Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season is underway and we have a ton of action to look forward to once again. This article will focus on MLB player props throughout the season. We will look to focus on pitcher strikeout props first and foremost as those are often some of the juiciest props on the market. We will also look at MLB hitter props such as home runs, hits, and total bases.
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I will do my best to shop around each site before publishing this article to make it as simple as possible for you to find the best spot to place your action. In this article, I'll be providing my favorite prop bets for MLB games on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Without any further adieu, let's take a look at some of the best MLB player props worth wagering on for today's games!
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MLB Pitcher Prop Bets - Today's Betting Picks
Zach Plesac UNDER 3.5 strikeouts (-140 DraftKings Sportsbook)
Plesac is not much of a strikeout pitcher as he managed to post just a 6.31 K/9 in 2021. He has also managed to go over this total in just one start this season when he struck out four Giants back on April 15th. He has a tough matchup tonight against the Padres who are posting the best K rate against right-handed pitchers over the previous two weeks with a rate of just 18.8% while also posting a wRC+ of 114.
Carlos Rodon OVER 7.5 strikeouts (+100 DraftKings Sportsbook)
We have another plus odds K prop to take a look at tonight in Carlos Rodon. He has been fantastic to begin 2022 as he has now struck out a whopping 38 batters across his first 23 innings pitched. He will get the Dodgers tonight who are posting the 11th-highest K rate vs. left-handers over the previous two weeks with a rate of nearly 24%. This is also a number that Rodon has hit in each of his first four starts to begin 2022.
MLB Hitter Prop Bets - Today's Betting Picks
Charlie Blackmon OVER 1.5 total bases (-110 DraftKings Sportsbook)
Blackmon has started the season relatively hot against right-handed pitching as he is currently posting a .905 OPS with four dingers against them. He gets a solid matchup in Coors against Eric Fedde who has given up a 5.17 FIP to left-handed hitters thus far in 2022 and allowed 13 home runs to them a season ago.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. OVER 1.5 total bases (+105 DraftKings and Caesars Sportsbook)
Vladdy has been torturing right-handed pitching to begin 2022 as he now has a .925 OPS with six home runs thus far. He will be facing Jameson Taillon who has struggled a bit vs. righties in 2022 by allowing 17 hits and two home runs across just 10 1/3 innings pitched vs. them. Vlad is also 3-for-9 with one home run against Taillon in his career, which is not a large sample size but still promising nonetheless.
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