Player Props · DraftKings Lines & Edges
August 3, 2026 MLB Hits Props
143 lines · Updated Aug 3, 3:39 PM ET
The Almanac's Take
The board is thin today — 143 lines are priced, but the model surfaced zero top plays, and there are no projections attached to any entry. With `bias_direction` set to high, any over probability the model does generate already runs warm, so the bar for a credible edge is higher than usual. Chasing marginal numbers into a model that's known to over-estimate hits overs at high predicted probabilities isn't a spot worth forcing. Nothing here clears a reasonable threshold; the hits board is a pass for now.
How we model these edges
- Model method:
- ml_monte_carlo
- Approximation quality:
- Reasonable
- Bias direction:
- Model edges on overs are biased high — real overs are slightly worse than reported.
- Edge definition:
- model_over_prob - no_vig(over_implied_prob)
- ·Per backtest, the model over-estimates hits overs at high predicted probs (sharpness issue); remediation is the projection engine (`src/projections/hitter.py`), not the probability layer.
- ·Probabilities come from a 1000-rep Monte Carlo on the per-PA outcome distribution. Lines outside the sim's threshold grid (very rare) fall back to the Poisson approximation — see the per-entry `model_over_prob_method` stamp.
- ·Integer lines (e.g. line=2.0) are treated as 'over wins on ≥2', which slightly overstates over_prob vs sportsbook push rules. Half-point lines (X.5) — the near-universal case for these markets — are unaffected.
Planned improvement: Backtest the Monte Carlo `prop_probs` against realized outcomes over a full 2024-2025 sample and recalibrate the per-PA distribution if the residuals exceed ±2 pp at any decile bucket. See `scripts/backtest_props.py`.
Hits Board
0 of 143 projected| # | Player | Line | Odds O/U | Proj | Model % | Market % | Edge | Pick | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Del Castillo | 0.5 | −112/ −119 | — | — | 49% | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alec Bohm | 0.5 | −256/ +189 | — | — | 68% | — | — | — |
| 3 | Alec Burleson | 0.5 | −183/ +137 | — | — | 61% | — | — | — |
| 4 | Alex Bregman | 0.5 | −210/ +156 | — | — | 63% | — | — | — |
| 5 | Andres Gimenez | 0.5 | −147/ +111 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 6 | Andy Pages | 0.5 | −243/ +180 | — | — | 66% | — | — | — |
| 7 | Austin Wells | 0.5 | −110/ −121 | — | — | 49% | — | — | — |
| 8 | Austin Wynns | 0.5 | −112/ −118 | — | — | 49% | — | — | — |
| 9 | Ben Rice | 0.5 | −233/ +173 | — | — | 66% | — | — | — |
| 10 | Brady House | 0.5 | −161/ +121 | — | — | 58% | — | — | — |
| 11 | Brandon Lowe | 0.5 | −184/ +137 | — | — | 61% | — | — | — |
| 12 | Brandon Marsh | 0.5 | −201/ +150 | — | — | 63% | — | — | — |
| 13 | Brandon Nimmo | 0.5 | −237/ +175 | — | — | 66% | — | — | — |
| 14 | Brandon Valenzuela | 0.5 | −144/ +109 | — | — | 55% | — | — | — |
| 15 | Brice Turang | 0.5 | −199/ +149 | — | — | 62% | — | — | — |
| 16 | Bryan De La Cruz | 0.5 | −148/ +111 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 17 | Bryan Reynolds | 0.5 | −185/ +139 | — | — | 61% | — | — | — |
| 18 | Bryce Eldridge | 0.5 | −217/ +161 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 19 | Bryce Harper | 1.5 | +197/ −268 | — | — | 32% | — | — | — |
| 20 | Bryson Stott | 0.5 | −215/ +160 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 21 | CJ Abrams | 0.5 | −216/ +161 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 22 | Cam Smith | 0.5 | −192/ +143 | — | — | 62% | — | — | — |
| 23 | Carson Kelly | 0.5 | −200/ +149 | — | — | 62% | — | — | — |
| 24 | Cedric Mullins | 1.5 | +163/ −219 | — | — | 36% | — | — | — |
| 25 | Chandler Simpson | 1.5 | +117/ −156 | — | — | 43% | — | — | — |
| 26 | Christian Koss | 0.5 | −156/ +117 | — | — | 57% | — | — | — |
| 27 | Christian Walker | 0.5 | −205/ +152 | — | — | 63% | — | — | — |
| 28 | Christian Yelich | 0.5 | −183/ +137 | — | — | 61% | — | — | — |
| 29 | Cole Carrigg | 1.5 | +194/ −264 | — | — | 32% | — | — | — |
| 30 | Cooper Pratt | 0.5 | −147/ +111 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 31 | Corbin Carroll | 0.5 | −216/ +160 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 32 | Corey Seager | 0.5 | −209/ +156 | — | — | 63% | — | — | — |
| 33 | Dalton Rushing | 0.5 | −147/ +111 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 34 | Dansby Swanson | 0.5 | −126/ −105 | — | — | 52% | — | — | — |
| 35 | Daulton Varsho | 0.5 | −190/ +142 | — | — | 61% | — | — | — |
| 36 | David Hamilton | 0.5 | −108/ −122 | — | — | 49% | — | — | — |
| 37 | Daylen Lile | 0.5 | −223/ +166 | — | — | 65% | — | — | — |
| 38 | Drew Cavanaugh | 0.5 | −138/ +104 | — | — | 54% | — | — | — |
| 39 | Dylan Crews | 0.5 | −212/ +157 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 40 | Endy Rodriguez | 0.5 | −124/ −107 | — | — | 52% | — | — | — |
| 41 | Ernie Clement | 0.5 | −222/ +165 | — | — | 65% | — | — | — |
| 42 | Esmerlyn Valdez | 0.5 | −153/ +115 | — | — | 57% | — | — | — |
| 43 | Evan Carter | 0.5 | −162/ +122 | — | — | 58% | — | — | — |
| 44 | Ezequiel Duran | 0.5 | −167/ +125 | — | — | 58% | — | — | — |
| 45 | Ezequiel Tovar | 0.5 | −145/ +109 | — | — | 55% | — | — | — |
| 46 | Fernando Tatis Jr. | 1.5 | +138/ −185 | — | — | 39% | — | — | — |
| 47 | Freddie Freeman | 0.5 | −211/ +157 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 48 | Gabriel Moreno | 0.5 | −255/ +188 | — | — | 67% | — | — | — |
| 49 | Garrett Mitchell | 0.5 | −141/ +106 | — | — | 55% | — | — | — |
| 50 | Gavin Sheets | 0.5 | −173/ +130 | — | — | 59% | — | — | — |
| 51 | George Springer | 0.5 | −176/ +132 | — | — | 60% | — | — | — |
| 52 | Geraldo Perdomo | 0.5 | −193/ +144 | — | — | 62% | — | — | — |
| 53 | Grant McCray | 0.5 | −148/ +112 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 54 | Heliot Ramos | 0.5 | −229/ +170 | — | — | 65% | — | — | — |
| 55 | Hunter Feduccia | 0.5 | −182/ +136 | — | — | 60% | — | — | — |
| 56 | Hunter Goodman | 0.5 | −250/ +185 | — | — | 67% | — | — | — |
| 57 | Ian Happ | 0.5 | −136/ +103 | — | — | 54% | — | — | — |
| 58 | Isaac Paredes | 0.5 | −223/ +166 | — | — | 65% | — | — | — |
| 59 | Ivan Herrera | 0.5 | −172/ +129 | — | — | 59% | — | — | — |
| 60 | J.T. Realmuto | 0.5 | −196/ +146 | — | — | 62% | — | — | — |
| 61 | JJ Wetherholt | 0.5 | −165/ +124 | — | — | 58% | — | — | — |
| 62 | Jackson Chourio | 0.5 | −222/ +165 | — | — | 65% | — | — | — |
| 63 | Jackson Merrill | 1.5 | +190/ −257 | — | — | 32% | — | — | — |
| 64 | Jacob Gonzalez | 0.5 | −109/ −122 | — | — | 49% | — | — | — |
| 65 | Jake Bauers | 0.5 | −142/ +107 | — | — | 55% | — | — | — |
| 66 | Jake Burger | 0.5 | −175/ +131 | — | — | 60% | — | — | — |
| 67 | Jake Cronenworth | 0.5 | −238/ +176 | — | — | 66% | — | — | — |
| 68 | Jake Mangum | 0.5 | −255/ +188 | — | — | 67% | — | — | — |
| 69 | Jake McCarthy | 1.5 | +159/ −214 | — | — | 36% | — | — | — |
| 70 | James Wood | 0.5 | −215/ +160 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 71 | Jasson Domínguez | 0.5 | −214/ +159 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 72 | Jazz Chisholm Jr. | 0.5 | −168/ +126 | — | — | 59% | — | — | — |
| 73 | Jeremy Pena | 1.5 | +164/ −221 | — | — | 35% | — | — | — |
| 74 | Jesus Sanchez | 0.5 | −148/ +112 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 75 | Jimmy Crooks | 0.5 | +118/ −157 | — | — | 43% | — | — | — |
| 76 | Joc Pederson | 0.5 | −213/ +158 | — | — | 64% | — | — | — |
| 77 | Jonathan Aranda | 1.5 | +117/ −156 | — | — | 43% | — | — | — |
| 78 | Jorbit Vivas | 0.5 | −132/ −101 | — | — | 53% | — | — | — |
| 79 | Jordan Walker | 0.5 | −186/ +139 | — | — | 61% | — | — | — |
| 80 | Jose Altuve | 0.5 | −195/ +146 | — | — | 62% | — | — | — |
| 81 | Jose Caballero | 0.5 | −159/ +119 | — | — | 57% | — | — | — |
| 82 | Jose Fermin | 0.5 | −127/ −104 | — | — | 52% | — | — | — |
| 83 | Jose Tena | 0.5 | −159/ +120 | — | — | 57% | — | — | — |
| 84 | Jung Hoo Lee | 0.5 | −260/ +191 | — | — | 68% | — | — | — |
| 85 | Junior Caminero | 1.5 | +108/ −143 | — | — | 45% | — | — | — |
| 86 | Justin Crawford | 0.5 | −165/ +124 | — | — | 58% | — | — | — |
| 87 | Kazuma Okamoto | 0.5 | −164/ +123 | — | — | 58% | — | — | — |
| 88 | Keibert Ruiz | 0.5 | −207/ +154 | — | — | 63% | — | — | — |
| 89 | Ketel Marte | 0.5 | −221/ +164 | — | — | 65% | — | — | — |
| 90 | Kyle Karros | 1.5 | +201/ −273 | — | — | 31% | — | — | — |
| 91 | Kyle Schwarber | 0.5 | −225/ +167 | — | — | 65% | — | — | — |
| 92 | Kyle Tucker | 0.5 | −186/ +139 | — | — | 61% | — | — | — |
| 93 | LaMonte Wade Jr. | 0.5 | +107/ −142 | — | — | 45% | — | — | — |
| 94 | Lars Nootbaar | 0.5 | −141/ +107 | — | — | 55% | — | — | — |
| 95 | Luis Campusano | 0.5 | −148/ +111 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 96 | Luis Lara | 0.5 | −148/ +112 | — | — | 56% | — | — | — |
| 97 | Manny Machado | 0.5 | −269/ +198 | — | — | 68% | — | — | — |
| 98 | Marcell Ozuna | 0.5 | −105/ −127 | — | — | 48% | — | — | — |
| 99 | Masyn Winn | 0.5 | −169/ +127 | — | — | 59% | — | — | — |
| 100 | Max Kepler | 0.5 | −164/ +123 | — | — | 58% | — | — | — |
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