{"id":27626,"date":"2024-05-03T09:33:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=27626"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:33:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T13:33:10","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-friday-may-3rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-friday-may-3rd\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets | Friday, May 3rd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2024 MLB season is in full swing, and who doesn&#8217;t love home run prop bets? Home runs have been flying so far this season, and we are continuing to pick winners. Let&#8217;s take a look at our best bets. Here are the best home run prop bets to make for Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>The GoldSheet team has just introduced a new product called GoldSheet Lite to help you handicap the NBA, NCAAB, and MLB slate each day. <\/em><strong><em>Check out FREE DOWNLOADS to help you make COMPLETELY informed betting decisions.  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We have been on a heater with home run props, and we added two winners this past week. We are looking to carry the momentum we have built this season into this week. What are the best home run prop bets to make?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive into the best home run prop bets to make today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Home Run Prop Bets &#8211; MLB Free HR Props Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ONeil Cruz (PIT) +540<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ONeil Cruz has not been consistent to start this season, but he has a great matchup to hit a home run today. Cruz&#8217;s biggest issue is that he swings and misses too often. Cruz has a very high strikeout rate and a low contact rate, but when he does make contact, he hits the ball very hard. 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Get MLB best bets, predictions, picks, and daily baseball betting tips from expert handicapper Drew Martin on Drew&#039;s Daily Diamond! 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Yastrzemski has three home runs this season, and all three of them have come against right-handed pitching. Tonight, he faces righty Aaron Nola who he is 3-7 against with a double and a home run. He has an average exit velocity of 91 miles per hour and a launch angle of 27.3 against Nola. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far this season, Nola has allowed seven home runs, which is tied for the third most in the majors. Five of the seven home runs he has allowed have come against left-handed batters. Based on Nola&#8217;s high home run rate against lefties and Yastrzemski&#8217;s history against him, this is one of the best home run prop bets to make today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/goldsheet-lite\"><strong>Check Out GoldSheet Lite!<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk\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. 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Home runs have been flying so far this season, and we are continuing to pick winners. Let's take a look at our best bets. Here are the best home run prop bets to make for Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>The GoldSheet team has just introduced a new product called GoldSheet Lite to help you handicap the NBA, NCAAB, and MLB slate each day. <\/em><strong><em>Check out FREE DOWNLOADS to help you make COMPLETELY informed betting decisions.  Get the <\/em>FREE MLB Betting Guide for today Now!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/profile\/goldsheet-lite\">FREE Friday MLB Betting Guide<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matchup Notes, Bullpen Usage, and Recommended Wagers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It's time to start a fresh new week of hitting some bets. We have been on a heater with home run props, and we added two winners this past week. We are looking to carry the momentum we have built this season into this week. What are the best home run prop bets to make?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Let's dive into the best home run prop bets to make today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Home Run Prop Bets - MLB Free HR Props Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ONeil Cruz (PIT) +540<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>ONeil Cruz has not been consistent to start this season, but he has a great matchup to hit a home run today. Cruz's biggest issue is that he swings and misses too often. Cruz has a very high strikeout rate and a low contact rate, but when he does make contact, he hits the ball very hard. Today, he faces Cal Quantrill, who has one of the highest contact rates allowed in all of baseball, making this one of the best home run prop bets on the board. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Quantrill has given up six home runs already this season, and three of them have been to lefty-batters. Quantrill has allowed four of his six home runs against his sinker, and O'Neil Cruz has a 53.8% hard-hit rate against sinkers so far this season. All three of the home runs Cruz has hit so far this season have come against right-handed pitching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lbSI8RgrMK0?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mike Yastrzemski (SF) +680<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Yastrzemski hit a home run yesterday in Boston, and we like his odds to hit another one tonight in Philly. Yastrzemski has three home runs this season, and all three of them have come against right-handed pitching. Tonight, he faces righty Aaron Nola who he is 3-7 against with a double and a home run. He has an average exit velocity of 91 miles per hour and a launch angle of 27.3 against Nola. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>So far this season, Nola has allowed seven home runs, which is tied for the third most in the majors. Five of the seven home runs he has allowed have come against left-handed batters. Based on Nola's high home run rate against lefties and Yastrzemski's history against him, this is one of the best home run prop bets to make today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WagerTalk Live Odds Screen<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>WagerTalk\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 moneylines, runlines, totals and betting percentages for a variety of domestic and international leagues. 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