{"id":17282,"date":"2023-04-03T11:20:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T15:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=17282"},"modified":"2023-04-03T14:58:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T18:58:52","slug":"home-run-prop-picks-predictions-and-odds-4-3-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/home-run-prop-picks-predictions-and-odds-4-3-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Run Prop Picks, Predictions and Odds 4\/3\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Today&#8217;s MLB Home Run Prop Bets For April 3<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">WagerTalk content contributor Kyle Kargel provides his daily home run prop picks and predictions for Monday, April 3 with odds provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/gtly.ink\/5VHh39miH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FanDuel<\/a>. The Yankees, Orioles and Dodgers lead the MLB in team home runs so far this season with seven a piece.<\/p>\n<div class=\"leaders__headshot headshot-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4142424\" name=\"&amp;lpos=mlb:game:pre:leaders:player\" data-player-uid=\"s:1~l:10~a:4142424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><span class=\"playerName\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4142424\" name=\"&amp;lpos=mlb:game:pre:leaders:player\" data-player-uid=\"s:1~l:10~a:4142424\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/span><!--more--><\/div>\n<h2>Home Run Prop Prediction 1: Jose Abreu (+425)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jose Abreu has yet to hit a home run this season but he is putting the ball in play with a .375 average on the season so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Astros kick off a 3-game series against the Tigers who just got swept by Tampa Bay. Matthew Boyd makes his return to the Tigers after a 1-year stint in Seattle who Abreu is quite familiar with during both players\u2019 time in the AL Central.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Abreu is 14-36 all-time against Boyd with two home runs and hits a home run against left handed pitching once every 19 at-bats against lefties since 2021 compared to once every 35 at-bats against righties. Other Astros hitters to consider are <strong>Jeremy Pena (+425)<\/strong> and <strong>Alex Bregman (+475)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Home Run Prop Prediction 2: Rafael Devers (+425)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s only a matter of time before Rafael Devers notches his first home run of the season. So, why not tonight at home against the Pirates who are starting Johan Oviedo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He\u2019s allowed one home run every nine innings pitched in his career but he only allowed one during his last five starts with the Pirates last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last season Devers hit .323 at Fenway Park compared to .272 on the road racking up 27 home runs in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also note he accumulated a home run once every 17 at-bats against righties and once every 38 at-bats against lefties last season with Oviedo being a right handed pitcher. Other Red Sox hitters to consider are <strong>Adam Duvall (+475)<\/strong> and <strong>Justin Turner (+550)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gtly.ink\/5VHh39miH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fanduel_logo_large.png\" alt=\"Fan Duel logo\" width=\"290\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Interested in placing a home run prop bet? Visit FanDuel to get a <a href=\"https:\/\/gtly.ink\/5VHh39miH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1,000 no sweat first bet<\/a> in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia or Wyoming.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>First Pitch | MLB Betting Preview for Monday, April 3<\/h3>\n<p>Join Drew Martin and a rotating panel of guests for First Pitch as we break down the daily baseball slate from a betting perspective every weekday at 1:45pm ET \/ 10:45am PT for First Pitch discussing the MLB betting slate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_85647\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mPQLS2A2YL8?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=1&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&hl=en_US&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade  no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"MLB Predictions, Picks and Odds Today | MLB Betting Advice and Tips | First Pitch | April 3\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/mPQLS2A2YL8\/maxresdefault.jpg\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mPQLS2A2YL8\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"MLB Predictions, Picks and Odds Today | MLB Betting Advice and Tips | First Pitch | April 3\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"MLB Predictions and Betting Tips for Friday, March 31: After taking the AL East by storm last season, how will Nestor Cortes open his 2023 season? 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Track the MLB moneylines, run lines and betting percentages for all of Monday&#8217;s baseball games.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s MLB Home Run Prop Bets For April 3 WagerTalk content contributor Kyle Kargel provides his daily home run prop picks and predictions for Monday, April 3 with odds provided by FanDuel. The Yankees, Orioles and Dodgers lead the MLB in team home runs so far this season with seven a piece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":17285,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[840,985,837,1055,835,1116,4,708,727,709,1513],"class_list":["post-17282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-home-run-prop-picks","tag-home-run-prop-picks-today","tag-home-run-prop-predictions","tag-home-run-prop-predictions-today","tag-home-run-props","tag-jose-abreu","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-odds","tag-mlb-picks","tag-mlb-predictions","tag-rafael-devers"],"basic_html":"<h2>Today's MLB Home Run Prop Bets For April 3<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">WagerTalk content contributor Kyle Kargel provides his daily home run prop picks and predictions for Monday, April 3 with odds provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/gtly.ink\/5VHh39miH\">FanDuel<\/a>. The Yankees, Orioles and Dodgers lead the MLB in team home runs so far this season with seven a piece.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"leaders__headshot headshot-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4142424\" name=\"&amp;lpos=mlb:game:pre:leaders:player\" data-player-uid=\"s:1~l:10~a:4142424\"><\/a><span class=\"playerName\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/4142424\" name=\"&amp;lpos=mlb:game:pre:leaders:player\" data-player-uid=\"s:1~l:10~a:4142424\"><\/a><\/span><!--more--><\/div>\n<h2>Home Run Prop Prediction 1: Jose Abreu (+425)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">Jose Abreu has yet to hit a home run this season but he is putting the ball in play with a .375 average on the season so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Astros kick off a 3-game series against the Tigers who just got swept by Tampa Bay. Matthew Boyd makes his return to the Tigers after a 1-year stint in Seattle who Abreu is quite familiar with during both players\u2019 time in the AL Central.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Abreu is 14-36 all-time against Boyd with two home runs and hits a home run against left handed pitching once every 19 at-bats against lefties since 2021 compared to once every 35 at-bats against righties. Other Astros hitters to consider are <strong>Jeremy Pena (+425)<\/strong> and <strong>Alex Bregman (+475)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: revert; font-size: revert; font-weight: revert; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">Home Run Prop Prediction 2: Rafael Devers (+425)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">It\u2019s only a matter of time before Rafael Devers notches his first home run of the season. So, why not tonight at home against the Pirates who are starting Johan Oviedo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">He\u2019s allowed one home run every nine innings pitched in his career but he only allowed one during his last five starts with the Pirates last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Last season Devers hit .323 at Fenway Park compared to .272 on the road racking up 27 home runs in total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Also note he accumulated a home run once every 17 at-bats against righties and once every 38 at-bats against lefties last season with Oviedo being a right handed pitcher. Other Red Sox hitters to consider are <strong>Adam Duvall (+475)<\/strong> and <strong>Justin Turner (+550)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gtly.ink\/5VHh39miH\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-17295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/fanduel_logo_large.png\" alt=\"Fan Duel logo\" width=\"290\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Interested in placing a home run prop bet? Visit FanDuel to get a <a href=\"https:\/\/gtly.ink\/5VHh39miH\">$1,000 no sweat first bet<\/a> in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia or Wyoming.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h3>First Pitch | MLB Betting Preview for Monday, April 3<\/h3>\nJoin Drew Martin and a rotating panel of guests for First Pitch as we break down the daily baseball slate from a betting perspective every weekday at 1:45pm ET \/ 10:45am PT for First Pitch discussing the MLB betting slate.\n\n[embedyt] https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mPQLS2A2YL8[\/embedyt]\n<h3>Daily MLB Game Previews From WagerTalk and Sportsmemo<\/h3>\nRead up on betting previews on daily MLB games from handicappers here at WagerTalk and over at Sportsmemo. We help guide you in your betting providing free written breakdowns for various games. See our previews for today's games now!\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/\"><strong>WagerTalk MLB Game Previews<\/strong><\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsmemo.com\/news\/mlb\/\"><strong>Sportsmemo MLB Game Previews<\/strong><\/a>\n<h3>WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h3>\nWagerTalk\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds?sport=L5&amp;type=4&amp;cb=0.041518762314237456\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">live odds screen<\/a> features up-to-the-minute lines from a variety of offshore and domestic sports books. Track the MLB moneylines, run lines and betting percentages for all of Monday's baseball games.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on. <\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Last Minute Handicapping Advice<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">: Check out our extensive library of <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/sports-betting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">handicapping tips<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and advice from professional Vegas handicappers (we also recommend taking the time to look over our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports betting tips video library<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">)<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 12pt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17282\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}