There are a handful of aces taking the mound Monday, including veteran Eduardo Rodriguez and emerging young righties Chase Burns and Landen Roupp. DraftKings Sportsbook has strikeout prop bets for all three of them, so we made our picks for the best bets, too. Can Burns snag a fifth consecutive win? Will Roupp notch his first win since April? Can Rodriguez continue his bounce-back campaign in Arizona? Here is our full breakdown of where we think each starting pitcher will wind up in the strikeout column.
Best MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Today (June 1, 2026)
- Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals: Reds RHP Chase Burns 7+ strikeouts: Burns has tossed 7+ K in 8 of 11 starts this season – including 3 straight and 6 of his last 7 – and has not been slowed down by comparable or tougher matchups when it comes to plate discipline.
- Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants: Giants LHP Landen Roupp 6+ strikeouts: Roupp has gone for 6+ K in 9 of 11 starts so far in 2026, as well as all five of his starts that didn’t even last through the end of the 6th inning.
- Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Diamondbacks LHP Eduardo Rodriguez 4+ strikeouts: Rodriguez already notched 5 K against the Dodgers earlier this season, plus he has gone for 4+ K in seven straight outings.
MLB Strikeout Prop Bets Breakdown
Chase Burns 7+ K (-157), Cincinnati Reds vs. Kansas City Royals
The 23-year-old right-hander has gone for seven-plus strikeouts in eight of 11 starts this season, including three straight and six of his last seven. Burns has also lasted at least 5.0 frames every single time he has taken the mound, so there is a pretty high floor in place when it comes to his usage. And while the Royals average the 10th-fewest strikeouts per game in the majors, that hasn’t stopped Burns from punching out eight against the Mets and Rays – who rank No. 9 and No. 2 in that category, respectively. With a 7-1 record, 1.96 ERA, 0.964 WHIP and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings this season, Burns is a genuine NL Cy Young candidate who has shown no signs of slowing down.
Landen Roupp 6+ K (-117), Milwaukee Brewers vs. San Francisco Giants
Roupp has been a dependable arm every since he reached the big leagues in 2024, boating a sub-4.00 ERA in all three of his MLB campaigns thus far. His strikeout production, meanwhile, has taken a leap in 2026, climbing to 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to his 8.4 and 8.6 marks from the past two seasons. He has reached six-plus strikeouts in nine of his 11 starts this season. And while his two failures both came on the road, he also racked up six and seven punchouts, respectively, in road outings against two of the six strikeout-averse teams in the league in the Dodgers and Rays in May. The righty also doesn’t need a long runway to rack up strikeouts – he went for six or more in all five of his starts that ended short of 6.0 innings. Per Baseball Savant, Roupp sits in the 91st percentile in pitching run value and breaking ball run value with an 83rd percentile strikeout rate and 59th percentile whiff rate, as well.
Eduardo Rodriguez 4+ K (-145), Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
After posting ERAs over 5.00 in his first two seasons with the Diamondbacks, E-Rod has finally come into his own down in Arizona. The 33-year-old’s 2.31 ERA is on pace to be a career low by a full run, and his 2.3 WAR is already his second-best of the decade through just 11 starts. Rodriguez’s 6.6 strikeouts, on the other hand are a career-low. Still, Rodriguez has notched four-plus strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. He averaged 6.2 IP and 5.4 strikeouts per start in May. And while the Dodgers strike out at the third-lowest rate in the NL, Rodriguez tossed 5.0 scoreless frames and five punchouts when he faced them on March 28. Los Angeles poses a pretty friendly matchup to Rodriguez, even looking beyond the limited sample from two months back. Rodriguez has lasted at least 4.2 innings in every one of his starts this season, and the Dodgers have struck out 4+ times through 4.2 innings in three straight and seven of their last nine.
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