X
Lost password?

Don't have an account?
Gain Access Now

X

Receive free daily analysis

NFL
NBA
NHL
NASCAR
CFB
MLB
MMA
PGA
ESPORTS
BETTING

Already have an account? Log In

X

Forgot Password


POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Compare Any Players
Rookies & Call-Ups
24x7 News and Alerts

Free MLB Player Props - Today's Prop Betting Picks (4/7/22)

Yu Darvish - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, Draft Sleepers, MLB Injury News

Kipp Heisterman presents his MLB prop picks for Thursday April 7th. Use his free MLB betting prop pick recommendations to win money on the various sportsbooks.

Hello everybody and welcome back, baseball! The 2022 MLB season gets underway this weekend 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.

Attention fellow sports bettors! We have some exciting news to share as we are now officially partnered with various sportsbooks and have some sweet sports betting promo offers! Get your deposit bonus, as well as a year of free RotoBaller Premium access, when you sign up with a new account today! After you're signed up, use our picks in this article for spreads, totals, and props to win big.

I will do my best to shop around each site before publishing this article in order 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 Thursday, April 6, 2022. Without any further adieu, let's take a look at some of the best MLB player props worth wagering on for Opening Day!

Be sure to check all of our fantasy football rankings for 2025:

 

MLB Pitcher Prop Bets - Today's Picks

Corbin Burnes OVER 7.5 strikeouts (+120 Caesars Sportsbook)

Burnes finished the 2021 campaign with a total of 234 strikeouts across just 167 innings pitched. He also faced the Cubs total of three times in 2021 and managed to strike out 36 batters across 20 innings pitched. The matchup could not be much better in this one as the Cubs also led baseball with a K rate of 27.1% against right-handers in 2021.

Shane Bieber UNDER 6.5 strikeouts (-130 DraftKings Sportsbook)

This boils down to the fact that Bieber likely does not go deep enough in this one to strike out seven ROyals as he missed a large portion of 2021 and has also only gone as deep as 3 1/3 innings pitched in his last start on April 2nd. The Royals also ranked fourth-best in baseball in 2021 with a K rate of just 21.6% against right-handed pitchers.

Yu Darvish OVER 5.5 strikeouts (-120 DraftKings Sportsbook)

Darvish completed 2021 with 199 strikeouts across 166 innings pitched. He is fresh off a four-inning start this spring and should be able to go deep enough in this game to rack up six or more strikeouts. This is a Diamondbacks' team that ranked seventh-worst in baseball in 2021 with a K rate of 24.7% against right-handed pitching.

 

MLB Hitter Prop Bets - Today's Picks

Wil Myers over .5 home runs (+400 Draftkings  Sportsbook)

This is a fa bit risky, but definitely has some value with +400 on the table. Myers posted an .828 OPS vs. lefties in 2021 and should be in a solid spot in this one against Madison Bumgarner. Over his career, Myers has smacked six bombs off MadBum across 56 at-bats and has also posted a .975 OPS.

Manny Machado over 1.5 hits (+165 Caesars Sportsbook)

You will notice a theme throughout the season as it pertains to hitter props and that is we are trying to get some + value on the props that we play. Machado has a solid matchup in this game as he will be going up against Madison Bumgarner who allowed a .256 BAA with 17 home runs to right-handed hitters in 2021. Machado hit left-handed pitchers to the tune of a .799 OPS in 2021 as well. Once MadBum is finished, Machado should be able to feast on a DBacks pen that ranked dead last in all of baseball in 2021 with a 1.52 WHIP.



Download Our Free News & Alerts Mobile App

Like what you see? Download our updated fantasy baseball app for iPhone and Android with 24x7 player news, injury alerts, sleepers, prospects & more. All free!



More Fantasy Baseball Analysis

POPULAR FANTASY TOOLS

Expert Advice
Articles & Tools
Import Your Leagues
Draft Rankings
Draft Simulator
Enter League Settings
Value Picks
Compare Any Players
News and Alerts
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
SP
RP

RANKINGS

QB
RB
WR
TE
K
DEF

REAL-TIME FANTASY NEWS

Dalton Rushing4 hours ago

Wears The Platinum Sombrero On Thursday
Shohei Ohtani4 hours ago

Still Without Timeline To Face Live Hitters
Jordan Lawlar4 hours ago

Collects Three Hits, Three RBI On Thursday
Carlos Carrasco4 hours ago

Strikes Out Five, Picks Up Win
Merrill Kelly4 hours ago

Gets Lit Up By Yankees
Luis F. Castillo5 hours ago

Expected To Start Friday
Owen Caissie5 hours ago

Triples In Three-Hit Game At Triple-A
Weston Wilson5 hours ago

Set To Face Live Pitching
Ranger Suárez5 hours ago

Ranger Suarez Could Throw Live Batting Practice This Week
Brady House5 hours ago

Belts Home Run No. 1 On Thursday
Nick Lodolo5 hours ago

Delivers Quality Start
Shay Whitcomb6 hours ago

Homers Twice On Thursday
Charlie Morton6 hours ago

Strikes Out 10 In Loss
J.T. Realmuto6 hours ago

Collects Three Hits
Nikola Jokić7 hours ago

Nikola Jokic Expected To Play On Friday
Hunter Brown7 hours ago

Registers Eight Strikeouts
Jonathan Kuminga7 hours ago

Back On Thursday Night
Christian Walker7 hours ago

Mashes Homer In Win
Freddie Freeman7 hours ago

Heading To Injured List
Miles Boykin8 hours ago

Heading To Chicago
Jalen Wilson9 hours ago

Sidelined On Thursday
Baker Mayfield9 hours ago

Tampa Bay Restructures Baker Mayfield's Deal
Case Keenum9 hours ago

Chicago Signs Case Keenum To One-Year Deal
Kyshawn George9 hours ago

Unavailable For Thursday
Richaun Holmes9 hours ago

Out Versus Magic
Khris Middleton9 hours ago

Out Again Thursday Versus Magic
D'Angelo Russell10 hours ago

Good To Go On Thursday
Noah Clowney10 hours ago

Done For Rest Of The Season
Jordan Poole10 hours ago

Unavailable For Thursday
Scottie Barnes10 hours ago

Available On Thursday
Cedric Mullins10 hours ago

Goes Deep In Loss To Boston
Jonathan Drouin10 hours ago

Martin Necas, Jonathan Drouin Unavailable Thursday
Tyrese Maxey10 hours ago

Expected To Miss Rest Of Season
Alexandar Georgiev10 hours ago

Nursing An Upper-Body Injury
Henry Thrun10 hours ago

Returns From Nine-Game Absence Thursday
Taijuan Walker10 hours ago

Blanks Rockies For Six Innings To Earn First Win
Tanner Houck11 hours ago

Picks Up No-Decision In Four-Inning Outing
Olli Määttä11 hours ago

Olli Maatta Returns To Utah Lineup Thursday
Alex Bregman11 hours ago

Fills The Box Score In Win Over Orioles
Dylan Guenther11 hours ago

Ready To Go Thursday
Anthony Duclair11 hours ago

Takes Leave Of Absence
Alex Pietrangelo11 hours ago

On Track To Return Thursday
Brady Tkachuk11 hours ago

Out On Thursday
Trey McBride12 hours ago

Cardinals Making Trey McBride The Highest-Paid Tight End In NFL History
Geno Smith12 hours ago

Raiders, Geno Smith Agree To Two-Year Extension
13 hours ago

Tyler Shough Could Be Day 2 Pick In NFL Draft
Dallas Cowboys14 hours ago

Shemar Stewart Meeting With Cowboys Staff
New York Giants14 hours ago

Travis Hunter The Likely Pick For Giants?
Dallas Cowboys14 hours ago

DeMarvion Overshown Aiming For Comeback Player Of The Year Award
Washington Commanders15 hours ago

Commanders Sign T.J. Maguranyanga
Kansas City Chiefs15 hours ago

Mike Edwards Reunites With Chiefs
New Orleans Saints15 hours ago

Saints Could Take A Quarterback Early In The Draft
Joe Milton III18 hours ago

Traded To Cowboys
Anfernee Simons19 hours ago

Could Be Absent Again Thursday
Scoot Henderson19 hours ago

Misses Third Consecutive Game Thursday
Scottie Barnes19 hours ago

Iffy For Thursday
Immanuel Quickley19 hours ago

Takes Thursday Off
Jakob Poeltl19 hours ago

Sits Out Thursday's Game
Damian Lillard19 hours ago

May Return To Action Sooner Than Expected
Giannis Antetokounmpo19 hours ago

Likely To Suit Up Thursday
LeBron James20 hours ago

Probable Thursday
Jared McCann21 hours ago

Tallies Three Helpers On Wednesday
Jackson Blake21 hours ago

Scores Twice In Victory
Artemi Panarin21 hours ago

Tallies Three Points In Overtime Victory
Andrei Svechnikov21 hours ago

Exits Early On Wednesday
Jake McCabe22 hours ago

Suffers Injury On Wednesday
Jonathan Drouin22 hours ago

Exits Wednesday's Contest
Los Angeles Chargers1 day ago

Chargers Sign Tight End Jordan Petaia
1 day ago

Matthew Golden Making Pre-Draft Visit To Steelers
Cincinnati Bengals1 day ago

Trey Hendrickson Not Looking For Short-Term Deal
Tutu Atwell1 day ago

Rams Plan To Give Tutu Atwell A Bigger Role In 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers1 day ago

Bucs Restructure Antoine Winfield's Deal To Free Up Cap Space
Jrue Holiday1 day ago

Won't Play Against Miami
New York Jets1 day ago

Xavier Newman-Johnson Re-Signs With New York
Al Horford1 day ago

Sidelined Versus Heat
Evgeni Malkin1 day ago

Joins Penguins For Road Trip
Filip Chytil1 day ago

Could Miss Rest Of Season
Declan Chisholm1 day ago

Back In Action Against Rangers
Samuel Girard1 day ago

Exits Avalanche Lineup Wednesday
Joel Kiviranta1 day ago

Returning Against Blackhawks
Eeli Tolvanen1 day ago

Misses First Game Of The Season
Jaden Schwartz1 day ago

Unavailable Against Canucks
2 days ago

Kyle McCord Rising Up Draft Boards?
2 days ago

Ashton Jeanty To Raiders Continues To Gain Steam
Cameron Young2 days ago

A Player To Avoid At Valero Texas Open
Kurt Kitayama2 days ago

In Search Of Consistency At Valero Texas Open
Si Woo Kim2 days ago

Looking To Bounce Back At Valero Texas Open
Tom Hoge2 days ago

Looking To Build Off Strong Performance At The PLAYERS Championship
Matt Fitzpatrick2 days ago

Looking For Consistency At Valero Texas Open
Corey Conners2 days ago

Continues Strong Form Ahead Of Valero Texas Open
Patrick Cantlay2 days ago

Eyeing Victory At Valero Texas Open
Gary Woodland2 days ago

Showing Great Form Ahead Of Valero Texas Open
Akshay Bhatia2 days ago

Aiming For Repeat At Valero Texas Open
Alejandro Tosti2 days ago

A Volatile Choice At TPC San Antonio
Jordan Spieth3 days ago

Needs To Find Consistency At TPC San Antonio
Jake Knapp3 days ago

Making First Appearance At Valero Texas Open
Michael Kim3 days ago

Looking To Find The Magic Again In San Antonio
Tommy Fleetwood3 days ago

Is Nearly A Must-Play At Valero Texas Open
Tony Finau3 days ago

Hoping For Better Approach Play In San Antonio
Eric Cole3 days ago

Trending In Right Direction Ahead Of Valero
Sam Stevens3 days ago

Enjoys Nice Result In Houston
PGA3 days ago

J.T. Poston Seeks To Contend At Valero Texas Open
Denny McCarthy3 days ago

Keeps Making Cuts But Needs To Make More Putts
Brian Harman3 days ago

Off To A Subpar 2025 So Far
Ryan Preece3 days ago

Has Three Straight Top-10 Finishes For First Time In His Career
NASCAR3 days ago

Bubba Wallace After Third-Place Finish At Martinsville: "What a Great Day"
Todd Gilliland3 days ago

Has Mistake-Free Day At Martinsville, Grabs Another Top-10 Finish
Brandon Moreno3 days ago

Wins Back-To-Back Fights
Steve Erceg3 days ago

Losses Third Consecutive Fight
Drew Dober3 days ago

Gets Knocked Out At UFC Mexico City
Manuel Torres3 days ago

Gets Back In The Win Column
Harry Hall3 days ago

Bounces Back In Houston Last Week
CJ Vergara3 days ago

Gets Submitted
Édgar Cháirez4 days ago

Edgar Chairez Gets Submission Win At UFC Mexico City
Vince Morales4 days ago

Drops Decision At UFC Mexico City
Raul Rosas Jr.4 days ago

Gets Decision Win At UFC Mexico City
Saimon Oliveira4 days ago

Still Winless In The UFC
David Martinez4 days ago

Wins His UFC Debut
Kevin Borjas4 days ago

Earns His First UFC Win
Ronaldo Rodríguez4 days ago

Ronaldo Rodriguez Suffers His First UFC Loss
Christopher Bell4 days ago

Powers His Way To A Second-Place Finish At Martinsville
Chase Elliott4 days ago

Strong Martinsville Performance Ends With A Top-Five Finish
Kyle Larson4 days ago

Collects A Top-Five Finish At Martinsville
William Byron4 days ago

Places 22nd After Struggles At Martinsville
Joey Logano4 days ago

Claims His First 2025 Top-10 Finish After Up-And-Down Performance
Tyler Reddick4 days ago

Fails To Place In The Top 10 At Martinsville
Denny Hamlin4 days ago

Silences Doubters After Crew-Chief Change
Ty Gibbs4 days ago

Earns Best 2025 Finish At Martinsville Despite Failing Cool Suit
Ross Chastain4 days ago

Has A Great Day At Martinsville
Chase Briscoe4 days ago

Has Solid Run At Martinsville
Erik Jones4 days ago

Disqualified At Martinsville For Weight Violation
Josh Berry5 days ago

Has Top-10 Upside At Martinsville
Joey Logano5 days ago

Don't Overlook Joey Logano This Weekend
Ryan Preece5 days ago

Could Get First Three-Race Top-10 Streak Of His Career
Chase Elliott5 days ago

Looking To Continue Great Runs At Martinsville
Christopher Bell5 days ago

Wins Pole At Martinsville, But Can He Stay Up There?
Ryan Blaney5 days ago

Fast In Practice But Skeptical About Car
Denny Hamlin5 days ago

New Crew Chief Has Terrible Martinsville Record