World Baseball Classic: Best Bets for United States vs. Italy

The United States' fourth pool-play game of the 2026 World Baseball Classic takes place tonight at 8 p.m. ET as the US faces Italy.

Using FanDuel Sportsbook's World Baseball Classic odds, what are the best bets for today's matchup?

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US vs. Italy WBC Best Bets

Bobby Witt Jr. to Hit a Home Run (+360)

The expectation is that right-hander Michael Lorenzen will start today for Italy. That bodes well for the American bats, especially the right-handed hitters, and that puts me on Bobby Witt Jr. to hit a homer.

In 2025, Lorenzen was a reverse-splits pitcher, letting up a .345 wOBA, 1.79 homers per nine and a 42.9% fly-ball rate to righties.

Witt is good in just about any split, and he posted a 42.7% fly-ball rate and .358 wOBA in righty-righty matchup a season ago.

This game being in Houston, the ninth-most homer-friendly venue across the last three seasons, per Statcast Park Factors, doesn't hurt things.

A win secures the top spot in the group for the US, so they should be dialed in, and I like Witt to go deep at these +360 odds.

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