Best Home Run Prop Bets Today – HR Prop Picks For Friday, May 22

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Best Home Run Prop Bets – MLB Free HR Props Picks

MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #1: Matt Olson (ATL) +250

Matt Olson and the Braves return home riding a three-game winning streak as they host Washington sending righty Miles Mikolas to the mound. The veteran pitcher has a history of giving up the long ball averaging 26.5 home runs given up per year across his last four.

We’re going to take Olson to hit his home run prop tonight going 4-15 with two home runs off Mikolas all-time. After hitting four home runs the first five days of the month Olson has cooled off a bit not hitting a home run in 12 days now so we think he’s due to hit one out of the park.

In their first head-to-head series this season Olson went 5-17 with two home runs in Washington and he’s batting .287 to go along with a .609 slugging percentage against righties on the season.

Of the 11 home runs Mikolas has already given up this season, six have come against left handed bats while also allowing a .551 slugging percentage against them compared to a .494 slugging percentage allowed to right handed batters.

If Olson doesn’t hit a home run by the time Mikolas leaves the game that’s okay because the Nationals bullpen has given up the second most home runs this season of any bullpen unit in the MLB including Mitchell Parker who Olson has two home runs against in his career as well.

With the Braves returning home and the offense averaging 8-9 runs across their winning streak, let’s take Olson to hit his home run prop tonight at +250 odds before first pitch in Atlanta.

MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Corbin Carroll (ARI) +370

The Rockies and Diamondbacks play the second of a four-game series in Arizona as righty Tomoyuki Sugano takes the mound for Colorado.

Of the nine home runs Sugano has given up this season six have been to left handed batters as we’ll take Carroll to hit his home run prop tonight at home. In their three-game series last weekend Carroll went 5-12 with two home runs and four RBIs and in last night’s 2-1 win had both RBIs for the Diamondbacks.

For the month Carroll is slugging .523 with six of his seven home runs coming against right handed pitchers as well. During his last road start Sugano gave up three home runs in just five innings at Philadelphia and in total has given up six of his nine home runs on the road as well. Sugano is no stranger to giving up home runs with 33 in total allowed last season as part of the Orioles rotation.

Carroll is riding a nine-game hitting streak into this one and over the last week is slugging .833 so let’s take him to hit his home run prop tonight at +370 odds as these NL West rivals clash in Arizona tonight.

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