Best MLB Prop Bets for Today: Small Slate But Quality Prop Bets for April 4

Thursday is a rather light day for Major League Baseball with just six games on the schedule. With so few games, we had to take a closer look at things, but we found a handful of prop bets we liked. The odds are from DraftKings Sportsbook, which is offering new users $150 in bonus bets for signing up and making a $5 bet.

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Best MLB Prop Bets Today: Pirates vs. Nationals (4:05 PM, EST)

Martin Perez Over 5.5 Hits (-140) at DraftKings

Perez is a crafty lefty, but we’re a little skeptical of him. He allowed six hits over just 4.1 innings in his first start of the season, so it’s not a stretch to think he’ll give up half a dozen hits again. Keep in mind that he doesn’t have overpowering stuff and pitches to contact, so he’s bound to give up some base hits. The Nationals have also accumulated 18 total hits over the first two games of this series. Also, players on Washington's roster are a combined 7 for 21 (.333) in limited at-bats against Perez, setting up the Nats for a good performance against Perez.

C.J. Abrams Over 1.5 Total Bases (+150) at DraftKings

We’re banking on Abrams being one of the Washington hitters doing damage against Perez. Admittedly, this is a lefty-on-lefty matchup and Abrams has never faced Perez before. But the 23-year-old shortstop is off to a fast start, hitting .316 with a .988 OPS. He’s 4 for 9 over the first two games of this series and has gone over 1.5 total bases in four straight games. With a limited slate of games, Abrams is one of the few hot hands we can ride on Thursday, so we’ll take a shot with his +150 odds.

Michael A. Taylor Over 0.5 Hits (-125) at DraftKings

Taylor is another red-hot hitter who we’ll get behind on Thursday. He was once a promising young outfielder with the Nats but is now a 33-year-old journeyman. Nevertheless, he’s batting .429 early in the season and is 4 for 8 in this series back in Washington. Even with a hit in all six games this season, Taylor still has -125 odds to get one measly hit on Thursday. That’s too good to pass up, even if he’s never faced Washington starter Josiah Gray before.

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Best MLB Prop Bets Today: Guardians vs. Twins (4:10 PM, EST)

Pablo Lopez Over 1.5 ER (-155) at DraftKings

Lopez is typically the type of pitcher you get behind. He was an all-star last year and threw seven outstanding innings in his first start of the season, yielding just one run on four hits against the Royals. However, we’re going to fade him on Thursday because it'll be tough to replicate that success for a second straight start and keep the Guardians to one run or less. Lopez has concerning numbers against several of Cleveland’s hitters. The trio of Steven Kwan, Andres Gimenez, and Jose Ramirez are a combined 14 for 35 (.400) against Lopez. Those three hit at the top of the Cleveland lineup, so Lopez will have to face them multiple times. A couple of other Guards have good numbers against Lopez, so we foresee some trouble for him.

Andres Gimenez Over 0.5 Runs Scored (+130) at DraftKings

Speaking of Gimenez, he’s in an ideal position to score a run in this game. He’s 5 for 11 with two doubles in his career against Lopez, so he’s likely to get on base. Keep in mind he has nine hits (five for extra bases) with two walks and three HBP in just seven games this season. Gimenez is constantly on base and has Ramirez hitting behind him. With eight runs scored in seven games, it’s foolish not to take a chance on him scoring a run again on Thursday.

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