Today's top MLB pitchers' strikeouts prop bets: 5 picks including Tarik Skubal, Luis Gil, and more for July 7th, 2024

Racking up strikeouts is one metric that tells people how well a pitcher performed. If they got a lot of strikeouts, they didn't require their defense to make as many plays and they likely had a good outing. That idea has also become a rather popular prop bet for MLB gamblers. An over/under line is set, and bettors must decide whether or not the pitcher can reach it. Here are today's best bets:

Best MLB strikeout prop bets for July 7

#5) Tarik Skubal Under 7.5: -130

Tarik Skubal is one of MLB's best pitchers and a strikeout machine. Ordinarily, he'd be a good bet to go over whatever line he was given, but the Detroit Tigers ace was given a difficult line today. Getting eight strikeouts is not impossible, but it's a tough bet to take.

#4) Grayson Rodriguez Over 6.5: -130

Grayson Rodriguez should hit the over today (Imagn)

Grayson Rodriguez has been very good for the Baltimore Orioles. He strikes out 26.2% of the batters he faces, averaging almost 10 strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. He's a good bet to get seven today.

#3) Dylan Cease Under 6.5: -115

Will Dylan Cease be over or under for the day? (Imagn)

Dylan Cease's odds are very tough today. He's -115 to finish with six or fewer strikeouts, but he's -110 to finish with more. The San Diego Padres ace's odds are only marginally better than those that he finishes with less, but seven is a difficult mark to hit in any game.

#2) Nathan Eovaldi Over 5.5: -155

Nathan Eovaldi should get six strikeouts (Imagn)

The odds that Nathan Eovaldi hits six strikeouts or more are very high. He averages exactly one strikeout per inning pitched and has a K rate of 24.8%. He's very likely to pitch at least six innings and pass the over/under line.

#1) Luis Gil Under 6.5: -145

Can Luis Gil get seven strikeouts? (Imagn)

Luis Gil was once a dominant pitcher who racked up strikeouts. It was likely he would pass six and a half with ease in most outings, but he's hit the wall recently. He hasn't struck out very many, he has walked a lot of batters, and he's been giving up a lot of runs. He may not last long enough in the game to get to seven strikeouts tonight for the New York Yankees.