It’s a new week and a clean slate here with our MLB Best Bets and Props this Monday! That’s a good thing as last week was the first tough one since early July and not particularly enjoyable for yours truly. 

It's time to start fresh though with this 10-game slate on this Monday and get back to work! The process never changes, and you should never let a few bad days throw you off course. Time to get that money back starting tonight – enjoy my MLB predictions today!

 

 

 

MLB Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 8/19

In this article, you'll discover a diverse selection of options, ranging from money lines and team totals to an abundance of MLB prop bets for today's action! The analysis has highlighted certain bets that stand out, so be sure to review your betting card carefully before hitting that submit button tonight! 

Take a look at the reasoning behind these picks, and if you find yourself in agreement, feel free to follow along. Best of luck! Now, let’s jump into my top MLB best bets today!

  • Season Record: 113-88-3
  • Bankroll: +10.7 units

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Diamondbacks vs. Marlins Prediction: Monday, August 19th

Things could not have started out more poorly for the Diamondbacks on their Florida road trip as they were swept by the Rays this past weekend. As they pursue the playoffs in the NL, that was a huge blow, but luckily, they can get back in the hunt tonight against a Marlins team that is taking the knee on the season! It has yet to be released who is starting for the Marlins, but it looks like a bullpen game and that means we are attacking the fish in our MLB best bets today. 

Let’s start with the DBacks to win this one, but the money line is too far gone at this point. So, we will be looking at the run line this evening where Arizona is hitting 53.2% against the spread as a road team this season and Miami is hitting just 44.4% of the time at home. That’s a big enough separation for me there, so it's Arizona -1.5 for bet number one. 

Then it's time to move over to Brandon Pfaadt with our MLB predictions today who has improved since the start of July allowing 15 runs over the last 41.2 innings pitched. I will imagine the Marlins offense doesn’t test him much early on as their bats are all young players or gloried Triple A bats after the deadline. So, give me Pfaadt to go over 17.5 outs tonight as he has gone over in 4 of his last 5 outings. 

Finally, let’s take a swing on a batter prop, see what I did there? I like Joc Pederson here tonight who is hitting .351 in the month of August with 4 homers and 12 RBIs so far. His splits on the road have also been very good this season, so let’s go with over 1.5 hits+runs+RBIs for him to cap off our MLB best bets today. He hits 3rd in this lineup and will have plenty of chances to get RBIs or be hit home by Josh Bell or Lourdes Gurriel. 

 

 

 

Best MLB Player Prop Bets & Other Picks Today, 8/19