We have six games across the majors on Thursday night, with things getting underway at 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX between the Astros-Yankees and the Pirates-Brewers. The slate wraps up with the Dodgers looking for a three-game sweep over the Athletics at 10:10 p.m. ET. If fans want to wager on Yordan Alvarez, Nolan Arenado, Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, or other player props tonight, SuperDraft has you covered.
On SuperDraft, users can win 3X the amount wagered if their two-legged player prop parlay hits. Consequently, the more legs you add to your player prop parlay (maximum eight legs), the larger your potential payout becomes, but as the long odds indicate, completing a clean sweep will be challenging.
Below, we'll break down four of our favorite player props on SuperDraft for Thursday night's MLB slate. Users don't necessarily have to parlay all four picks together, though. Instead, you could make a separate two-leg parlay to increase your win probability.
Best MLB prop bets today: SuperDraft player prop picks for Thursday 8/3
*10x potential payout if users parlay all four correct picks*
1. Mitch Keller, SP, Pirates @ Brewers - OVER 5.5 strikeouts
The 27-year-old righty is coming off a solid performance last week against the Phillies when he allowed six hits, three walks, two earned runs, and struck out eight in 5.2 innings. The Pirates hope Keller can have a similar line tonight against the Brewers.
This will be Keller's second time facing the Brew Crew this season. In his first start against Milwaukee on June 17, the All-Star pitcher allowed five hits, four earned runs, and three walks. However, Keller still found a way to record seven punchouts in five innings. Heading into tonight's series opener, Keller has gone OVER 5.5 strikeouts in five of his past 10 outings, including his past two starts against the Angels (7) and Phillies (8). Additionally, he's averaging 7.1 strikeouts per game away from PNC Park this season. The Brewers have one of the better team strikeout percentages over the past three games (13.3). However, Milwaukee is ranked 12th in strikeout percentage against RHPs (23.6) this season and hitting .232 since the All-Star break. We will take our chances on the OVER to lead off our four-pick entry.
2. Nico Hoerner, 2B, Cubs vs. Reds - OVER 1.5 total bases
For our best prop bets on Wednesday, we had Cody Bellinger in our lineup, who had a single in the Cubs' 16-6 win to cash the OVER on his 0.5 singles prop. We will get Hoerner in our entry, who has recorded an extra-base hit in two out of his past three games.
The 26-year-old second baseman went 1-for-6 at the plate with two runs scored and had two strikeouts in Chicago's 10-run victory. However, on Tuesday night, Hoerner was 3-for-6 at the plate with a solo home run and two singles as Cubs won 20-9 at Wrigley Field. That being said, we like Hoerner to go OVER 1.5 bases against Reds starting pitcher Luke Weaver, who has struggled on the road this season (5.46 ERA, .300 OBA) and has gotten knocked around by righthanded hitters (.326 batting average, .986 OBA). Meanwhile, Hoerner is slashing .280/.342/.398 against righthanded pitching this season and has an extra-base hit in five out of his past 10 games.
3. Shohei Ohtani, SP, Angels vs. Mariners - OVER 8 strikeouts
Ohtani is back on the mound for the Angels tonight after throwing his first career complete-game shutout last week against the Tigers. The two-way superstar was dominant as he allowed one hit, three walks, and struck out eight across nine innings. Ohtani will look to build off that performance against the Mariners tonight in Anaheim.
The AL MVP frontrunner has pitched well at home this season, sporting a 3.15 ERA, .179 OBA, and 95 strikeouts in 68.2 innings. He's also averaging 8.6 strikeouts per game at Angel Stadium and has recorded 14 strikeouts in two starts against the Mariners this season. In his last start against Seattle, Ohtani had six Ks in five innings, but he also allowed five walks. Ohtani could've had seven or eight strikeouts if he cut down on the walks. Nevertheless, we don't see Ohtani having issues hitting the OVER tonight as the Mariners are ranked second vs. RHP in strikeout percentage (26) this season and the fifth-worst strikeout percentage (27.1) over their past three games.
4. Mookie Betts, RF, Dodgers vs. Athletics - OVER 1.5 total bases
After hitting his second-straight home run against the A's on Wednesday night, we will take Betts OVER 1.5 total bases to wrap up our four-pick entry. Betts had another stellar against the A's as the Dodgers chased Hogan Harris from the game early. Now Los Angeles will face Oakland starter J.P. Sears, who has pitched well on the road (3.84 ERA and .214 OBA) this season.
However, Sears is a better pitcher than Harris, and it shows in his regular season splits as righthanded hitters are slashing .206/.266/.423. But Sears has allowed 20 home runs to RHH. As for Betts, he's hitting .293 with 11 homers and nine doubles against lefthanded pitching this season. Los Angeles' offense might not have a crazy offensive outburst as they did on Wednesday night, but we expect Betts to get his hits.
