Today's Top MLB Pitchers Strikeouts Prop Bets: 5 picks including Reynaldo Lopez, Taj Bradley and more for September 5th, 2024

MLB starting pitchers usually get a lot of strikeouts. Many of them average one per inning, which translates to five or six per game on average. Predicting where each one will fall every day, based on an over/under line, is a challenging prop bet. To help you out, we've compiled the best bets for today on DraftKings. Yesterday, three of the five picks hit.

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Best MLB strikeout prop bets for September 5

#5) Pablo Lopez: Over 6.5 -155

Take the over on Pablo Lopez (Imagn)

Pablo Lopez has been solid for the Minnesota Twins, sporting a 25.7% K rate and 9.48 K/9. Today, the starting pitcher is up against the Kansas City Royals. Despite a tough matchup, the odds are good for him to hit the over on strikeouts.

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#4) Bryan Woo: Under 6.5 -155

Take the under on Bryan Woo today (Imagn)

Bryan Woo has not been great with strikeouts this year. The Seattle Mariners pitcher is striking out less than 20% of the batters he has faced and averaging 6.80 per nine innings. Take the under on him today.

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#3) Reynaldo Lopez: Under 7.5 -150

Take the under on Reynaldo Lopez (Imagn)

Reynaldo Lopez has the most advantageous matchup of the day with the Colorado Rockies, and he has decent strikeout numbers: 25.4% K rate and 9.25 K/9. However, he is coming back from an injury recently and his line is pretty high. Take the under.

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#2) Ranger Suarez: Over 4.5 -160 (Safest pick of the day)

Ranger Suarez is the safest pick (Imagn)

Ranger Suarez has been good for the Philadelphia Phillies this season, and he boasts a 24.7% strikeout rate. That's nearly one per inning, and his line is pretty low today. Look for him to hit the over as our safest pick of the day with a very good matchup with the Miami Marlins on deck.

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#1) Taj Bradley: Over 6.5 +120 (Bold Prediction of the day)

Taj Bradley is today's bold pick (Imagn)

Taj Bradley is today's bold prediction. The Tampa Bay Rays star has a line of 6.5, which is a little on the high side. He also has decent strikeout numbers: 26.4% K rate and 9.93 K/9. However, he's facing the vaunted Baltimore Orioles, which makes him the bold pick. Take the over on him.