Best MLB prop bet for today, 8/8: Tough matchup for the Twins bats
With under 8 weeks remaining in the 2023 MLB regular season, it is becoming clearer who is truly contending for playoff spots and a chance at a World Series. Divisional tiebreakers are being set and teams are prepping for the final stretch run. Today’s slate provides baseball fans with plenty of intriguing matchups, and there are plenty of angles to attack in the betting markets as a result. Today’s featured play involves the AL Central leading Twins and their tough matchup. Let’s dive in! Eduardo Rodriguez (DET) over 5.5 strikeouts (+105) Odds available at BetMGM Sports book at time of initial post to Twitter. Playable to -120 odds. I took this same prop in Rodriguez’s last start against the Pittsburgh Pirates and unfortunately lost with the left-hander landing exactly on 5 strikeouts. A slow first inning hiked his pitch count and set him behind pace early, and 2 missed 3rd strikes from home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz at the end of his outing kept him under t...