SportsGrid’s Best Player Props for World Series Game 1

Game 1 of the 2023 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers goes tonight, and we’re spotlighting a few selections based on SportsGrid’s best MLB player props today. We employ a star rating system to evaluate each pick’s success likelihood.

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Let’s get things started with the Rangers’ star shortstop.

Note: All odds and props courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

TEX Corey Seager OVER 0.5 HRs (+360)

• He is slashing .333/.483/.644 with three home runs and six RBI this postseason
• Seager is 7-for-21 (.333) lifetime against Diamondbacks right-handed starter Zac Gallen
• Gallen has allowed six home runs in 22.0 IP this postseason
• Left-handed batters are hitting .368 with four home runs versus Gallen this postseason
• Seager hit 33 home runs in 119 games during the regular season, 23 of those long balls coming at home

TEX Nathan Eovaldi OVER 5.5 Strikeouts (+118)

• He has recorded 28 strikeouts in 26.0 IP this postseason
• He has struck out at least six batters in three of his four starts this postseason
• He has gone at least six innings in all four of his starts this postseason
• Arizona has struck out 116 times as a team in its 12 postseason games (9.7 K’s per game)

AZ Lourdes Gurriel Jr. OVER 0.5 HRs (+700)

• He is hitting .250 (12-for-48) with two home runs and six RBI this postseason
• Gurriel is 7-for-18 with two home runs and a 1.172 OPS in his career against Rangers right-handed starter Nathan Eovaldi
• Eovaldi posted a .245 opposing batting average against right-handed hitters during the regular season compared to .201 versus lefties
• Eovaldi allowed 15 home runs in 144.0 IP during the regular season, nine of those long balls coming against right-handed batters
• Gurriel hit a career-high 24 home runs in 145 games during the regular season

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