Today’s Hitter Prop Picks For August 16
Andy Lang provides his MLB hitter prop picks and predictions for Wednesday, August 16 with odds provided by DraftKings. Get his best MLB player props before first pitch!
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Hitter Prop Prediction 1: Marcus Semien Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-145)
Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien is locked into an outstanding 2023 campaign with a .282 batting average, 19 home runs and 78 RBI across 545 plate appearances.
He has also scored 96 runs due to leading off in a potent lineup followed by sluggers like Corey Seager, Nathaniel Lowe and Adolis Garica.
Semien has recorded 2+ Hits + Runs + RBI in his last five games and 83 of 120 games on the season for an impressive 69% success rate. Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Reid Detmers is 2-7 on the season with a 5.27 ERA and 131 strikeouts across 107.2 innings of work.
Detmers has been absolutely blasted in his two August outings with 14 earned runs allowed including five home runs across only 6.1 innings pitched resulting in a bloated 19.98 ERA.
He has also struggled on the road with a 6.70 ERA and .273 OBA compared to a 4.38 ERA and .248 OBA at home.
Semien has had plenty of success against Detmers throughout his career, going 6-17 (.353) with a home run against him. He has been a Halos killer this season, clearing this total in 6 of 9 games in 2023. This play checks all of the boxes, making it worthy of the -145 juice.
Hitter Prop Prediction 2: Mookie Betts Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-150)
Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts is in the midst of an MVP-caliber season with a .289 batting average, 31 home runs and 81 RBI across 514 plate appearances.
He has also scored 94 runs in 2023 due to leading off in a potent lineup in front of sluggers like Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Max Muncy.
Betts has recorded 2+ Hits + Runs + RBI in his last three games and 8 of his last 10 games while also being successful in the long-term with 2+ in 70 of 112 games on the season for a 63% success rate.
Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Wade Miley is having a stellar 2023 campaign with a 6-2 record, 2.90 ERA with only 53 strikeouts across 55.2 innings of work. However, Betts has crushed Miley, going 9-19 (.474) with a home run, four doubles and four RBI.
The Dodgers are on a nine-game winning streak with 5+ runs in six of those games and they currently lead the NL West by nine games.
Betts has been a key part of that run and based on his success against Miley he should fly over this number again tonight in LA.
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