The top MLB pick today, Monday, July 20, 2026, is Jacob Misiorowski Over 8.5 Strikeouts (NYM @ MIL, 7:41 PM ET). PropsBot’s AI rates the pick at 56.5% Confidence with a 9.5% Edge Score, meaning the modeled probability sits nine and a half points above the 55% implied by the price. Best available price: Pinnacle -122.
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 7:41 PM ET first pitch.
| Window | Over Hit Rate | Sportsbook | Line | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L5 / L10 / L20 | 60% / 50% / 55% | Pinnacle | 8.5 Strikeouts | -122 |
| Season | 55% | Pinnacle | 8.5 Strikeouts | -122 |
| H2H vs MIL | 0% | Pinnacle | 8.5 Strikeouts | -122 |
Is Jacob Misiorowski a good Over 8.5 Strikeouts bet vs the Mets on July 20?

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Why Jacob Misiorowski Over 8.5 Strikeouts vs the Mets?
PropsBot’s AI models assigned a 56.5% Confidence Score to Jacob Misiorowski over 8.5 Strikeouts tonight. That threshold qualifies as Moderate Confidence in PropsBot’s framework. The pick carries a 9.5% Edge Score, with a +1.5% Confidence Gap between modeled and implied probability.
This carries a 9.5% Edge Score, comfortably the largest on today’s board, and it is the only pick here with a positive Confidence Gap, meaning PropsBot’s model is more confident than the market rather than less. The stuff backs it up. A 13.5 K/9 with an 18.9% swinging-strike rate and a 39.6% strikeout rate is genuinely elite, and 6.2 innings per start on 92.2 pitches means he is being left in long enough to get to nine.
Historical Performance at 8.5 Strikeouts
Misiorowski has gone over 8.5 in three of his last five and half of his last ten, with the 20-game window and the season rate both at 55%. That is a coin flip on the surface, which is worth sitting with: a 55% historical rate against a 56.5% model number means the edge here is coming from the price rather than from a dominant track record. There is no head-to-head history against the Mets to lean on.
Matchup Context: NYM @ MIL
This is the soft spot in the case, and PropsBot flags it by passing just one of three opponent checks. The Mets strike out 22.6% of the time and make contact at 74.5%, so this is not a free-swinging lineup that hands out strikeouts. The one thing working in his favour is a 29.2% opponent chase rate, which matters for a pitcher whose swinging-strike rate is already near 19%. A 45.9% ground-ball rate is the other quiet drag: balls in play are outs, but they are not strikeouts.
Best Line Available
Pinnacle has the best number at -122 for 55% implied. Against a 56.5% model read that is where the 9.5% Edge Score comes from, and it is the widest gap between price and projection on the board today. Worth shopping: at -140 or worse most of that edge is gone.
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- Career stats: Jacob Misiorowski on MLB.com
- Advanced metrics: Statcast page for Jacob Misiorowski
- Game info: NYM at MIL on July 20, 2026
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