The top MLB pick today, Saturday, May 9, 2026, is Gunnar Henderson Over 0.5 Hits (ATH @ BAL, 4:06 PM ET). PropsBot’s AI rates the pick at 64.8% Confidence with a 6.2% Edge Score, meaning the modeled probability sits about six points above the implied probability priced into the market. Best available price: -260.

Below is the full breakdown — Confidence Score, Edge Score, sportsbook odds comparison, and historical hit rate data — so you can make a data-backed decision before the 4:06 PM ET first pitch.

WindowHit RateSportsbookLineOdds
L5 / L10 / L2060% / 70% / 55%Best market0.5 Hits-260
Season63%Best market0.5 Hits-260
H2H vs ATH71%Best market0.5 Hits-260

Is Gunnar Henderson a good Over 0.5 Hits bet on May 9, 2026?

PropsBot AI player detail screen showing Gunnar Henderson Over 0.5 Hits pick with 64.8% Confidence Score, 6.2% Edge Score, and sportsbook odds for ATH at BAL on May 9, 2026

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Why Gunnar Henderson Over 0.5 Hits?

PropsBot’s models pin Henderson at a 64.8% Confidence Score for at least one hit against Aaron Civale. That lands in Moderate Confidence territory — the model sees a real edge but a single-hit threshold carries enough variance that bet sizing matters. The 6.2% Edge Score puts modeled probability around six points above the -260 implied number, which is where the value lives on a heavily juiced over.

Historical Performance at 0.5 Hits

Henderson has hit in seven of his last ten and seven of his last ten head-to-head looks at Athletics pitching. Season number sits at 63%. The L20 dipped to 55% during a stretch the model has since faded out, and the L10 reversal back to 70% is the active signal. H2H 71% over a multi-game sample lines up cleanly with the modeled true rate near 78%.

Matchup Context: ATH @ BAL

Civale is the soft spot in this matchup. Opp xBA against the lineup grades at .263 and his K% versus the Orioles’ core sits at 17.1%, well below median for AL starters. Henderson’s career split versus right-handed pitching reads .200 AVG / .294 wOBA, but Hard Hit 44% and 89.7 mph exit velo say the underlying contact is good enough to puncture a .216 xBA on volume. Implied team total is 5.1 in a 9.5 total — plenty of plate appearances to clear a 0.5 line.

Best Line Available

The Over 0.5 Hits ticket is priced at -260 across the major books today. That implies 72%; PropsBot’s model has the true rate roughly six points higher. Take the line at -260; the alternate Over 1.5 at plus money is a higher-variance shot with a worse expected outcome on this profile.

Recent Track Record on PropsBot’s MLB Hits Picks

Across the last 30 days of PropsBot’s MLB hits picks at Moderate Confidence (Confidence Score 50–64%), the public ledger tracks every entry — date, line, book, graded outcome — at Performance Methodology.

How PropsBot Models MLB Hits Props

Multiple AI models score the prop, then their consensus is summarized into a single Confidence Score and an Edge Score — full methodology at /performance-methodology/.

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