What an offseason it has been, but today is a beautiful day, as it is 2022 MLB Opening Day! We have a nice board over at Underdog Fantasy for Major League Baseball’s Opening Day slate, and I am feeling confident with these MLB prop bets today. Over at Underdog, we just have to pick player props correctly, and the more you pick and get right, your multiplier intensifies. Fun, right? Let’s start the season on a high note with a couple of winners over at Underdog Fantasy for Major League Baseball’s Opening Day slate.

 

 

MLB Opening Day Top Underdog Plays
 

 

 

OVER 5.5 Strikeouts

Yu Darvish can rack up strikeouts in bunches and he faces an Arizona squad that dealt with strikeout issues last season. Darvish allowed a 6.65 ERA in five outings against Arizona last year, but his 3.74 FIP and 2.83 xFIP paint a much different picture. Plus, he posted a 30.5-percent strikeout rate against Arizona in 2021. This line at 5.5 strikeouts seems low for a pitcher of Darvish’s caliber in this matchup.

 

 

 

OVER 1.5 Total Bases

Patrick Corbin had a very good spring, don’t get me wrong. However, I’m trusting Pete Alonso’s numbers over 30 career at-bats against Corbin compared to two good spring outings from a pitcher who had a disastrous 2021 season. Alonso has four home runs in 30 at-bats against Corbin for his career, not to mention a 1.210 OPS and .471 wOBA. For Alonso’s career, he’s posted an .886 OPS against southpaws, a .957 OPS on the road, a .931 OPS in March/April, and a 1.161 OPS against the Nationals.

 

 

 

OVER 1.5 Total Bases

Tylor Megill is getting the nod for the Mets and that should be music to Juan Soto’s ears. Last year, righties had just a .250 wOBA against Megill while left-handed hitters posted a lofty .418 wOBA and .315 batting average. For his career, Soto has posted a .307 batting average and .426 wOBA against right-handed pitching and, for what it’s worth, he’s killed the Mets throughout his career to the tune of a .311 batting average and .995 OPS. Soto tends to really heat up as the weather gets warmer, but he’s heading into the 2022 season coming off a productive spring (.308 AVG, 1.086 OPS).

 

 

 

OVER 0.5 Runs

There are quite a few props for players for Milwaukee that are enticing today, but with Wong leading off, taking the over on 0.5 runs is my play of the game. Kyle Hendricks was brutal this spring, allowing six home runs in 11.1 innings (four starts), alongside a .347 BAA, 1.76 WHIP and 9.53 ERA. Lefties hit .287 against Hendricks last season and Wong posted a .310 batting average through 29 spring at-bats. Oh, I almost forgot, Wong has a .423 wOBA for his career against Hendricks.

 

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