Player props have become one of baseball’s most entertaining ways to bet, offering value well beyond the moneyline, run line, or game total. Each day, this column highlights the best opportunities on the board — from strikeouts and hits to total bases and pitcher outs recorded — using matchup data, recent form, and betting trends to identify edges. Keep reading for the top MLB player prop picks for July 25. Also, make sure you check out our live VSiN programming for more. Our hosts and analysts will be all over the MLB, which is why it pays to be a VSiN Pro subscriber.
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Saturday Player Prop Best Bets
Below you’ll find my official plays on the player prop market for Saturday. These are the ones that make the VSiN Pro Picks page and count towards my season-long record. I’ll write three up per day, but I’ll add additional ones in an “Additional Best Bets” section. I go lighter on baseball than I do other sports. My MLB units are 50% of what my normal units are.
Robbie Ray Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-128 – 1.5 units) & Alt Strikeouts 7+ (+150 – 0.5 units) vs. Angels
Angels at Giants – 4:05 pm ET
Ray is coming off a six-strikeout outing against the Mariners. The lefty now faces an Angels team that has a strikeout rate of 26.0% against lefties this season. That’s the worst mark in baseball. Los Angeles’ 27.6% whiff percentage is also quite high, making this an awesome matchup for Ray.
Ryan Weathers Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-143 – 1.5 units) & Alt Strikeouts 7+ (+126 – 0.5 units) vs. Phillies
Yankees at Phillies – 6:05 pm ET
Weathers is averaging 7.3 strikeouts per game when facing opponents in the bottom five of MLB in strikeout rate. Well, that applies to the Phillies, who have a K rate of 24.3% against southpaws this season. Weathers, who has nasty stuff, should be able to rack up some strikeouts this evening.
Paul Skenes Over 6.5 Strikeouts (-131) vs. Cubs
Cubs at Pirates – 6:40 pm ET
Skenes has had at least seven strikeouts in eight of his last nine home starts, and he’s averaging 7.9 strikeouts per game since the start of the stretch. He loves pitching at PNC Park, so he should be extremely comfortable on the mound tonight. He also happens to be facing a Cubs team that has a strikeout rate of 24.3% in its last 20 games against righties.
Additional Picks
Foster Griffin Over 4.5 Strikeouts (-125) vs. Diamondbacks
Matt Olson Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-126) vs. Orioles
Robert Gasser Over 5.5 Strikeouts (+115) vs. Rockies
Hunter Brown Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-116) vs. White Sox
JJ Bleday Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (+102) vs. Cardinals
Nolan McLean Over 6.5 Strikeouts (+124) vs. Dodgers
Cal Raleigh Over 1.5 Total Bases (+152) vs. Rangers
Noteworthy OptaAI Player Prop Edges
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Weston Wilson Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-114) vs. Rangers
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him going for 1.56 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -376 — a +25.7% edge to the Over.
Ezequiel Tovar Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-130) vs. Brewers
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 1.66 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -427 — a +24.5% edge to the Over.
Cameron Cauley Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-114) vs. Mariners
Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 1.46 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -329 — a +23.4% edge to the Over.
