The Los Angeles Dodgers kick off Monday night’s slate of games with a matchup against the Cincinnati Reds.

After losing their last five games in a row, the Cincinnati Reds odds of making the playoffs have plummeted, sitting 11 games back for the last wildcard spot in the NL.

Against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the reigning World Series champions will do them no favors in their efforts of snapping their skid, facing off against an offense who excels at making contact.

With ten games taking the field on Monday night, there are plenty of prop bets and markets to groom through which you can read a detailed breakdown of them below.

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds (6:40pm, EST)

Nick Lodolo Over 5.5 Hits Allowed (+125) at BetMGM Sportsbook

Since the start of the regular season, the Los Angeles Dodgers have been in a tier of their own, ranking near the top of the board in Hit Rate, On Base Percentage, and in OPS.

Their consistency at the plate helps reduce the amount of variance in their contests, making it easier to set a scoring pace too fast for their opponents to keep up with.

Heading into Monday night’s contest against the Cincinnati Reds, the Dodgers will be able to continue to make contact at a high rate by ambushing Nick Lodolo who is averaging a FIP of 5.63 while giving up more than one Hit Against per inning.

The Reds back end will also widen the width of the Dodgers gaps in the outfield, fielding a group who ranks below league average in Fielding Percentage.

Nick Lodolo Under 15.5 Total Outs (-139) at Caesars Sportsbook

With the Dodgers stringing together their Hits, the Reds pitching staff will be forced to pull Lodolo off the mound early on in his start in an attempt to keep the score close enough to compete, keeping him under the total on his Outs prop.

If you want to diversify your risk on Lodolo, place a separate wager on him to clear the over of 2.5 on his Earned Runs prop as well.

Baltimore Orioles vs New York Mets (7:10pm, EST)

Brandon Young Over 3.5 Strikeouts (-134) at FanDuel Sportsbook

When given the nod, Brandon Young has given the Baltimore Orioles the edge they need to win, going 9-4 in 25 appearances while averaging an ERA of 3.71.

Even though he struggles to create Whiffs, Young is able to mask it by putting opposing batters in low quality contact scenarios, lowering the probability of getting burned by an Error.

In a favorable matchup against the New York Mets, Young will be able to generate Strikeouts at a higher rate by neutralizing a lineup who resides in the bottom half of the board in Hit Rate and in Strikeout Rate.

For some more exposure, escalator bet Young’s Strikeout prop by placing smaller wagers on his alternate overs at the best available odds across multiple sportsbooks.

Marcus Semien Under 0.5 Total Hit (+130) at BetMGM Sportsbook

Marcus Semien’s regression has played a major role in the Mets struggles on offense, generating less than one Hit per game, a .219 Batting Average, and a .629 OPS.

With Young forcing his opponents into a high volume of ground outs and pop flys, Semien will continue to struggle to find the gaps in coverage and be held without a Hit.

Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays (7:07pm, EST)

Toronto Blue Jays Team Total Under 3.5 (+110) at BetMGM Sportsbook

After falling 15.5 games back from the Tampa Bay Rays for first in the AL East, the Toronto Blue Jays must secure one of the three wildcard spots in the AL.

With their offense struggling to play at a competitive level, the Blue Jays hopes of making a run are slim, hovering near the bottom of the board in Runs Scored, RBIs, On Base Percentage, and in OPS.

Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, their struggles on offense will be on full display against the Detroit Tigers Troy Melton, battling it out against an arm who is averaging an ERA of 2.42 and a WHIP of 1.046.

Especially with the Tigers giving Melton the support he needs to keep a clean sheet, surrounding their pitcher with a defense who ranks fifth in Defensive Efficiency.


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