With the 2020 season finally set to begin Thursday, we continue to analyze 2020 MLB prop bets at BetMGM. Here is a look at the player to record the most RBIs in the 2020 MLB regular season.
Instead of the normal 162-game season, teams will play 60-game schedules before the postseason begins. League leaders in almost every batting category will be lower than normal, including RBIs.
2020 MLB RBI leader best bets
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Sunday, July 19 at 3:45 a.m. ET.
Colorado Rockies 3B Nolan Arenado (+1100)
Since 2015, Nolan Arenado has two RBI titles – 133 RBI in 2016 and 130 in ’15 – and has also finished second, fourth and fifth in the entire league. While Washington Nationals OF Juan Soto (+900) is the favorite per BetMGM odds, Arenado’s consistency is WORTH BETTING ON, especially with a nice 11-to-1 payoff.
Milwaukee Brewers OF Christian Yelich (+2500)
Christian Yelich was an MVP favorite before a fractured kneecap suffered on Sept. 10 ended his 2019 season. The 2018 NL MVP was on pace to drive in more than 110 runs, which would have been in the top 10 of the majors – he finished with 97 RBIs and 44 homers, while batting .329 through 130 games last year. Yelich’s 110 RBIs in 2018 tied for fourth that season. He should pick up right where he left off in 2020.
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Los Angeles Dodgers OF Cody Bellinger (+1400)
Cody Bellinger won the NL MVP in 2019, driving in 115 runs – with 47 homers and a .305 batting average. He started the season on a scorching pace, driving in 52 runs in his first 54 games, a rate of 0.96 RBI per game. Nationals 3B Anthony Rendon (now with the Los Angeles Angels) led the majors with 126 RBIs in 2019, finishing with a rate of 0.86 RBIs per game.
Boston Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez (+2200)
J.D. Martinez only had 105 RBIs last season, a bit of a dropoff from the 130 he produced when he led the majors in 2018. The Red Sox slugger is definitely capable of going on a tear – as he proved when he banged 65 RBIs in 62 games in the second half of the 2017 season after being traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Arizona Diamondbacks before the trade deadline. At 22-1, this is a SOLID PLAY with a big payout.
Boston Red Sox 3B Rafael Devers (+2000)
Rafael Devers, who is set to begin his fourth season in the majors, broke out in 2019 with 115 RBIs, while hitting .311. His explosion last year is a signal of things to come, as his production has increased every season he has been in the majors.
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