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A 9-game MLB slate takes center stage on Thursday with a ton of afternoon matchups. First pitch comes at 1:10 pm ET in Detroit, Cleveland and Minnesota. We’ll side with taking our action in Houston, where the Phillies and Astros wrap up a 3-game series. Let’s dive into my best MLB player prop bets for Thursday, June 26, while you can also find out our MLB picks for EVERY matchup today.
Best MLB player prop bet: Philadelphia Phillies F5 +0.5 (-130)
Odds available at BetMGM at time of publishing
The Phillies’ offense has gone cold. Houston has held Philadelphia scoreless for 18 straight innings and back-to-back games — the first time for the Phillies since 2022. Now, enter Hunter Brown — the Astros’ ace with a 1.88 ERA this season. He’s been sensational in June with a 1.54 ERA and lowering his WHIP to a season-low .92. Nonetheless, the Astros will be just as tested as the Phillies answer with Cristopher Sanchez on the mound. He ranks in the top 10 in ERA in the National League, along with teammate Zack Wheeler, who allowed just 1 run in 6 innings last night.
This Philles vs Astros matchup features the lowest first-5-innings total of any game on the Thursday slate at 3.5 runs. One run may be enough for the Phillies to cover their F5 innings prop of +0.5, but even if both pitchers start hot and this one is tied at 0-0, we still cash. Let’s back the Phillies and Sanchez to bounce back, at least in the early going, as our best MLB player prop bet today.
Now read our full Philles vs Astros prediction for today’s matchup
