With marquee matchups between division leaders and playoff contenders headlining the slate, it’s a can’t-miss baseball weekend – and the pressure will keep rising as we reach the business end of the season.
My MLB player props target some of those high-stakes battles, including the relentless Milwaukee Brewers against the slumping New York Mets and the Los Angeles Dodgers facing the Toronto Blue Jays.
Check out my Top 3 MLB player props for August 9.
Best MLB player props today
Bobby Witt Jr. Over 0.5 RBI (+130 at Caesars)
Brice Turang Over 1.5 total bases (+155 at BetRivers)
Chris Bassitt Over 5.5 hits allowed (-105 at Caesars)
Our 3 best MLB player props for Saturday, August 9
Take a look at our best bets and expert analysis below.
Bobby Witt Jr. Over 0.5 RBI (+130 at Caesars)
The Kansas City Royals may be sliding out of wildcard contention, but Bobby Witt Jr. is still hitting like a man who believes a playoff push is possible. Witt Jr. homered in last night’s loss to the Minnesota Twins, and I’m wagering on him to add to his RBI tally here in a matchup where he’s delivered the goods time and again.
He’s got a career 12-for-25 record against Twins starter Bailey Ober, with two doubles, two triples, and a home run, and it’s tough to pick against that .480 batting average and 1.320 OPS. He’s seen Ober’s best stuff and jumped all over it.
There’s also Witt Jr.’s five-game hit streak to consider. He started July with 16 hits from his first 10 games, and he’s making a similar surge this month, including four hits in Boston earlier in the week.
The bottom of the Kansas City lineup found some form in the past two games – with five hits from the 7, 8, and 9 holes in both outings – so there should be baserunners for Witt Jr. to work with here.
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: FDSNKC, MNNT
Brice Turang Over 1.5 total bases (+155 at BetRivers)
Brice Turang isn’t the flashiest name on this high-flying Milwaukee Brewers lineup, but his red-hot start to August is becoming hard to ignore. He’s piled up nine hits through six games – and nine RBIs – and he crushed a two-run homer in last night’s win over the New York Mets.
The Mets are expected to send Frankie Montas to the bump this evening, and that’s another reason to target props for the Milwaukee hitters. Montas drags a 6.68 ERA into this matchup, and he gave up seven runs last weekend in a heavy loss to the San Francisco Giants.
Left-handed bats like Turang have given Montas fits this year. Hitters from that side of the plate have logged a .319 batting average against the New York righty and accounted for 15 of the 23 RBIs he’s allowed.
Turang has chipped in with an extra-base hit in four of his past eight home games, and he could be a difference-maker again tonight at American Family Field.
- Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: SNY, FDSNWI
Chris Bassitt Over 5.5 hits allowed (-105 at Caesars)
Facing this Los Angeles Dodgers lineup is a gauntlet for any pitcher, even one as experienced as Chris Bassitt. Though the Dodgers have had a few duds at the plate this month, they still lead the majors in runs while ranking second in homers, slugging and OPS.
So I’m taking the Over on 5.5 hits allowed by Bassitt tonight. The veteran righty pitched well in 6.1 innings against the Kansas City Royals last weekend, but he was chased in the third innings of his prior start in Baltimore after coughing up six runs on seven hits.
Bassitt has earned Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s trust to pitch his way through wobbles or jams on the bases, so I don’t see him getting hooked if he gives up some early damage, and the Over on this prop has been a winning ticket in six of his last 10 starts.
Though Bassitt has an impressive record against Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts, he’s had a harder time figuring out Miguel Rojas and Teoscar Hernandez – and there’s no easy out in this L.A. batting order. Bassitt could still put together a quality start for Toronto here while nailing this prop.
- Time: 9:10 p.m. ET
- Where to watch: Sportsnet, SNLA
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