A trio of hitters are in the spotlight for today's MLB prop bets.
The pregame narrative: Alec Bohm looks to extend a 10-game hitting streak and Elly De La Cruz faces a struggling righty. Elsewhere, Matt Olson's bases prop has an enticing price at hitter-friendly Coors Field.
Check out the best MLB prop bets for Aug. 9.
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Best Bet: Bohm over 1.5 bases (+105)
I backed Bohm to clear this total last night and he came through with a fourth-inning double.
Philadelphia's third baseman has now cashed this bet seven times during his 10-game hitting streak.
He has seven extra-base hits in that span (five doubles, one triple, one HR) and should stay hot against Ryne Nelson and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Nelson has had a mixed bag of starts lately and owns a 4.65 ERA on the season. His .268 xBA ranks in Baseball Savant's 19th percentile while his 5.9% walk rate ranks in the 82nd percentile.
The righty doesn't issue a lot of free passes and also doesn't strike out many batters (17th percentile K rate).
That means Bohm should have plenty of opportunities to put the ball in play.
Key stat: Bohm is 3-for-4 with two doubles against Nelson.
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De La Cruz to score (+107): I also took this bet yesterday and it also cashed with ease. De La Cruz went 3-for-5 (with a walk) and scored two runs.
Reaching base safely four times is music to my ears and that's the third time he's done so in the past four games. De La Cruz has scored seven runs and has a .619 OBP in that span.
With numbers like that, why wouldn't I run it back?
The 22-year-old phenom gets to go up against Aaron Civale, who has been a mess since joining the Milwaukee Brewers at the trade deadline.
Civale has a 5.40 ERA and 5.70 FIP in five starts with Milwaukee. De La Cruz is slashing .298/.375/.575 vs. RHPs this year.
Olson over 1.5 bases (-103): Olson finished fourth in NL MVP voting last year after blasting an MLB-best 54 home runs with a .604 SLG.
The 30-year-old's production has fallen off a cliff this season (18 HR, .414 SLG) but this is a nice spot to back him.
Coors Field profiles as the most hitter-friendly park according to Baseball Savant's MLB park factors. But you don't need analytics to figure that out. Denver's high altitude means the ball goes further.
The Rockies are starting rookie Tanner Gordon (6.75 ERA), who gave up eight hits, five earned runs, and two home runs in his only home start this year.
Picks made at 10:07 a.m. ET on 08/09/2024.
