We enter our Thursday rendition of MLB Best Bets and Props! I can almost taste the weekend but there is work yet to be done after I got humbled with my MLB picks yesterday by the sportsbooks. 

Those kinds of nights happen when you wager every day, but it still doesn’t feel good! An early start to the action today, though, will keep us from dwelling on it. Just because there’s a smaller slate doesn’t mean I don’t have some great MLB best bets to lock up today!

 

 

 

MLB Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 8/15

In today’s article you will find a wide array of choices from some money lines and team totals to plenty of MLB prop bets for the action today! The data really liked some specific bets so make sure to double check your betting card before clicking submit for these ones tonight! 

Check out the rationale and if you agree with me make sure to tail and good luck! Now, let's dive into my expert MLB predictions today!

  • Season Record: 105-78-3
  • Bankroll: +11.8 units

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Nationals vs. Phillies Prediction: Thursday, August 15th

There is no doubt that the Nationals have been playing better baseball this month but when you face off against the Phillies at home, who are 39-22 this season, and Zack Wheeler is on the mound, chances are that you’re going to be humbled. The Phillies are also one of the better teams against the spread at the home park with a record of 30-30 on the season. With the money line chalked to high heaven, it also makes more sense to bet the run line on the Phillies tonight.

We’ll start our MLB predictions today there. Now though, it's time to move into the player props as attacking Mitchell Parker doesn’t make sense on paper. But if you dig deeper, you’ll see on the road he has an ERA of 4.78 this season and is allowing a .277 average to lefties. That’s where Bryce Harper comes into play as he is hitting .301 with a .955 OPS against the southpaws this season and he’s a menace at home as well. I like the hits+runs+RBIs for him tonight in yet another revenge game against his former team. 

To finish this matchup for our MLB best bets today, we will add Zack Wheeler to the ticket. He is a strikeout machine in good matchups and, while the Nationals only have a 20.1% strikeout rate on the road, they struggle more against righties with just 3 players hitting over .270 this season. Wheeler has gone over 6.5 Ks in 5 of his last 6 starts dating back to early July too, so let’s lock this one in. 

 

 

 

Best MLB Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 8/15