Our Best Bets for May 12

There are only eight MLB games on the schedule today, but there are still some interesting bets on player prop markets. Tim Anderson, JT Brubaker and Freddie Freeman are among the players we like to bet on.

Our Best Bets for May 12 are made on 5/12/2022 at 12:20 p.m. ET.

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Cincinnati Reds have won four of their last six games. They begin a four-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Thursday night. Pittsburgh's JT Brubaker has a 5.68 ERA but his expected ERA is 3.28. He's limiting opponents to an expected batting average of .218. Cincinnati's team has 9.39 strikeouts per game.

The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees are playing at Guaranteed Rate Field tonight. The Yankees have a 22-8 record, while the White Sox are 15-14. Tim Anderson is hitting .347 with a .912 OPS in his last 12 games. Luis Gil is making a spot start for the Yankees. Gil has been struggling in AAA this season. He has allowed 18 hits, including five dingers, for 18 runs in just 17 innings.

Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers are playing the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night. Freddie has been a thorn in Zack Wheeler's side in the past. Freeman has 21 hits in 48 at-bats and draws 15 walks compared to just 11 strikeouts against Wheeler over the course of his career. Zack has a 3.14 ERA and a .240 expected batting average.

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