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Best MLB Player Prop Bets Today (Sept. 4)

Paul Connor

Host · Writer

We went 2-for-2 in yesterday’s edition of our daily MLB player props, with starting pitchers David Festa and Luis Castillo delivering at plus money.

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Headlining today’s recommendations is none other than Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani in the series finale against his former squad, the Los Angeles Angels.

Note: All odds and props courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook.

Shohei Ohtani to Hit a Home Run (+158) @ Los Angeles Angels

Ohtani has hit 44 home runs this season, ranking second in MLB.
Angels starter Griffin Canning (4-12, 5.19 ERA) has surrendered 25 homers this year, tied for the seventh most in the Majors.
Right-handed batters are slugging .482 against Canning this season, with 13 home runs.
Ohtani is slugging .706 with 35 home runs against right-handed pitching this season.
The Angels bullpen (4.07 ERA) has given up 62 homers, the 11th most in MLB.

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OAK JP Sears OVER 4.5 Strikeouts (-132) vs. Seattle Mariners

A’s starter JP Sears (11-9, 4.21 ERA) takes the mound in a favorable matchup against a Mariners team that has struck out an MLB-high 1,416 times this season, 55 more than the next closest, Colorado Rockies.
Sears notched eight strikeouts over 6.0 innings in his last outing against Seattle (June 6).
He has topped his 4.5 strikeouts prop in three of his past six starts (50%).