Welcome into the MLB best bets today on this Monday, September 16th! It’s a new week in MLB picks for me and knowing there are only 2 weeks remaining in the regular season, it's time to batten down the hatches and win as much as we can before the uncertainty that is postseason baseball. 

We came out ahead last week making up a couple units so let’s use today’s MLB predictions to grab some winners on this 10-game slate!

 

 

 

MLB Picks, Predictions & Best Bets Today, 9/16

In this MLB best bets today article, you will find a wide array of choices from some money lines and team totals to plenty of player props for the action today in MLB predictions! 

Remember to double check that betting card for the MLB best bets today as well, don’t want to put down the wrong wager! 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 best bets today!

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Athletics vs. Cubs Prediction: Monday, September 16th

Time is running thin in this MLB regular season for teams on the outside to make their playoff push and that’s exactly the spot the Chicago Cubs find themselves in this week with a home series against Oakland starting tonight! It’s a long shot with them 5 games out with 2 weeks to go, but stranger things do happen and, with everything to play for, I love their matchup for MLB best bets today.

Joey Estes will start for the A’s tonight and while the 22-year-old pitcher has shown flashes of good play, his number on the road speak for themselves with a 6.18 ERA away from the Bay and allowing opposing batters to hit .286 thus far.

He has also allowed 6 or more hits in his last 3 starts coming into tonight and that’s where we find the first wager, which is him to allow over 5.5 hits against this Cubs offense. I am also going to tack on another prop on the Cubs team total of runs as they’ve posted 40 runs over the past pair of series over 6 games. They are swinging well so let’s go with them to go over 4.5 runs tonight. 

Lastly, let’s pick a Cubs bat to back for MLB best bets today as we already have them going over 4.5 runs, so someone is going to help them get there. That player for me is going to be Cody Bellinger who has posted a .320 batting average with a 1.113 OPS over the past week and is one of the hottest hitters in baseball. Him to go over 1.5 hits+runs+RBIs seems like a great wager given the matchup against Estes, so let’s strike while the iron is hot. 

 

 

 

Best MLB Player Props & Other Picks Today, 9/16