Best Team USA Player Future Betting Picks for the World Baseball Classic

The United States is the by far favorite heading into the World Baseball Classic. 

They’re a -110 to win the event, and I won’t go and bet against my own country on the world stage. Unlike the Latin American teams, the US got most of the insurance covered for their rosters, and that could lead to a lot of success in this lineup.

Because of that, I’m going to stay away from betting on the WBC and look at some futures for the players that will be participating. Here are my favorite futures for the Americans.

Roman Anthony 160+ Hits (+330)

Maybe I’m seeing too much Red Sox propaganda on my timeline, but I’m all in on Roman Anthony this year. In 2025, Anthony had 75 hits in 71 games. He crushed the ball last season. Anthony had an xWOBA of .372 last season, one of the best in baseball. To go along with that, he had a 60.3% Hard Hit%, again one of the best in baseball.

There’s a direct positive correlation between OPS and average exit velo; Roman Anthony fits that mold. My only concern is that Anthony strikes out at a very high rate, due to a 29.8% whiff rate. If he can limit the strikeouts, the sky is the limit for Roman Anthony.

Bobby Witt Jr. 35+ Home Runs (+200)

In a down year for Bobby Witt, he hit 23 home runs, held a .852 OPS, and compiled 7.1 WAR. Witt’s expected stats from last season made you think he would have hit more home runs, but fortunately, this season, the Royals are actually moving in their left field wall by 10 feet and reducing the height to 8.5 feet. Kauffman Stadium has always been a pitcher-friendly park, but they’re trying to make a more neutral park factor, which will obviously benefit Witt.

FanGraphs has Witt projected for 28 homers this year, and they are usually a bit under player projections, so I really like this line at plus money.

Aaron Judge and Kyle Schwarber o100 RBIs (+112)

The logic here is pretty simple. These are my two favorite power bats in baseball. I expect both of them to hit 40+ home runs, and that would also lead them to 100 RBIs. Judge has hit 100 RBIs in three out of the last four seasons, and the only year he didn’t reach that mark was when he only played 106 games.

Schwarber has reached the 100 RBI mark in his last three seasons in Philly, and finished at 94 RBIs in his first year in Philly, when they experimented with him hitting leadoff. The first two bets I gave will have some work to be done, but this one is a bet it, and be thankful you did when it easily goes over in September.