{"id":338976,"date":"2025-04-09T13:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=338976"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:37:05","slug":"mlb-prop-bets-april-9-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mlb-prop-bets-april-9-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Best MLB prop bets April 9: Bet on Yusei Kikuchi, Joe Ryan to thrive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A pair of pitcher props from Wednesday&#8217;s MLB betting markets have my attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Yusei Kikuchi&#8217;s outs prop is juiced up, but I still think it&#8217;s worth backing as he looks to keep the slumping Tampa Bay Rays quiet. If you&#8217;re looking for a plus-money play, consider riding with Joe Ryan versus a team he&#8217;s excelled against before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best MLB prop bets for April 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">MLB prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"insights\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_mlb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>MLB stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best bet: <strong>Kikuchi over 17.5 outs (-148)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112327\">Embed: #112327<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re willing to put up with this much juice, I think Kikuchi is well worth backing tonight based on a handful of factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kikuchi&#8217;s bullpen needs a breather.<\/strong> Things got dicey for the Angels late in last night&#8217;s 4-3 win over the Rays. L.A. wound up using five relief arms, and now four of its eight relievers have pitched twice in the past three days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>He&#8217;s an innings eater.<\/strong> Kikuchi has tossed 6.0 innings in both outings to begin the new season. Dating back to last year, he has cashed this bet in seven consecutive starts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>He has strong numbers against Tampa Bay.<\/strong> Having spent his whole career in the American League \u2014 including two-and-a-half seasons with Toronto in the AL East \u2014 Kikuchi has seen plenty of the Rays. He&#8217;s held the active lineup to 17-for-80 hitting (.212 BA) with a .325 SLG and a 33.0% K rate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It also seems like Kikuchi is catching the Rays at a good time. They&#8217;re on a five-game losing streak, scoring just 14 total runs in those matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past week, Tampa&#8217;s offence ranks 24th in wRC+ (77).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Kikuchi has pitched into the sixth inning or later in 12 consecutive starts (since August 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best MLB picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Naylor over 1.5 bases (+145): <\/strong>After a stellar spring training, Naylor has carried his success forward into the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Mississauga, Ontario native posted a .375\/.456\/.542 slash line in 19 spring games with the Arizona Diamondbacks. And now he has an .819 OPS through 12 games in Year 1 with the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The left-hitting Naylor will have the platoon advantage today against Baltimore right-hander Dean Kremer, who&#8217;s been roughed up in his first two outings: 9.2 innings, 13 hits, eight runs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naylor is 4-for-7 with a double and a walk against Kremer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And against righties so far this season, Naylor is 10-for-27 (.370) with four doubles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ryan over 5.5 Ks (+117):<\/strong> Both Minnesota Twins starters preceding Ryan cashed this bet, and I think he can make it three in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ryan has a 32% K rate against the Royals&#8217; active lineup in 125 plate appearances, per Baseball Savant. Last season, his 27.3 K% as a whole ranked in the 80th percentile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully the leash is a bit longer for Ryan tonight after back-to-back starts with a low-80s pitch count. He has 11 Ks through 10.0 innings this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In four starts against the Royals since 2023, Ryan has tallied 29 Ks in 24.1 IP, hitting this over three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>MLB prop picks made at 1:05 p.m. ET on 04\/09\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A pair of pitcher props from Wednesday&#8217;s MLB betting markets have my attention. The pregame narrative: Yusei Kikuchi&#8217;s outs prop is juiced up, but I still think it&#8217;s worth backing as he looks to keep the slumping Tampa Bay Rays quiet. If you&#8217;re looking for a plus-money play, consider riding with Joe Ryan versus a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":339056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-338976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-mlb-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MLB prop bets April 9: Picks, predictions &amp; odds | NSB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our best MLB prop bets for April 9, 2025. 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