{"id":339991,"date":"2025-04-16T11:08:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=339991"},"modified":"2025-04-16T11:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:08:27","slug":"mlb-prop-bets-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mlb-prop-bets-april-16\/","title":{"rendered":"Best MLB prop bets April 16: Bet on Trevor Story, Taylor Ward and Bobby Witt Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m targeting three hitters in Wednesday&#8217;s MLB prop bets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Taylor Ward has a plus matchup against one of the league&#8217;s biggest punching bags. I&#8217;m betting on him to mash alongside Bobby Witt Jr. and Trevor Story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out the best MLB prop bets for April 16.<\/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.com\/sportsbook\/sports\/baseball\/competitions\/10065\"><strong>Full MLB betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/mlb-injury-report\"><strong>MLB injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/top-players\/hitting\/OPS-on-base_plus_slugging\"><strong>MLB player stats<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"insights\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.com\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/mlb\/standings\/division\"><strong>MLB standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Best Bet: <strong>Ward over 1.5 bases<\/strong> (<strong>-130)<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everyone in the Los Angeles Angels&#8217; clubhouse should be salivating at tonight&#8217;s matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Patrick Corbin is on the mound for the Texas Rangers, and it&#8217;s a miracle he&#8217;s still playing in the big leagues. Check out the lefty&#8217;s numbers over the last four seasons: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5.71 ERA <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.295 opponent BA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4.99 FIP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1.62 HR\/9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His 5.71 ERA and .295 opponent BA are the worst among 156 qualified pitchers, according to FanGraphs. Corbin&#8217;s talent is that he eats innings \u2014 he&#8217;s thrown north of 150 in the last four seasons \u2014 and that&#8217;s what Texas is asking him to do tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was originally looking at bigger names like Mike Trout or Jorge Soler, but I believe Ward has the best chance of doing damage tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L.A.&#8217;s leadoff man rakes against lefties and will get the most possible plate appearances against Corbin. He also has five home runs in his last six games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> Ward is batting .325 with a 146 wRC+ against LHPs since 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best MLB picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Witt to score (+110):<\/strong> Bettors should look toward Witt&#8217;s run prop anytime it&#8217;s at plus money. And I&#8217;m ready to pounce on tonight&#8217;s matchup against the New York Yankees and Clarke Schmidt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year&#8217;s AL MVP runner-up is off to a hot start, batting .313 with 11 runs in 18 games. That sounds pretty good, but the scary thing is that he&#8217;s not playing near his ceiling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Schmidt is making his first start of the season after recovering from a shoulder injury. He posted a stellar 2.85 ERA last year, though the underlying metrics weren&#8217;t quite as impressive:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3.78 xERA (58th percentile)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8.5% walk rate (41st percentile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The righty did have a 26.3% K rate (74th percentile), but Witt is one of the league&#8217;s best contact hitters. I expect him to get on board and eventually score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kansas City&#8217;s current roster is batting .271 against Schmidt in 63 plate appearances. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Story over 1.5 bases (+130):<\/strong> Story started his year off by going 2-for-15 in March with a pair of singles. But since then, he&#8217;s been on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>.356 BA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>.542 SLG<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2+ bases in 8 of 14 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boston&#8217;s shortstop is on a six-game hit streak in which he&#8217;s batting .423 with one home run and one double. Tonight, he goes up against Tampa Bay&#8217;s Zack Littell, who&#8217;s in a bad place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The veteran righty has a 6.88 ERA through three starts and has given up 14 hits \u2014 and five home runs \u2014 in his last two outings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"block-84329f2b-7888-4034-9979-03e8608897e5\"><em>MLB prop picks made at 11:05 a.m. ET on 04\/16\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m targeting three hitters in Wednesday&#8217;s MLB prop bets. The pregame narrative: Taylor Ward has a plus matchup against one of the league&#8217;s biggest punching bags. 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