Welcome to Monday’s MLB slate.
While today’s schedule features only nine games, our MLB betting experts have come through with three best bets and picks for today’s slate.
Let’s dive into our MLB best bets and Major League Baseball picks for Monday, June 23.
Note: While parlaying these picks isn’t our official recommendation, we’ve put together an easy way to do so below.
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MLB Best Bets, Picks for Monday, June 23
The team logos in the table below represent each of the matchups that our MLB betting staff is targeting from Monday’s slate of games. Click on the team logos for any of the matchups below to navigate to a specific bet discussed in this article.
| Game | Time (ET) | Pick |
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| [teammatchup link=”#1″ firstfullname=”New York Yankees” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” secondfullname=”Cincinnati Reds” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-cincinnati-reds.png”][/teammatchup] | 7:10 p.m. | |
| [teammatchup link=”#2″ firstfullname=”Atlanta Braves” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/atl.png” secondfullname=”New York Mets” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-new-york-mets.png”][/teammatchup] | 7:10 p.m. | |
| [teammatchup link=”#3″ firstfullname=”Washington Nationals” firstlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-washington-nationals.png” secondfullname=”San Diego Padres” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/sd.png”][/teammatchup] | 9:40 p.m. | |
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[subheader sizedown=”false” text=”Yankees vs Reds Pick”][/subheader]
[gameheader haspick=”true” picktext=”Allan Winans Over 4.5 Strikeouts (+125)” league=”mlb” awaylogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” awayname=”New York Yankees” awayslug=”new-york-yankees” homelogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-cincinnati-reds.png” homename=”Cincinnati Reds” homeslug=”cincinnati-reds” date=”Monday, June 23″ time=”7:10 p.m. ET” network=”MLB.TV” bookname=”bet365″ bookprimarylogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/859377_Bet365@1x.png” bookreviewslug=”bet365″][/gameheader]
By Kyle Murray
We don’t have a lot of MLB data on Winans, as he’s a 29-year-old making his season debut and has less than 50 big-league innings under his belt.
However, Winans has been the best pitcher in the minor leagues this season, posting a 29% strikeout rate and an ERA below 1.00.
Obviously, that doesn’t mean that kind of success will automatically translate, but that data makes me feel better about the solid K% we saw from him in 2023 when he threw around 30 innings in the MLB for Atlanta.
This is also a good strikeout matchup, as six of the nine hitters in this projected Reds lineup have a strikeout rate of 22% or higher against right-handed pitchers since the start of last season. Plus, five of those players have struck out north of 27.5% of the time.
Pick: Allan Winans Over 4.5 Strikeouts (+125)
| [teammatchup link=”#1″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”New York Yankees” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” secondfullname=”Cincinnati Reds” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-cincinnati-reds.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#2″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Atlanta Braves” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/atl.png” secondfullname=”New York Mets” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-new-york-mets.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#3″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Washington Nationals” firstlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-washington-nationals.png” secondfullname=”San Diego Padres” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/sd.png”][/teammatchup] |
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[gameheader haspick=”true” picktext=”Ronald Acuna Over 1.5 Total Bases (-115)” league=”mlb” awaylogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/atl.png” awayname=”Atlanta Braves” awayslug=”atlanta-braves” homelogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-new-york-mets.png” homename=”New York Mets” homeslug=”new-york-mets” date=”Monday, June 23″ time=”7:10 p.m. ET” network=”MLB.TV” bookname=”Caesars Sportsbook” bookprimarylogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/256064_caesars_800x200.png” bookreviewslug=”caesars-sportsbook”][/gameheader]
By Chris Prince
Acuña has been swinging a red-hot bat since returning, and he gets a great spot here against right-hander Paul Blackburn.
Blackburn has struggled with righties over the past two seasons, allowing a .389 wOBA and .234 ISO in 2024 and a .415 wOBA and .292 ISO this season.
Acuña has been outstanding against righties this season, posting a big .551 wOBA along with an impressive .324 ISO.
He has so many paths to success here, with power to hit one out, speed for extra-base hits or simply putting up another multi-hit game. In fact, he has 12 multi-hit outings in his 27 games this season.
Pick: Ronald Acuna Over 1.5 Total Bases (-115)
| [teammatchup link=”#1″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”New York Yankees” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/nyyd.png” secondfullname=”Cincinnati Reds” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-cincinnati-reds.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#2″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Atlanta Braves” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/atl.png” secondfullname=”New York Mets” secondlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-new-york-mets.png”][/teammatchup] | [teammatchup link=”#3″ shadow=”true” firstfullname=”Washington Nationals” firstlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-washington-nationals.png” secondfullname=”San Diego Padres” secondlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/sd.png”][/teammatchup] |
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[gameheader haspick=”true” picktext=”Mitchell Parker Under 3.5 Strikeouts (+132)” league=”mlb” awaylogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-washington-nationals.png” awayname=”Washington Nationals” awayslug=”washington-nationals” homelogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/sd.png” homename=”San Diego Padres” homeslug=”san-diego-padres” date=”Monday, June 23″ time=”9:40 p.m. ET” network=”MLB.TV” bookname=”bet365″ bookprimarylogo=”https://assets.actionnetwork.com/859377_Bet365@1x.png” bookreviewslug=”bet365″][/gameheader]
By Derek Carty
There’s a value opportunity on Parker’s strikeouts prop. THE BAT X projects him to record 3.25 strikeouts, while oddsmakers are implying 4.06.
The model believes there is a 60% chance he records fewer than four strikeouts, so there’s value on the under at +132.
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Pick: Mitchell Parker Under 3.5 Strikeouts (+132)
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