MLB Player Prop Picks Today: Best Prop Bets

It’s time for the first edition of MLB player prop picks for August.

To kick off this month, I’m backing on a Ian Happ’s total base OVER (+155) and fading Jesus Sanchez’s hits UNDER (+135) as my MLB player prop selections.

Here are my two MLB player prop picks today with breakdowns:

MLB Prop Pick Today: Ian Happ OVER 1.5 Total Bases (+155)

Cardinals vs Cubs Odds – Game Time: 8:10 pm ET

This pick may seem to go against my UNDER 8.0 in the Cards vs Cubs game, but I think Ian Happ can still have a good day.

For starters, Happ loves this matchup against Cards starter Sonny Gray. In 16 career at-bats against him, Happ has seven hits (four for extra-bases), good for a .438 average and 1.283 OPS. He’s also gone over 1.5 total bases in four of his last six meetings against the Cardinals. Happ also has five hits in his last four games (including homering last night against the Reds).

I also think these Happ hits could come later in the game. The Cards may have a top-10 bullpen by ERA, but they actually let up the 14th-most hits to relievers in MLB.

MLB Prop Pick Today: Jesus sanchez UNDER 0.5 Hits (+135)

Marlins vs Braves Odds – Game Time: 7:20 pm ET

I’m fading the entire Marlins lineup as part of my MLB expert picks today, but I’m going to hone in on Jesus Sanchez for my props. Sanchez has three hits in 18 career at-bats against Charlie Morton, good for a 1.67 AVG and .472 OPS.

He’s also insanely cold lately, failing to get a hit in four of his last six games. He’s seen his average drop from .249 to .241 in that six-game stretch.

I also think the Braves bullpen will be able to lock things down after Morton leaves the game. Atlanta’s relievers have the second-lowest ERA in baseball (2.97 ERA) and have allowed the third-fewest hits (301).