B Wade recommended taking Kerry Carpenter over 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs. Carpenter is on a tear, going over this number in six straight and eight of his last nine while averaging 3.5 combined H/R/RBI across the last 10 contests. He has logged two or more hits in six of those games. Versus the Angels specifically he has averaged nearly four combined stats per contest, clearing the prop in two of three matchups both last season and in their first 2025 series. With that sustained production and favorable matchup data, Wade expects Carpenter to eclipse the 1.5 line again.

B Wade said he is betting the over 2.5 strikeouts for Kyle Hendricks. Hendricks has cleared this line in 14 of 21 appearances this season (67%) and has topped it in seven of ten road outings while averaging just under four strikeouts per road start. He comes off a one-run pitchers’ duel where he fell short, but he has not missed this number in back-to-back games since April, consistently bouncing back the very next time out. In his only prior meeting with the upcoming opponent he recorded exactly three punch-outs, aligning with the statistical rebound pattern. Books have the true price closer to –160/–170 even though one screen shows –207, so Wade views the prop as under-priced value.

Just A Bet Outside highlighted Tarik Skubal’s strikeout prop as the second premium target on the board. The Angels have struck out at a 25% clip versus left-handed pitching in the past three weeks (9th highest in MLB). Skubal brings overpowering swing-and-miss stuff, logging 181 strikeouts across 140.2 innings and hitting 10, 7, 11, 5, and 10 Ks in his last five starts. Steven stressed that Skubal’s splits are essentially neutral—home/road and left/right opponents make little difference—so there’s no hidden red flag. When these teams met on May 2, Skubal fanned eight in six frames, reinforcing the matchup edge. The tout framed the over on Skubal’s K prop as a strong betting angle for Friday.