Sharp MLB Picks for Monday: 4 MLB Predictions for September 12, Including Rays vs. Blue Jays

Welcome to Monday! The fall weather is starting to set in the Midwest and that only makes me think of one thing – post-season baseball! However, we have to finish up the regular season first. Let’s dig into the four sharpest MLB bets today!

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Cincinnati Reds

6:40 p.m. ET

What do you get when you put two struggling teams against each other and both teams have less than stellar pitching staffs? Answer: a very high-scoring game. Look for this game to have a ton of runs, a couple of blunders, and some early pitching changes. All signs point to the over tonight.

Pirates vs. Reds Pick: Total Runs Over 9 | -115 at BetRivers

Mike Minor is on the mound for the Reds. Yes, I know what you’re thinking, “you JUST told us about the less than stellar pitching staff on both teams!” However, you can give up a lot of runs and still throw strikeouts, and that is exactly what Mike Minor does. He is pitching against a Pirates team that loves to swing and loves to whiff even more. Minor might give up 4 runs in this game, but it will be with five or more Ks.

Pirates vs. Reds Pick: Mike Minor Over 4.5 Ks | -145 at BetMGM

Houston Astros vs. Detroit Tigers

6:40 p.m. ET

This one is purely based on the number OddsJam so conveniently puts all together in one place. Remember, DraftKings is my guideline when it comes to player prop lines, and they are setting the line for Eric Haase to get a hit at -175. We can get it on BetRivers for -159. That’s a ridiculous amount of value and I am not going to let that pass me by on a light Monday slate.

Astros vs. Tigers Pick: Eric Haase Over 0.5 Hits | -159 at BetRivers

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays

7:07 p.m. ET

This bet is going to have some serious sports betting nerd analysis. We can see the DFS options such as Underdog or PrizePicks have actually moved their line behind the rest of the books line. What this tells us is that the under 4.5 Ks is a massively valuable play. We can also see the rest of the books are backing this as well since all of the Under 4.5 lines are -150 or greater. Except one, that is, and we are going to be hammering that -143 from BetRivers.

Rays vs. Blue Jays Pick: Jose Berrios Under 4.5 Ks | -143 at BetRivers