Two players are featured in Thursday’s top prop picks for the light eight-game MLB slate.
Today’s MLB props narrative: Jeremy Pena has been enjoying a career year at the plate and has a favourable matchup inside the friendly confines of Daikin Park. Elsewhere, Riley Greene should keep raking with a platoon advantage.
Check out the best MLB prop bets for June 12.
MLB prop bets
Best bet: Pena over 1.5 total bases (+100)
Pena is having a monster season and has been crushing the ball in June. And he’s been excellent at home all year.
- June: .421/.436/.553
- Home: .368/.425/.566
The Houston Astros’ shortstop is having a career year at the plate (146 wRC+) and has multi-hit games in six of nine contests this month.
Pena sports a career-low K rate and sees Chicago White Sox starter Davis Martin, who is having a respectable season.
But the unimposing arm struggles to miss bats, owning a seventh percentile K rate, and has a 5.56 xERA.
Key stat: Pena is 9-6 against this line in his last 15 games.
Best MLB picks
Greene over 1.5 total bases (+115): The Detroit Tigers slugger might face a platoon disadvantage to start this game with lefty Keegan Akin opening for the Baltimore Orioles.
But righty Dean Kremer is expected to get the bulk of the innings for Baltimore and he’s been hammered by left-handed hitters.
- Kremer vs. LHBs: .331/.357/.550
- Greene vs. RHPs: .304/.340/.560
Greene should hopefully get a couple of opportunities against Kremer in favourable hitting conditions in Baltimore.
Of Greene’s 13 homers, 12 have come against right-handers.
Camden Yards has been the best home run-hitting park in MLB this season, per Baseball Savant, and is generally one of the most hitter-friendly venues in the game.
MLB prop picks made at 1:35 p.m. ET on 06/12/2025.
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