We have another jam-packed schedule on Tuesday, and we're offering our top MLB player props and best bets based on the best MLB odds.
Only two MLB teams aren't playing on Tuesday, leaving us with another nearly full slate to begin the season.
It's not quite afternoon baseball, but the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers get things started, with first pitch expected to come at 4:10 p.m. ET from America Family Field.
We then have a couple of highly anticipated games a few hours later.
The Toronto Blue Jays look to rebound from being no-hit on Monday when they again take on the Houston Astros at 8:10 p.m. Then, the New York Yankees and their MLB MVP odds favorites look to stay undefeated this season when they battle the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field with a 9:40 p.m. ET first pitch.
Finally, the d ay ends with the World Series odds-favorite Los Angeles Dodgers hosting the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch coming at 10:10 p.m.
Here are our MLB player props and best bets for Tuesday (MLB picks based on odds via our
best MLB betting sites; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).
Tuesday's MLB best bets
- Cole Irvin Under 4.5 strikeouts (-102 via FanDuel) ????
- Adrian Houser Under 4.5 strikeouts (+104 via FanDuel) ???
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Tuesday's MLB player props
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetMGM | Caesars | bet365 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds | Under 4.5 (-115) | Under 4.5 (-102) | Under 4.5 (-118) | Under 4.5 (-119) | Under 4.5 (-115) |
Game info: Royals vs. Orioles | Moneyline: Orioles (-170 via Betway) | Total: Over 8.5 (-115)/Under 8.5 (-105) via Betway | Start time: 6:35 p.m. ET
Orioles left-hander Cole Irvin certainly isn't known for being especially good at striking out opposing hitters, but he did make some major improvements last season with Baltimore. Irvin averaged around 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings in two seasons (more than 350 innings) with the Oakland Athletics. However, that number jumped to 7.91 last season, his first with the Orioles.
Irvin faces a Kansas City Royals team that was right around the middle of the pack in terms of strikeout rate last season, and it holds down the same spot thus far in 2024. Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer recorded five strikeouts across 5 1/3 innings on Monday, though he averages roughly one more strikeout per nine innings for his career than Irvi n does.
Baltimore's big left-hander is projected to record 3.84 strikeouts on Tuesday based on the average projection from two of our trusted models. Based on that data, we're getting better than 30% positive expected value by betting on these -102 odds at FanDuel.
All of our other best sports betting sites are hovering around -115 to back the Under on Irvin's strikeout prop, and Pinnacle – which features one of the most respected trading teams in the sports betting industry – is at -123.
| DraftKings | FanDuel | BetMGM | Caesars | bet365 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds | N/A | Under 4.5 strikeouts (+104) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Game info: Tigers vs. Mets | Moneyline: Mets (-130 via Betway) | Total: Over 7.5 (-125)/Under 7.5 (+105) via Betway | Start time: 7:10 p.m. ET
Right-hander Adrian Houser is set to make his regular-season debut with the New York Mets following nine years with the Brewers. Across 539 innings with Milwaukee, he averaged 7.33 K/9, jumping to 7.76 last season following two down years in 2021 and 2022. However, Steamer projects Houser to average only 6.6 punchouts per nine innings this campaign.
Houser gets a chance to buff up those numbers on Tuesday when he takes on the Detroit Tigers, who struck out at the seventh-highest rate last season. The Tigers aren't far off that mark through four games this year despite owning a 4-0 record.
However, despite the plus matchup, Houser is projected to record only 4.14 strikeouts on Tuesday, well below w hat he'd need to clear this total. Additionally, these +104 odds provide us with roughly 20% +EV on this bet.
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