{"id":34370,"date":"2025-04-17T07:29:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T11:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=34370"},"modified":"2025-04-17T07:29:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T11:29:44","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-thursday-april-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-thursday-april-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets Today &#8211; HR Prop Picks For Thursday, April 17"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2025 MLB season is here, and who doesn&#8217;t love home run prop bets? Tons of home runs were hit last season and we&#8217;re ready to pick more winners in 2025! Free home run prop picks each day come at you compliments of WagerTalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s see if we can beat the books with home run prop bets on Thursday! You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/mlb\">free MLB picks<\/a> every day at WagerTalk! Here are the best home run prop bets to make for <strong>Thursday, April 17<\/strong>.<\/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\">Jorge Polanco (SEA) +420<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Switch hitter Jorge Polanco and the Mariners wrap up their series in Cincinnati today taking on the Reds sending out righty Brady Singer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Polanco and Singer have faced off numerous times in their careers from their days playing in the AL Central with the Mariners second baseman going 8-27 with two home runs in his career against the Reds starter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three of his home runs have come against right handed pitching this season and sports an .889 slugging percentage during road games this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure Polanco only had 16 home runs last season, but he belted a career high 33 home runs back in 2021 as a member of the Twins so we know he\u2019s capable of hitting 20-25 home runs this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fifteen of the 22 home runs Singer gave up last season were to lefties which Polanco will be batting against him today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that Polanco hit a home run every 24 at bats last season against righties compared to one every 31 at bats against left handed pitching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also sports a .615 slugging percentage this month so let\u2019s <strong>take Polanco at +420<\/strong> <strong>to hit a home run<\/strong> at the \u201cGreat American Small Park\u201d with other Mariners hitters to look at for a home run being <strong>Julio Rodriguez (+390)<\/strong> and <strong>Luke Raley (+430)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Adolis Garcia (TEX) +450<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rangers look to complete a three-game sweep of the Angels at home tonight with Los Angeles sending Jack Kochanowicz to the mound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We struck out when we selected Adolis Garcia to hit a home run recently but we see an ample opportunity for the slugger to get a home run tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kochanowicz has already given up three home runs this season and he gave up seven in 65.1 innings pitched last season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One home run came every 20 at bats when facing right handed hitters and one every 72 at bats when facing lefties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garcia is 1-2 with a home run in his career against the Angels starter with the Rangers outfielder averaging 30.5 home runs across his last four seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If <strong>Garcia catches fire tonight you won\u2019t find better odds than +450<\/strong> to hit a home run in the future so, let\u2019s take him tonight to get back on track in that metric. 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Free home run prop picks each day come at you compliments of WagerTalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Let's see if we can beat the books with home run prop bets on Thursday! You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/mlb\">free MLB picks<\/a> every day at WagerTalk! Here are the best home run prop bets to make for <strong>Thursday, April 17<\/strong>.<\/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\">Jorge Polanco (SEA) +420<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Switch hitter Jorge Polanco and the Mariners wrap up their series in Cincinnati today taking on the Reds sending out righty Brady Singer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Polanco and Singer have faced off numerous times in their careers from their days playing in the AL Central with the Mariners second baseman going 8-27 with two home runs in his career against the Reds starter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>All three of his home runs have come against right handed pitching this season and sports an .889 slugging percentage during road games this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Sure Polanco only had 16 home runs last season, but he belted a career high 33 home runs back in 2021 as a member of the Twins so we know he\u2019s capable of hitting 20-25 home runs this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Fifteen of the 22 home runs Singer gave up last season were to lefties which Polanco will be batting against him today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that Polanco hit a home run every 24 at bats last season against righties compared to one every 31 at bats against left handed pitching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>He also sports a .615 slugging percentage this month so let\u2019s <strong>take Polanco at +420<\/strong> <strong>to hit a home run<\/strong> at the \u201cGreat American Small Park\u201d with other Mariners hitters to look at for a home run being <strong>Julio Rodriguez (+390)<\/strong> and <strong>Luke Raley (+430)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Adolis Garcia (TEX) +450<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Rangers look to complete a three-game sweep of the Angels at home tonight with Los Angeles sending Jack Kochanowicz to the mound. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We struck out when we selected Adolis Garcia to hit a home run recently but we see an ample opportunity for the slugger to get a home run tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Kochanowicz has already given up three home runs this season and he gave up seven in 65.1 innings pitched last season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>One home run came every 20 at bats when facing right handed hitters and one every 72 at bats when facing lefties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Garcia is 1-2 with a home run in his career against the Angels starter with the Rangers outfielder averaging 30.5 home runs across his last four seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If <strong>Garcia catches fire tonight you won\u2019t find better odds than +450<\/strong> to hit a home run in the future so, let\u2019s take him tonight to get back on track in that metric. 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