Seven years ago I started tracking something nobody was really talking about: pitchers perform differently in afternoon games. Not slightly differently. Sometimes dramatically differently.
The data wasn't easy to get to back then. I was going game by game through ESPN game logs, manually sorting day starts from night starts by hand. Tedious doesn't even cover it — but the edge was real enough to keep doing it.
Day/night splits still matter. Afternoon baseball is just a different game, and if you're working from season-long averages you're missing the part that actually moves the needle.
Props.cash is what I use now to get to that data fast — afternoon splits, over/under results against today's specific line, matchup grades against today's lineup. What used to take me an hour is two minutes. They do sponsor Prop Queen and I'll be honest: when you sign up with promo code PropQueen they continue to help the Prop Queen brand stay afloat. I don’t promote what I don’t use. How else would I know how the hell to use this thing?! The perk on your end is 50% off your first month when using promo code PropQueen — which is enough time to know whether it's worth it to you.
Today's full afternoon K rankings are free. All 12 starters, ranked by afternoon averages thanks to Props.cash, over/under record and Props.cash matchup grade.
Good luck this afternoon!
— Ariel
Ariel Epstein, known as the Prop Queen, turned her passion for fantasy sports and prop betting into a career. After years of working for other media companies and sportsbooks, it’s time to share her knowledge, preparation and analysis with other sports bettors.
