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  1. What Are the Best PrizePicks MLB Picks Today?
  2. Oneil Cruz OVER 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI
  3. Yordan Alvarez OVER 1.5 Total Bases
  4. Claim Your PrizePicks Promo Code Bonus

Looking for the best PrizePicks MLB picks today? Our MLB PrizePicks predictions for Friday, April 17, 2026, feature two MLB player props worth targeting on today’s MLB slate. The hits+runs+RBI line for Oneil Cruz and Yordan Alvarez’s total bases carries 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?

Today’s two best PrizePicks MLB player props are Oneil Cruz over 1.5 hits+runs+RBI and Yordan Alvarez over 1.5 total bases. Both lines carry clear situational edges based on matchup, current form, and opponent tendencies. Read below for the full breakdown on each pick.

 

 

 

Oneil Cruz OVER 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI

Who am I to go against Cruz right now? I mean, albeit just a couple of weeks into the season, he’s an MVP candidate right now! Through 19 games on the year, he’s slashing .316/.381/.566 with five home runs, nine stolen bases, 15 runs scored, and 17 RBI! He has a .391 OBP over his last 10 games, not to mention a combined 13 runs+RBI. Cruz and the Pirates will take on Nick Martinez, who has served up a 1.69 HR/9 and 5.23 FIP to left-handed hitters this season. Martinez relies heavily on his changeup, and against righty changeups this season, Cruz has a .400 average and .521 wOBA.

Overall against right-handed pitching this season, Cruz has a .345 OBP and .354 wOBA. Let’s see if Cruz can keep up this hot start!

Yordan Alvarez OVER 1.5 Total Bases

Whatever prop is out there for Yordan Alvarez today, I want a piece of it! I love his matchup today for a multitude of reasons. He’s seeing a beach ball at the plate right now, posting a 218 wRC+ over his last eight games. Furthermore, he’s posted a .928 OPS against righties this season, and when playing at home, his OPS skyrockets to 1.419!

St. Louis’ Kyle Leahy has the unfortunate pleasure of taking on Yordan Alvarez tonight, and he’s a righty who has had issues with left-handed hitters to begin the 2026 campaign. How does a .394 average and .481 wOBA allowed to lefties? Well, those are Leahy’s numbers!

This just might be my favorite matchup across the board in Major League Baseball today, so put your trust in Yordan Alvarez on Friday.

 

 

 

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