Joe Ryan Chalkboard MLB Picks Today, 6/18: Baseball Projections + More

Quick Summary of Today's Top Chalkboard MLB Picks:

• Joe Ryan (MIN): UNDER 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed
• Cody Bellinger (NYY): OVER 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI

Looking for the best Chalkboard MLB picks today? After crunching the numbers and sifting through our MLB DFS projections, I’ve identified my favorite MLB player props today, and we are focusing on two of the best matchups on the board with our top MLB picks for today. With Joe Ryan and Cody Bellinger, we are building a high-probability card with our best Chalkboard MLB picks for Thursday, June 18. You can also take these picks and add them to an entry with one of the promo picks Chalkboard is offering for today,

Joe Ryan Chalkboard MLB Pick: UNDER 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed

Alongside an elite 40:2 K/BB ratio over his last five starts, Ryan is rocking a 3.13 ERA and 3.00 FIP. He isn’t putting himself in harm’s way, and while his ERA is a bit lower at home than on the road, this matchup is simply too good to ignore. Ryan doesn’t walk batters; this Texas offense doesn’t take walks, and this month against right-handed pitchers the Rangers have a .571 OPS, .261 wOBA, and 63 wRC+. The offense has gone cold, Ryan is pitching quite well of late, and Ryan has allowed two or fewer earned runs in seven of his last nine starts.

Cody Bellinger Chalkboard MLB Pick: OVER 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI

What if we could get a hot swinging lefty against a fly ball pitcher in a hitter-friendly park with double-digit winds blowing out? Well, that’s exactly what we are getting with Bellinger this evening! He’s 6-for-8 through the first two games of this series, and overall in the month of June against RHP, he’s slashing .440/.448/.720! He has an OPS of 1.201 at home in 2026, and again, strong winds will be blowing out for most of the evening at Yankee Stadium.

Sean Burke has the 13th-lowest ground ball rate amongst qualified starters this season, and he’s surrendered a 1.42 HR/9 over his last five appearances. His 1.25 HR/9 against LHH is noticeably higher than his 0.89 HR/9 mark to righties, but we do see that lefties have a .420 SLG and 11.8 HR/FB% rate against him.

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