3 Best MLB Player Prop Bets for Wednesday 5/14/25

The beauty of baseball is the wide variety of prop markets at your fingertips, from home runs to strikeouts and much more.

Utilizing our MLB projections as a guide, here are some MLB player props bets that look appealing via the MLB odds at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Please note that betting lines and MLB player projections may change throughout the day after this article is published. Also, the weather may be an issue in some locations. All stats come from FanGraphs and Baseball Savant unless noted otherwise.

Best MLB Player Props Today

Yoan Moncada To Record an RBI (+190)

Since returning from the IL in early May, Yoan Moncada has gone 8 for 26 at the plate with two doubles, one triple, two home runs, and six RBIs. He's logged at least one hit in seven of those eight games while torching a 33.3% barrel rate and .357 ISO.

On the season, the switch-hitter has mauled righties for a .256 ISO and 153 wRC+. Batting third for the Los Angeles Angels, Moncada has the matchup to knock in a run tonight.

Randy Vasquez will take the bump for the opposing San Diego Padres. He comes in with a misleading 3.76 ERA, as evidenced by not-so-great underlying marks, including a 5.97 xERA, 6.21 xFIP, 6.38 SIERA, and 10.4% strikeout rate.

Vasquez owns the worst xFIP and SIERA among all MLB starters who have tossed at least 35 innings this season. A lucky 5.8% HR/FB ratio has saved him from some trouble, but he's due to get wrecked.

Moncada is a top target to make good on the platoon advantage, as Vasquez is coughing up a .291 BA, .468 SLG, 1.37 HR/9, and 47.3% fly-ball rate to left-handed hitters this season.

I love this matchup for the red-hot Moncada. You can also bet on him to hit a home run at +630 odds.

Kyle Tucker To Record an RBI (+165)

It's pretty easy to get on board with Kyle Tucker these days.

He has knocked in at least one run in 51.2% of games -- up from the 37.7% implied probability on these +165 odds. His 33 RBIs are tied for the sixth-most in MLB.

Finding Tucker in a value spot is even more intriguing once we consider his matchup.

The left-handed Ryan Weathers will make his 2025 debut tonight. The former top prospect pitched a 3.63 ERA, 4.03 xFIP, and 21.8% K% a season ago, but he's coming off a left forearm strain and offers Tucker a lefty-on-lefty matchup. Tucker has bashed southpaws with a .333 ISO, .608 SLG, 59.1% fly-ball rate, and 166 wRC+ this season.

Our MLB projections forecast Tucker to record a slate-leading 0.88 RBIs on Wednesday, offering more reason to support these +165 odds.

Clay Holmes Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-122)

Clay Holmes' transition to a full-time starter has gone off without a hitch.

He's showcased a 2.74 ERA, 3.06 xERA, 3.41 xFIP, 3.59 SIERA, and 24.7% strikeout rate through eight starts, allowing just one home run through 42 2/3 frames. The New York Mets have won seven straight games with him at the helm.

A soft matchup against the Pittsburgh Pirates awaits, which puts me on Holmes' strikeout prop.

The Pirates come in with a 77 wRC+ (29th), .285 wOBA (29th). and .108 ISO (30th) versus right-handed pitchers. Bad doesn't even begin to describe it, so Holmes should manage to fly through the batting order.

Considering Pittsburgh strikes out at a 22.0% rate versus righties, we can look for Holmes to exceed 5.5 Ks in this one. Holmes has tallied 5, 6, 8, and 10 Ks against offenses with a 21% K rate or higher versus northpaws.

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