{"id":361463,"date":"2025-08-05T14:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=361463"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:48:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:48:32","slug":"mlb-prop-bets-and-predictions-august-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mlb-prop-bets-and-predictions-august-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Best MLB prop bets Aug. 5: Back Gunnar Henderson, Freddie Freeman and Jarren Duran on Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>American League East stars Gunnar Henderson and Jarren Duran highlight the top MLB prop picks for Tuesday&#8217;s slate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d0873b89-4dfa-47d6-9954-56140c451c77\"><strong>Today&#8217;s MLB props narrative<\/strong>: Henderson has an appealing matchup and has been hot for months, while Duran&#8217;s move into a more friendly run-producing spot has yielded strong results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-d0873b89-4dfa-47d6-9954-56140c451c77\">Check out my favourite MLB prop bets on Aug. 5, featuring a prediction on Freddie Freeman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-22b3784f-32c2-400a-beef-1578a991be49\">MLB prop bets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><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><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 id=\"block-0c59b741-4781-48d8-8ffa-d93f8ee90c10\"><strong>Best bet: Henderson over 1.5 total bases (-112)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Baltimore Orioles have been a colossal disappointment, but they&#8217;ve received some strong individual performances from several players. Henderson is one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A slow start following a spring injury has long been an afterthought, as the shortstop has been a beast at the plate after putting up a 7.9 fWAR season a year ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Henderson is hitting .326\/.398\/.547 over the last 30 days. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Going back even more, he has an .896 OPS since June 1 (he posted a mark of .893 in his monster 2024 year). <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 24-year-old is hitting .316\/.386\/.536 with 10 of his 13 homers vs. right-handed pitching. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson and the Orioles see a righty tonight, in the ultra-hittable Taijuan Walker of the Philadelphia Phillies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Walker was serviceable in July in terms of run prevention, but he doesn&#8217;t miss bats and has allowed multiple homers in three consecutive starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had an unsightly 7.10 ERA in 19 appearances last season and is a pitcher I&#8217;m looking to fade against good hitters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-13bf476e-3f27-4d52-86f2-70dff07fd638\"><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: Tonight&#8217;s game is at Citizens Bank Park, where Walker has a 4.78 ERA in 12 appearances (six starts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-ebade6eb-0e6a-4675-8cbc-3a4396c11ac4\">Best MLB picks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freeman over 1.5 total bases (-118)<\/strong>: The Los Angeles Dodgers have a juicy matchup at home against the St. Louis Cardinals, who are starting Miles Mikolas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mikolas has a 6.00 ERA on the road and has allowed 15 homers since the start of June. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Since that time, he&#8217;s turned in a 5.81 ERA. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mikolas has faced Freeman more than any Dodgers hitter and the results haven&#8217;t been pretty: 1.426 OPS over 21 plate appearances. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Freeman hit a lull in June that dragged into July, but he&#8217;s long out of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The all-star first baseman is batting .385\/.439\/.615 over the last 15 days and has a team-best .993 OPS in the second half. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freeman also smashes righties (.527 SLG) and has cleared this line in six straight games, making this a plus matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duran over 0.5 RBI (+140)<\/strong>: The Boston Red Sox outfielder rakes at home, smashes righties and is coming off his best month of the season. There&#8217;s a lot to like here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duran has hit third or seventh in the lineup in eight consecutive games and either spot is fine. He has 10 extra-base hits and 10 RBI over that stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as he&#8217;s out of the leadoff spot, where he&#8217;s spent a lot of time this season, Duran is worth a look on this market when the right conditions are present, as they are tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Duran in July: .317\/.411\/.683<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At home: .291\/.362\/.524<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vs. 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