With all the rage in Major League Baseball surrounding the “torpedo bats” and how they may or may not be affecting players’ performances, it will be interesting to see how oddsmakers adjust to certain player prop odds if we continue to see an abundance of offense around the league.
In our last MLB player prop article on Saturday, we went 2-1 but cashed in on a very profitable day when Baltimore’s Colton Cowser brought in our +425 bet for him to hit a home run.
Read on for our top MLB player prop bets for Tuesday, April 1st.
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Tuesday's Best MLB Player Prop Bets
(MLB player prop bet odds courtesy of DraftKings Sportsbook)
Aaron Judge Over 0.5 RBIs (+125)
Aaron Judge became the first Yankees player in franchise history to hit four home runs through the team’s first three games. He also has an absurd 2.461 OPS through the first three games, which is the fourth-highest of any player in MLB since 1901 in that span (min. 10 PA).
In theory, if any pitcher can cool of the red-hot Judge it is Corbin Burnes, who has gotten him out in each of the six at-bats he has faced the Yankees slugger. Burnes also has held current Yankees to a combined .200/.241/.325 slash line with 29 strikeouts in 75 at-bats. But Judge is too hot at the plate right now, even if he is one of the Yankees not using the new torpedo bat, and I am banking on him driving in at least one run tonight.
Nolan Arenado Over 1.5 total bases (+130)
Kyle Hendricks makes his Los Angeles Angels debut tonight after spending the first 11 years of his MLB career with the Cubs. Because of all that time in the NL Central, he is well-versed with the Cardinals lineup, limiting them to a combined .222/.253/.372 slash line.
But Nolan Arenado is one Cardinals hitter who has had success against Hendricks, with three of his 10 hits against the righty going for home runs. Arenado figures to make plenty of contact against Hendricks as he has just a 9.5% strikeout rate in 42 career at-bats.
Arenado got off to a hot start in the first series, leading all Cardinals (min. 10 at-bats) in batting average (.455) and OPS (1.448). He was the source of many trade rumors in the off-season, and I expect him to continue to play well, even if it’s simply to raise the potential return on a trade in the future.
Luis Severino Over 5.5 strikeouts (+105)
Luis Severino had an exceptional Athletics debut, tossing six scoreless innings while recording six strikeouts and working around five walks.
Arguably the most impressive part of Severino’s first start was his ability to pitch deep into the game, as one of the few hurlers who approached the 100-pitch limit (he threw 99) whereas other pitchers were removed well before that.
That bodes well for Severino’s chances of going over this projected total, especially since current Cubs are batting .123 against him in 65 combined at-bats. Severino induced 12 whiffs and a 25% CSW% in his first start, and there is great value once again in his strikeout total.
Luis Severino's CRAZY Backdoor Sweeper. 😳
Over 2 Feet of Horizontal Break. pic.twitter.com/OjDCkugtoJ
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) March 28, 2025
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