A pair of star players are featured in my MLB prop bets for Saturday’s action.
The pregame narrative: Bobby Witt Jr. is one of the best in the majors at getting on base and I expect him to score a run tonight. After that, take a look at my best bet on Alex Bregman.
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MLB prop bets
Best Bet: Witt over 0.5 runs (+105)
The shortstop isn’t on pace to put up the otherworldly numbers from last season, but he’s still having a great season.
Witt doesn’t have the best stats against Cleveland Guardians’ Luis Ortiz (1-for-5). That only includes one strikeout, however, which shows Witt’s ability to at least put his bat to the ball.
Plus, Ortiz is off to a horrendous start to 2025. He had a 10.13 ERA in spring training and followed that up with these stats in his first two starts of the season:
- 10.2 innings pitched
- 16 hits allowed
- 10 earned runs
- 8.44 ERA
He’s definitely capable of turning things around, but I’m willing to bet against that after a long string of poor performances.
Additionally, Witt is one of the best in MLB at getting on base and coming around to score.
Key stat: The 24-year-old is batting .308, has scored nine runs in 14 games this season and finished third in the majors with 125 runs scored in 2024.
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Bregman over 1.5 bases (+120): No other hitter today has seen their opposition’s starter as much as Bregman has seen Martin Perez.
He has 48 career plate appearances against the lefty with some pretty good results.
- 10-for-39 (.256)
- Seven walks
- Four Ks
That isn’t the best average by any means, but I’m really intrigued by the small number of strikeouts in almost 50 career meetings,
Bregman has consistently put the ball in play and has fallen victim to some bad luck.
Perez has been excellent so far, allowing only one run across his first two starts. But, Bregman’s been on a tear, too, tallying 30 total bases in 15 games.
He knows Perez well and has an excellent opportunity to get on a pitch or two today. I like the value on his bases prop at plus money.
MLB prop picks made at 11:44 a.m. ET on 04/12/2025.
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.