Top MLB Player Prop Bets Odds & Picks: Tuesday (10/8)
Anytime three of the four Division Series in the Major League Baseball playoffs are between division rivals, there is sure to be some fireworks, theatrics, and bad blood. The Mets and Phillies played two instant classics in their first two games, while the Padres and Dodgers had some ugly scenes (especially in Game 2), with fan interactions with players and opposing players jawing at each other. All of that sets up what is sure to be some exciting baseball on Tuesday.
Read on for our top MLB player prop bets for Tuesday, October 8.
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Tuesday's Best MLB Player Prop Bets
(MLB player prop bet odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Nick Castellanos Over RBIs (+165)
Nick Castellanos was the hero in Game 2 for Philadelphia, as he went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and delivered the fifth walk-off hit in Phillies postseason history.
The Phillies are in their better hitting split when facing Mets southpaw Sean Manaea, as they ranked 13th in wRC+ against right-handed pitching and fifth against lefties. Each of the top three batters in the Phillies lineup (Kyle Schwarber, Trea Turner, and Bryce Harper) batted .300 or better against left-handed pitchers this year. Those table-setters should provide Castellanos with plenty of RBI opportunities, and his 34 RBIs against southpaws this season were the second-most on the team.
Castellanos has performed very well against Manaea in his career, going 6-for-16 with three home runs. Therefore, even if the hitters before him are having more trouble than usual reaching base, Castellanos is as good a bet as any to drive himself in with a long ball.
Fernando Tatis Over 1.5 total bases (-105)
Fernando Tatis’ has the same O/U of 1.5 on his total bases (-105), hits (+185), and hits+runs+RBIs (-165). Because of this, the best value lies with his total bases: an Over he has cashed in all four playoff games and 10 of his last 14 games overall.
Tatis has been absolutely on fire in October, slashing .643/.722/1.429 with five of his nine hits going for extra bases. And while Dodgers righty Walker Buehler has done well to limit current Padres hitters to a combined .202/.248/.325 slash line, Tatis is one of the only batters who has done damage against him in his career. Tatis is 8-for-27 with four extra-base hits (all of them are home runs) against Buehler, and while 12 of the 19 outs have come via strikeouts, Buehler’s K% has declined for five consecutive seasons and is on pace to be by far the lowest of his career this year (18.6%).
We are nearly doubling our money with DraftKings’ -105 odds on a wager that has a great chance to cash on just one swing of the bat. With Buehler looking like a shell of himself from earlier in his career, there is a solid chance Tatis continues to get the better of this matchup.
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