MLB Hits Leader Predictions, Betting Odds & Picks 2023

The MLB is back, and we are here to provide you with MLB hits leader odds and hits leader predictions. At WSN, we have a trusted group of baseball and betting experts and are prepared to provide you with up-to-date information on the hits leader races. In this article, we will only talk about the hits leader race, but you can find information about all the other pertinent races on the WSN website.  We will also be updating the odds daily, so you will also know who is most likely to win be the MLB’s hit leader..

MLB Hits Leader Odds

Odds Taken from bet365, correct as of May 31, 2023

MLB Hits Leader Odds Analysis & Predictions

So far, the race for the most hits in Major League Baseball consists of two clear leaders, and several players chasing them for the top spot. Those two leaders are Bo Bichette of the Toronto Blue Jays and Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They have separated themselves from the pack somewhat, and their spots at the top of the list of MLB hit king favorites are certainly warranted based on how they have played in 2023.

Bichette has a slim lead over Freeman in the hits department with the month of June set to begin. While Freeman has more total bases and extra-base hits, those things do not matter in this betting market. But Freeman does have a higher batting average than Bichette, and could very well catch up to the Blue Jays’ hit machine.

Outside of the top-two players on the above list, there are a few players to keep an eye on to rack up the most hits this MLB season. One such player is Ronald Acuna Jr., who leads one of the most explosive offensive teams in baseball in the Atlanta Braves. With the Mets and Marlins being such big disappointments in the pitching department this season, Acuna could feast on division opponents this year to be the league’s hit king.

Another interesting choice to win this award out of the NL East is Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins. Arraez is batting an eye-popping .376 so far this season, and he may be the most pure contact hitter among the favorites to win this award. He has just one home run for the season, and the Marlins second baseman could catch up to Freeman and Bichette in a hurry if he keeps his insane average up.

After those four hitters, there is a bit of a drop-off in terms of the hit counts of the other contenders on the list above. Players like Marcus Semien and Wander Franco have yet to reach 70 hits on the season, and have some catching up to do if they want to contend with the top-four hitters in the league at this point in time. But the beauty of the race for the most hits in baseball is that one cold streak from the leaders and one hot streak from someone trying to catch them could change this race entirely.

At this point in time, Freeman is the best choice to earn this distinction from a betting perspective. He has a better batting average than the other top contenders for this honor, and his team is always going to be among the most prolific in baseball from an offensive standpoint, which will earn him more at-bats than the rest of his competition. At better than 5/1 odds, Freeman carries some value going into the summer.

How to Read MLB Hits Leader Odds

Some people may be new to sports betting, and reading odds may be a little daunting. That is normal and a process many go through when they begin to sports bet. However, it is not too difficult to read hitting leader odds, and I will explain how to do so in this next paragraph.

Next to each hitting leader candidate, you see odds that start with a + and not a -. The + indicates that you will make more money than you bet if you bet correctly. For example, if a player has +300 odds to win the hits leader and you bet $100, you would win $300. That was an easy calculation, and the math is usually more difficult, but you can always use WSN’s odds calculator at https://www.wsn.com/odds-calculator/ to see how much you would win based on how much you bet.

It is also worth mentioning that the odds will change, and one player’s odds to win this award may have a - in front of it. If that is the case, all that means is you will win less money than you bet if you bet correctly. The math gets a little trickier when there is a - in front of it, so I recommend using the odds calculator.

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