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  1. What Are the Best PrizePicks MLB Picks Today?
  2. Jeffrey Springs OVER 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed
  3. MacKenzie Gore OVER 5.5 Strikeouts
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Looking for the best PrizePicks MLB picks today? Our MLB PrizePicks predictions for Friday, April 3, 2026, feature two MLB player props worth targeting on today’s MLB slate. The lines for Jeffrey Springs’ earned runs allowed and MacKenzie Gore’s strikeouts carry strong situational value, matchup context, and historical data. Whether you are building a two-leg power play or stacking these into a larger entry, here is a full breakdown of where both lines land tonight and why.

What Are the Best PrizePicks MLB Picks Today?

Tonight's two best PrizePicks MLB player props are Jeffrey Springs’ earned runs allowed and MacKenzie Gore’s strikeouts. Both lines carry clear situational edges based on matchup, current form, and opponent tendencies. Read below for the full breakdown on each pick.

 

 

 

Jeffrey Springs OVER 2.5 Earned Runs Allowed

The strikeouts dissipated for Springs last season in his first year with the Athletics, and albeit a tough matchup in his season debut, he only struck out two Blue Jays while allowing a sky-high 88.6% contact rate. While we don’t have the wind blowing out at Sutter Health Park this evening, it will be a warm evening, which is a big bump to bats. When pitching at home last season, Springs served up a 4.81 ERA, .469 SLG, 1.86 HR/9, and 5.09 FIP.

After a matchup against a tough Toronto team to begin the season, it doesn’t get easier in his second start, as he’ll take on a Houston Astros team that has pummeled left-handed pitching this season. The Astros have slashed .315/.378/.565 with the league’s best 175 wRC+ and .250 ISO! For what it’s worth, he allowed three or more earned runs in two-thirds of his home starts last season (10/15).

MacKenzie Gore OVER 5.5 Strikeouts

I love this matchup for Gore against the Reds in his home park. The Texas southpaw racked up seven strikeouts across 5.1 IP in his season debut (90 pitches), and increased usage of his cutter is a nice tweak to his arsenal. In that start against Philadelphia, he posted a 12.2 SwStr%, highlighted by his curveball (17.6 SwStr%) and cutter (16.7 SwStr%).

His opponent today is the Cincinnati Reds, a team that has posted a 28.7 K% on the year against southpaws, not to mention a .208 average, .297 wOBA, and 86 wRC+. After a six-game homestand to begin the year, the Reds will head on the road to pitcher-friendly Globe Life Field. Gore should miss plenty of bats today, en route to more than 5.5 strikeouts.

 

 

 

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