World Series Props -- Could We Get Fried-Up To Pick Some Winners?

  • In Charles Jay
  • Wed, Oct 27th, 2021 10:36:04 am
  • By Charles Jay - Exclusive to OSGA


The Houston Astros send Jose Urquidy to the mound as they try to even the World Series against the Atlanta Braves Wednesday night.


When you are placing bets on the World Series, you can always add that little something extra by plying your skill with props. And when you are looking for props, you can't do much better than Prop Builder, which is available from the people at BetAnySports.

It's a tremendous challenge to take a look at some of these props and come up with a winner. And we're going to take a look at some of them.

The starting pitchers for Game 2 (8:09 PM ET) at Minute Maid Park are lefty Jose Urquidy for Houston and right-hander Max Fried for Atlanta.

The Braves exhibited some great balance on Tuesday night. They had 12 hits as a team, and everybody in the starting lineup had at least one base hit.


Let's go:

MAX FRIED - STRIKEOUTS

Over 4.5 Strikeouts (+100)
Under 4.5 Strikeouts (-130)

Fried, who had a very solid 14-7 record with a solid 3.04 ERA in the regular season, has been closer to striking out a batter per inning than his counterpart, Urquidy.

He averaged 5.9 innings per start this season. And he has gone six innings in his two outstanding starts in the postseason (the other one was a clunker). So let's just assume that Brian Snitker would like to see him go that far.

Fried has faced 23.8 batters per start, and that come to about four batters per inning. Having struck out 23.7% of the hitters who have faced him, so we might have a reasonable expectation that he would have 5.6 K's in this start - unless of course, there was an early disaster.

So we'll take even money going OVER in this prop.


JOSE URQUIDY - STRIKEOUTS

Over 3.5 Strikeouts +114
Under 3.5 Strikeouts -149

You never know - Urquidy could get knocked out of this game early. And things haven't been super-smooth for him, as he has allowed 14 runs in his last 18 innings of work. So if he struggles early, it's possible that Dusty Baker reaches into the Houston bullpen, which is quite capable. Going down 2-0 after two games at home is the last thing they want to do.

That's what makes this thing so tricky. And maybe, for that reason, it makes more sense to take a "pass" on this one. Let's put it this way - we're really not all that interested in the price on the "Under" here. Pushed one way or the other, we would much rather be on the "Over" side.

* It should be noted that neither of these pitchers has ever made a career start against tonight's opponent. So there is almost no history to draw upon when evaluating track records against the other team's hitters.


FREDDIE FREEMAN - TOTAL BASES (FROM HITS)

Over 1.5 Bases -105
Under 1.5 Bases -123

Freeman went 1-3 with an RBI in Game 1. In a lineup where there are a lot of power threats, Freeman might be the most reliable all-around hitter. The 2020 NL MVP winner averaged 1.9 bases per game over the course of a season in which he led the National League in runs scored. he has also led the league twice in doubles.

He also bats second in the lineup, so he'll get his opportunities.

Sure, we'll take a shot with him.


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