Antonio D'Arcangelis 
Saturday beings us a ton of baseball as all teams are in action and with that comes some great props to play on PrizePicks. We have some great pitchers to attack today with some props and I’ll look to walk you through them.
Not already a PrizePicks member? Sign up today using the button below and you’ll get a bonus match of 100% up to $100. And to top it off, we’ll give you a free month of Win Daily Gold ($50 value).
Let’s dig in and see if we can make some money.
MLB Picks
Mike Trout – 8.5 Hitter Fantasy Score – Over
As a fan, we’ve really been robbed of getting to see Trout over the last couple of years as he’s battled some injuries. He’s healthy now and starting to heat up. Trout already has 3 hits and 2 walks in this series, including 1 homer and 1 double. Now Trout gets put into a great matchup who has historically not done too well against right-handed hitting.
Since the start of the 2021 season, Taylor Hearn has given up a .349 wOBA to them with a 46% hard-hit rate. In his career, Trout has a slugging % over .500 to lefties. Look for Trout to continue his hot start in Texas. I like the over on this PrizePicks projection.
Cubs/Rockies – First Inning Runs .5 – Over
Anytime there’s a game in Coors, there’s always going to be a chance for some fireworks. Add in a pitcher that hasn’t thrown in the big leagues in a few years, well you have a chance for a spectacular show! Leiter hasn’t really pitched much over the last few years due to injury and Covid wiping out the 2020 minors season. Having to throw your first major league game in 4 years in Coors is going to be no easy task.
The Rockies should be able to get to Leiter early in this one. With a game that already has an implied run total of 12, we should expect scoring early and often. I’m going with the Over on this first running projection from PrizePicks.
Josh Bell – 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score – Over
Since the start of the 2021 season, Bryse Wilson has been pretty poor against left-handed hitters. They have a .224 ISO against him and a .347 wOBA. He’s attackable from both sides of the plate, but lefties tend to get more loft so we can chase homers a bit more with them.
In this matchup, I really like Bell this afternoon. He’s been one of the Nationals’ best hitters to start the year. Over the last week, he has 9 hits in his last 26 at-bats, with 7 RBIs. He’s been extremely productive and there’s nothing about this matchup that should stop it. I like the Over on this PrizePicks number.
Giancarlo Stanton – 7.5 Hitter Fantasy Score – Over
Raise your hand if the Yankees buried you in fantasy yesterday. They sure did for me. But in DFS and also with PrizePicks, you need to have a short term memory. The one guy that really wasn’t a disappointment yesterday was Stanton as he had 3 hits and the lone RBI in last night’s dud for the Yanks. Stanton gets another plus matchup in this on.
Since last year, Wells has gotten hit very hard by righties, with a 48% hard-hit rate from them and a 54% flyball rate. Wells will throw Stanton a bunch of sliders tonight and if you know anything about Stanton, you know he LOVES left-handed sliders. Look for Stanton to go deep, even with the new wall in Camden. I’m siding with the Over on this number.
Cody Bellinger – 4.5 Hitter Fantasy Score – Over
Prized prospect Hunter Greene got hit pretty hard in his career debut. The Braves had a 50% hard-hit rate against him and 3 barrels but were only able to put up 3 runs. While it’s just a 1 game sample size in the Majors and we need to take it with a grain of salt, lefties had a 60% hard-hit rate against him. Due to knowing that, I’m going to target him with a lefty that has a really low projection in Bellinger.
To say that the last couple of years have been a disappointment for Bellinger would be an understatement. He is however showing some signs of life with 6 hits in his last 21 Abs. All we need out of him is a double tonight and I absolutely think he can get there. I’m going with the Over on this PrizePicks number.
MLB Summary
We have a full day of baseball and I for one feel like a kid in a candy store. I tried to pluck out the PrizePicks projections that made the most sense to attack. While I picked Bell against Wilson, going with Soto at 8.5 hitter fantasy score will also make sense. The same goes for Aaron Judge. I threw out Stanton, but Judge gets the same matchup and should do well tonight.
Whether it’s for PrizePicks or DFS, make sure you’re reading all of our great MLB content.
Good luck and hope to see some green bars tonight!
Make sure you follow me on Twitter at @rangerzfan79 and be sure to sign up for an ALL ACCESS GOLD ACCOUNT here at Win Daily Sports. Gain access to our Projection Models and jump into our Discord where we will have our experts talking plays across every sport and slate!
