{"id":30404,"date":"2024-08-02T09:10:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T13:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=30404"},"modified":"2024-08-02T09:10:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T13:10:17","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-friday-august-2nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-friday-august-2nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets | Friday, August 2nd"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2024 MLB season is flying by, and who doesn&#8217;t love home run prop bets? Home runs have been flying so far this season, and we continue picking winners. Here are the best home run prop bets to make for Friday, August 2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 Football GoldSheet Newsletter Pre-Sale!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early-bird pricing<\/strong>&nbsp;is now available for the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/add-special-offer-to-cart?data_specialOfferID=6376\">2024 Football GoldSheet newsletter<\/a><\/strong>. Take advantage of our best offer and&nbsp;<strong>lock in the 2024-25 Football GoldSheet newsletter<\/strong>&nbsp;at the lowest available price, which will increase on the first of each month until the college football season kicks off in late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1) Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs<\/a><br>2) Add the 2024 Football GoldSheet Newsletter Pre-Sale to your cart. 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Tonight poses a solid opportunity though to get his power back on track as the Orioles will face the Guardians sending Carlos Carasco to the mound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson is a perfect 3-3 with a home run off the Guardians righty in his career and has dominated right handed pitching in general this season hitting a home run once every 13 at-bats compared to just one home run every 20 at bats against lefties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carasco has been mediocre at best this season giving up three home runs across his last nine innings pitched and has given up 15 of his 17 home runs during 52 innings pitched in night starts compared to the other two home runs given up in 43 innings pitched in day starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take Henderson to hit a home run at +450<\/strong> with first pitch coming at 7:10pm ET!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_92203\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5VcM-AIp1Fo?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"MLB Picks Today: Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond | MLB Predictions and Baseball Odds for Friday, August 2\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/5VcM-AIp1Fo\/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\/5VcM-AIp1Fo\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"MLB Picks Today: Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond | MLB Predictions and Baseball Odds for Friday, August 2\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"MLB Picks Today: Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond | MLB Predictions and Baseball Odds for Friday, August 2: 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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He and the Bronx Bombers get the Blue Jays who send veteran Kevin Gausman to the mound in which Stanton has been solid against. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Yankees outfielder is 7-19 off Stanton with a couple home runs in his career with one coming in April of this season. Ten of Stanton\u2019s 18 home runs have come at home in almost the same amount of at bats as away games and he has three total home runs off Blue Jays pitching this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take Stanton to hit a home run tonight at +260<\/strong> odds and of course you could go with Aaron Judge as well at +170 odds who is 11-37 with five home runs off Gausman in his career.<\/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\"><\/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 continue picking winners. Here are the best home run prop bets to make for Friday, August 2nd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2024 Football GoldSheet Newsletter Pre-Sale!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Early-bird pricing<\/strong>&nbsp;is now available for the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/add-special-offer-to-cart?data_specialOfferID=6376\">2024 Football GoldSheet newsletter<\/a><\/strong>. Take advantage of our best offer and&nbsp;<strong>lock in the 2024-25 Football GoldSheet newsletter<\/strong>&nbsp;at the lowest available price, which will increase on the first of each month until the college football season kicks off in late August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>1) Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs<\/a><br>2) Add the 2024 Football GoldSheet Newsletter Pre-Sale to your cart. No promo code or coupons are needed.<br>3) Enjoy weekly coverage of the NFL and college football with in-depth analysis, stat comparisons, proprietary power ratings, key releases and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Matchup Notes, Bullpen Usage, and Recommended Wagers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/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\">Gunnar Henderson (BAL) +450<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Gunnar Henderson has 28 home runs on the season but he hasn\u2019t launched one since before the all star break! Tonight poses a solid opportunity though to get his power back on track as the Orioles will face the Guardians sending Carlos Carasco to the mound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Henderson is a perfect 3-3 with a home run off the Guardians righty in his career and has dominated right handed pitching in general this season hitting a home run once every 13 at-bats compared to just one home run every 20 at bats against lefties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Carasco has been mediocre at best this season giving up three home runs across his last nine innings pitched and has given up 15 of his 17 home runs during 52 innings pitched in night starts compared to the other two home runs given up in 43 innings pitched in day starts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take Henderson to hit a home run at +450<\/strong> with first pitch coming at 7:10pm ET!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5VcM-AIp1Fo?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giancarlo Stanton (NYY) +260<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Giancarlo Stanton returned to the Yankees lineup for their series against the Phillies after a being sidelined with an injury for a month as the team returns home after a six-game road trip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Before Stanton went down he was crushing the ball with 12 home runs combined between May and June. He and the Bronx Bombers get the Blue Jays who send veteran Kevin Gausman to the mound in which Stanton has been solid against. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Yankees outfielder is 7-19 off Stanton with a couple home runs in his career with one coming in April of this season. Ten of Stanton\u2019s 18 home runs have come at home in almost the same amount of at bats as away games and he has three total home runs off Blue Jays pitching this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take Stanton to hit a home run tonight at +260<\/strong> odds and of course you could go with Aaron Judge as well at +170 odds who is 11-37 with five home runs off Gausman in his career.<\/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. Find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/mlb\">free MLB picks<\/a> and odds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Looking for more free sports picks and sports betting tips?<\/span> Go beyond the anytime touchdown scorer picks!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/em><\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30404","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30407,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30404\/revisions\/30407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}