On Friday night, Major League Baseball has 14 games under the lights after a Wrigley Matinee begins a jam-packed slate of action. New series are starting all across the country, and with 28 teams taking the field, there are plenty of great ways to get a piece of the action. It’s a great night to explore some of the many options available for starting-pitcher prop bets on DraftKings Sportsbook.
- Trey Yesavage Over 15.5 Outs Recorded (-121): Yesavage has gone over this prop in three of his last four games and is averaging 16 outs per game in three home starts.
- Kyle Leahy 5+ Strikeouts (-135): Leahy has 46 strikeouts in 55 innings, averaging 4.2 K’s per start. But he has 5-plus strikeouts in four of his last six outings, including one against Cincinnati. The Reds have the highest K% in the MLB over the last two weeks (28.4%) and second-highest on the season (24.7%).
- Reid Detmers Over 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed (-114): Detmers has allowed three-plus earned runs in five of his last eight starts and is 1-3 in his career with a 5.90 ERA against the Dodgers. Detmers is 0-3 in three starts at Dodger Stadium, with three-plus earned runs in each start.
In almost every MLB contest, starting pitching is key to deciding how the matchup will play out. DraftKings Sportsbook offers plenty of different varieties of SP prop bets, so let’s survey the field and find some fun ones to target this Friday night.
Top MLB SP Props
Trey Yesavage Over 15.5 Outs Recorded (-121)
Yesavage will make his second straight start against the Orioles, but this time he’ll be in Toronto at Rogers Centre. He had a very odd outing against the O’s in his last turn in the rotation, working only five innings (15 outs) but only allowing two hits and one run. He issued seven walks in that game, and he’ll need to clean up his command to bounce back on Friday.
Since he worked 18, 18, and 20 outs in his three starts before his strange control issues in Charm City, he should be in a good spot to rebound and pitch into the sixth inning in Friday’s AL East grudge match.
Yesavage had ramped up to 90-plus pitches at this point in the season, even after a delayed start to the year, and he has a good shot to work deep into Friday night’s matchup if he can avoid issuing so many free passes.
Kyle Leahy 5+ Strikeouts (-135)
Moving from the bullpen to the starting rotation this season, Leahy has racked up 46 strikeouts in 55 innings. He has only averaged 4.2 strikeouts per start, but he went over this prop line in four of his last six outings, coming up just one strikeout short in his most recent appearance against the Cubs.
He hasn’t worked extremely deep into games this season, but he has been relatively effective, allowing one or fewer runs in four of his last five starts.
Leahy faced the Reds two starts ago and picked up a season-high eight strikeouts in five innings, despite giving up five runs. The Reds have the highest K% in the MLB over the last two weeks (28.4%) and second-highest on the season (24.7%). Leahy offers strong value at this attainable prop line.
Reid Detmers Over 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed (-114)
Detmers has been a solid starter for the Angels this season, but he’ll have a tough task shutting down the Dodgers in this latest edition of the Freeway Series. Detmers has allowed 35 earned runs in his 12 games this season (2.9 earned runs per game), and he has gone over this prop line in six of his last eight starts.
He has pitched in eight games against the Dodgers in his career, going 1-3 with a 5.90 ERA. He has made four starts at Dodger Stadium, allowing 17 earned runs in 14 innings and going over this prop in three of those contests.
Detmers has had a few dominant outings this season, but strong offenses have given him trouble at times. The Dodgers are near the top of the league leaders in runs scored, home runs, and wOBA. They’ll be hyped to be home after splitting four games in Arizona, and they have a good chance to start this series with a strong showing against Detmers on Friday night.
If you are looking to be more aggressive on Friday’s starting pitcher prop bets, you can combine the three picks in this prop to a parlay that boosts the odds to a juicy +530. Whether you play them as singles, a parlay or in a round robin format, these props are strong plays for Friday night.
