MLB Player Props Today: Detmers, Verdugo, Plus a PrizePicks Prediction (June 1)
What kind of performances can we expect on Thursday from Reid Detmers, Alex Verdugo, and Jose Ramirez? Follow along as our MLB betting expert, Nick Galaida, breaks down three of his favorite MLB prop bets and DFS pick’em predictions for today – Thursday, June 1, 2023. Get all of Nick’s picks, including more baseball props, at ScoresandOdds.
Happy Thursday! Today’s 7-game MLB slate featured three early afternoon contests. Still, there are four games yet to get underway as of this writing – three of which start at 7:10 p.m. EST or later.
We went 3-0 yesterday to improve to 38-17-2 across our last 18 posts. During the month of May, we went 61-32-4 on non-Home Run props. We are now 63-28-1 on pitcher prop recommendations for the season. There is plenty of opportunity once again on the player prop market today – below are three prop leans for June 1!
MLB Props Results – Wager Type
HITTER PROPS
Dinger Tuesday: 2-6
Hitter: 40-35-3
Stolen Base: 0-2
PITCHER PROPS
Hits Allowed: 2-1
Outs Recorded: 25-8
Strikeout: 36-19-1
MISCELLANEOUS PROPS
1st Inning: 0-4
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MLB Player Props Today
- Reid Detmers u5.5 strikeouts
- Rafael Devers u0.5 strikeouts
- Jose Ramirez less than 0.5 hitter strikeouts
Reid Detmers u5.5 strikeouts (-150), BetMGM
Since May 15, the Houston Astros have been striking out a lot against left-handed pitching – ranking 21st of out 30 teams during that span. However, it is a sample size of only 157 plate appearances and the numbers are skewed slightly by a few outlier performances. Since May 30, Bailey Falter, Marco Gonzales, Patrick Sandoval, and Ken Waldichuk (twice) have each recorded four strikeouts or fewer against the Astros. Reid Detmers is certainly more talented than every other pitcher on that list, but it is debatable by how much. Detmers has struggled to work deep into ballgames, which is also working against him in this spot. Do not bet the house, but the under is the smart play here.
Alex Verdugo u0.5 hitter strikeouts (+140), DraftKings
Entering play on Thursday, Alex Verdugo owns an impressive 13.6% strikeout rate for the season. Most important relating to tonight’s matchup is the fact that Verdugo has a 7.8% whiff rate against fastballs delivered from right-handed pitching this year. Against left-handed batters, Greene is fastball dominant, throwing his heater 57.2% of the time. When Greene gets to two strikes, he throws his fastball even more frequently – meaning that Verdugo should be in a good position to at least put the ball in play in each of his trips to the box this evening. At significant plus money, take the under here.
MLB DFS Pick’em
Jose Ramirez less than 0.5 hitter strikeouts, PrizePicks
PrizePicks is not offering Masataka Yoshida as a playable option tonight, so we are forced to look elsewhere on the slate for a high-contact hitter who we trust to put the ball in play. Tonight, Jose Ramirez fits that criterion, entering play with an impressive 8.7% strikeout rate in 2023. Pablo Lopez has improved his swing and miss stuff this season, but he is still far better equipped to strike out right-handed batters than he is left-handed batters. Trust Ramirez to put the ball in play or to draw a walk each time he steps in the box this evening.
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