MLB Thursday Player Prop Bets and Predictions - August 18, 2022

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It's Thursday, August 18, 2022, and, as always, we've simulated all of the day's MLB games more than 10,000 times each to determine where the value lies for baseball bettors across the United States.

With MLB prop bets, probabilities and odds featured each and every day, make sure you check out our best player props for Thursday's MLB games below.

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Best MLB Prop Bets Today

Blue Jays vs. Yankees, 7:05PM ET

BET: Aaron Judge 1+ HR (+230)

It's time to rise again! The Yankees have been in a ridiculous score slump since the trade deadline. That was until last night when the Bronx Bombers piled on 8 runs to perhaps shrug off the cobwebs on their way back to contending for the title come November. Starting Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios has been a home run machine, giving up dingers in 13 of his last 15 starts. It's been close to a week since Judge last hit one out of the park, and the stars are aligned for him to capitalize on this matchup.

⚾️ Blue Jays vs. Yankees Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Blue Jays vs. Yankees

Nationals vs. Padres, 9:40PM ET

BET: Manny Machado 1+ HR (+285)

Yu Darvish (10-6, 3.40 ERA) and Aníbal Sánchez (0-5, 7.20 ERA) meet on the mound for the second time in less than a week tonight, and if last Saturday's game was any indication, circle this game as a dinger friendly contest. We're going to zone in on the Padres hitters, however, and in particular Manny Machado - a man who was very much in some outstanding form against the Nats hitters on Saturday. Machado clubbed one off of Sanchez to centre field and almost did it again in the very same spot at the next AB. He has every chance of doing it again at Petco Park.

⚾️ Nationals vs. Padres Predictions
📈 Betting preview: Nationals vs. Padres

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1️⃣ Judge HR
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