As betting becomes increasingly ubiquitous, we've witnessed an ever-growing interest in player props, which are perceived as somewhat softer markets due to specialization and accessibility issues. When I started polling the audience for what they'd like to see or had trouble scraping, pitcher props were easily the most popular answer.
I placed all of today's probable starters' 2025 strikeout and swinging strike rates next to their opponent, plus where that offense ranks against that handed pitcher in Ks. Then we'll pair our favorite picks for a pitching parlay.
TODAY'S PROBABLE STARTERS + OPPONENTS vs LHP/RHP: June 10th:
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WSH MacKenzie Gore — 35.4% K, 15.7% SwStrk, vs. NYM 20.0% Rank 5
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SD Dylan Cease — 29.1% K, 15.9% SwStrk, vs. LAD 21.5% Rank 15
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HOU Lance McCullers Jr. — 28.9% K, 10.5% SwStrk, vs. CHW 22.5% Rank 22
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CIN Andrew Abbott — 27.6% K, 10.9% SwStrk, vs. CLE 25.6% Rank 24
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PHI Mick Abel — 26.8% K, 12.3% SwStrk, vs. CHC 20.5% Rank 9
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LAD Bobby Miller — 25.0% K, 7.8% SwStrk, vs. SD 18.9% Rank 3
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ATL Grant Holmes — 24.3% K, 11.2% SwStrk, vs. MIL 20.7% Rank 10
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NYY Max Fried — 24.1% K, 10.2% SwStrk, vs. KC 21.9% Rank 9
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SF Kyle Harrison — 24.1% K, 14.0% SwStrk, vs. COL 27.8% Rank 28
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TOR Chris Bassitt — 23.7% K, 10.2% SwStrk, vs. STL 19.5% Rank 4
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BAL Cade Povich — 23.6% K, 9.2% SwStrk, vs. DET 23.2% Rank 15
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CHW Shane Smith — 22.9% K, 12.5% SwStrk, vs. HOU 21.0% Rank 13
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NYM Griffin Canning — 22.7% K, 11.2% SwStrk, vs. WSH 19.8% Rank 6
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CLE Slade Cecconi — 22.5% K, 12.7% SwStrk, vs. CIN 23.2% Rank 25
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ATH Mitch Spence — 21.7% K, 14.0% SwStrk, vs. LAA 26.3% Rank 30
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MIN Simeon Woods Richardson — 21.1% K, 10.2% SwStrk, vs. TEX 21.9% Rank 18
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TB Ryan Pepiot — 21.1% K, 10.8% SwStrk, vs. BOS 23.9% Rank 28
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DET Sawyer Gipson-Long — 18.8% K, 14.3% SwStrk, vs. BAL 23.2% Rank 26
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PIT Mitch Keller — 18.8% K, 8.1% SwStrk, vs. MIA 21.7% Rank 16
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TEX Tyler Mahle — 18.8% K, 10.5% SwStrk, vs. MIN 20.7% Rank 11
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BOS Lucas Giolito — 18.0% K, 7.2% SwStrk, vs. TB 22.9% Rank 24
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ARI Brandon Pfaadt — 17.8% K, 9.4% SwStrk, vs. SEA 22.4% Rank 21
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CHC Colin Rea — 17.8% K, 8.1% SwStrk, vs. PHI 19.8% Rank 5
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SEA Logan Evans — 17.4% K, 7.3% SwStrk, vs. ARI 20.4% Rank 8
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MIA Sandy Alcantara — 16.9% K, 9.3% SwStrk, vs. PIT 22.3% Rank 20
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LAA Jose Soriano — 16.4% K, 10.2% SwStrk, vs. ATH 21.0% Rank 14
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COL Carson Palmquist — 16.1% K, 6.1% SwStrk, vs. SF 25.4% Rank 21
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KC Noah Cameron — 16.0% K, 11.1% SwStrk, vs. NYY 23.5% Rank 16
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MIL Quinn Priester — 15.4% K, 9.5% SwStrk, vs. ATL 21.8% Rank 17
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STL Miles Mikolas — 13.8% K, 6.5% SwStrk, vs. TOR 17.9% Rank 1
(+271) OVER 4.5 STRIKEOUT PARLAY
Lance McCullers Jr., Andrew Abbott, and Kyle Harrison (+271) on Draftkings