It’s been a strange start to the season for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Shohei Ohtani. They’re still on a 100-win pace, but their performances have been erratic.
The bottom of the lineup is struggling mightily. Their pitching staff can’t stop getting hurt. And Mookie Betts has yet to find his form. One thing has remained constant: Ohtani is the best hitter in the National League. He’ll look to continue his sweet-swinging ways tonight against the Miami Marlins.
The Dodgers enter as -205 road favorites on DraftKings Sportsbook. The run total is set at 8.5. Let’s take a look at Ohtani’s best bets for tonight.
Best Shohei Ohtani Prop Bets on DraftKings Sportsbook
Shohei Ohtani Over 0.5 Walks Drawn (-125)
Ohtani doesn’t need any help getting a base on balls. His 18 walks this year are tops among all Dodgers hitters. His 14.4% walk rate is in the 89th percentile of the entire league, up from 11.1% last year.
On top of that, Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara is off to a rough start in his return from Tommy John surgery. In his 2022 Cy Young campaign, he walked 5.6% of batters and struck out 23.4%. Those numbers have regressed to a 12% walk rate and 17% strikeout rate this year. His chase rate has dropped almost 10%. Simply put, nobody is fooled by him right now.
Ohtani drew a trio of walks in last night’s contest. It’s safe to assume he can draw a free base tonight off a struggling pitcher.
