Shohei Ohtani makes his long-awaited postseason debut on Saturday.
The pregame narrative: The expectant NL MVP finished with a flurry, becoming the first player to record 50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in a season. Now he gets his first taste of the playoffs when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres in the NLDS.
Check out our Ohtani props and odds for his game against the Padres on Oct. 5.
Shohei Ohtani props
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| Shohei Ohtani props | Betting odds |
| Over 1.5 bases | -107 |
| Under 1.5 bases | -130 |
| Over 0.5 hits | -235 |
| Under 0.5 hits | +175 |
| Over 1.5 hits | +250 |
| Over 0.5 RBI | +140 |
| Under 0.5 RBI | -195 |
| Over 0.5 runs | -139 |
| Under 0.5 runs | +102 |
| To hit a home run | +240 |
| To hit 2+ home runs | +2,000 |
| To steal a base | +210 |
MLB odds as of 4:25 p.m. ET on 10/04/2024.
Ohtani has lived up to his $700-million contract. And he hasn’t even thrown a pitch yet.
The two-way superstar had a historic offensive season while recovering from Tommy John surgery, posting a .310/.390/.656 slash line in his first year with the Dodgers. He ranked second in home runs (54), RBI (130), and stolen bases (59).
To say Ohtani is peaking at the right time would be an understatement. Check out how he’s performed over his last 10 games.
- 27-for-43 (.628 batting average)
- 15 runs scored
- 12 extra-base hits
- 20 RBI
- Over 0.5 runs in nine of 10 games
- Over 1.5 bases in eight of 10 games
Dylan Cease will be tasked with being the first Padres pitcher to contain Ohtani… good luck.
Ohtani best bet
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Best bet: Ohtani over 1.5 bases (-107)
We’ve never seen Ohtani in the postseason but it’s hard to imagine the lights being too bright.
The superstar never seems to shy away from the moment and put together one of the most dominant runs we’ve ever seen to close out the regular season.
That includes a night where he went 6-for-6 with three home runs to crack the 50-50 barrier.
These odds for a bases prop in the playoffs is a rarity these days (almost everything is plus money) but I still think this price is amazing.
Ohtani paced the majors in batting average (.393), slugging percentage (.766) and wRC+ (234) in September. No other player had a wRC+ above 195.
Cease (3.47 ERA, 1.07 WHIP) has had a solid season with great swing-and-miss numbers.
But he’s prone to getting hit for power and ranks in the 32nd percentile for barrel rate and 51st percentile for hard-hit rate on Baseball Savant.
Ohtani is 4-for-15 against Cease with a double and two home runs.
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