rest of the work to the bullpen.
Key stat: Colorado’s bullpen holds the worst ERA (5.26) in MLB.
Quick picks
Torres over 0.5 runs (-113): The Yankees’ lead-off man should be in a strong position to score tonight.
Torres hits ahead of premium sluggers Aaron Judge and Juan Soto so it’ll be up to him to get on base and allow those two to deliver.
That hasn’t been a problem lately for Torres. Since the beginning of August, the second baseman’s batting average is .298. In those 44 games, he also took 22 walks and scored 28 times.
Oaklands’ starter Joey Estes has a season ERA of 4.78 and has given up 12 runs over his last three starts (11.2 IP).
This will be his first career start against the Yankees but I suspect the Bronx Bombers will get the upper hand.
Merrill over 1.5 total bases (+107): Merrill has made a serious claim for NL Rookie of the Year and is seeing the ball exceptionally well right now.
The Padres’ rookie has cleared this bases total in six of his last eight games with seven extra-base hits over that span.
Sean Burke was pretty good in his MLB debut for the Chicago White Sox (two earned runs allowed over five IP).
But that was against the Athletics and I’m predicting more of a ‘welcome to the majors’ kind of outing against San Diego’s big bats.
Picks made at 11:00 a.m. ET on 09/22/2024.
Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.