Understanding MLB props gives bettors an alternative way to spot value beyond the standard markets for the overall winner and the score of an MLB game. Here’s everything to know about props, including what prop bets are and common types of MLB wagers.
A prop bet is a wager on a particular occurrence happening or not happening in a game aside from the main outcome. While the standard three markets in MLB betting (run line, money line, total) involve the game’s final result, prop bets isolate certain players, teams or events that could happen during the game.
MLB player props are wagers related to the performance of a particular player. These could include statistical outputs or events the player could accomplish during the course of the game.
Batters and pitchers each have their own common MLB player props popular with bettors. For pitchers, total outs is a key market involving how deep a pitcher will last into a game by measuring the number of outs recorded. Total strikeouts is another popular market where bettors can target opponents that struggle to put the ball in play. Other common MLB pitcher props include earned runs allowed, walks allowed and whether the pitcher records a win. For batters, wagering on whether a player will hit a home run allows for a longer odds play than typical over/under markets, while total bases adds up the value of each hit the batter makes in the game (one for a single, two for a double, etc). Combination markets are also popular in MLB, with H+R+RBI being a popular way to wager on a significant portion of a batter’s statistical output. More MLB batter props involving hits, walks, stolen bases and other common MLB statistics