{"id":34657,"date":"2025-05-02T09:12:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:12:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=34657"},"modified":"2025-05-02T09:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T13:12:37","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-may-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-may-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets Today &#8211; HR Prop Picks For Friday, May 2"},"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><strong>We cashed yesterday with Spencer Torkelson to hit a home run at +390 odds<\/strong> so let&#8217;s see if we can beat the books with home run prop bets on Friday! 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>Friday, May 2<\/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\">Cedric Mullins (BAL) +420<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been ten games since Cedric Mullins hit a home run for Baltimore, but we\u2019re going to take him to hit a home run tonight as Michael Wacha and the Royals come into town for a three-game set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wacha has been solid this season allowing just one home run in 32 innings pitched but Mullins is 9-23 with two home runs off Wacha all time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wacha allowed a .404 slugging percentage last season to lefties compared to a .369 slugging percentage against righties and those splits have carried over to this season as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Orioles outfielder belted 18 home runs last season in which 12 came at home and 17 came against righties while slugging .479 at home as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season he\u2019s slugging .609 at home while hitting a home run every 11.5 at bats compared to one home run every 25 at bats on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wacha has already faced off with the Orioles once this season and although he didn\u2019t allow a home run, he allowed four earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Mullins to hit a home run tonight at +420 odds<\/strong> with other Baltimore batters to consider for a home run include <strong>Gunnar Henderson (+400)<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan Mountcastle (+630)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Trevor Larnach (MIN) +540<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We see value in Trevor Larnach to smash his fifth home run of the season as the Twins and Red Sox start up a series at Fenway Park tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Twins outfielder hasn\u2019t really put up eye popping power stats during his career but he didn\u2019t hit a season high 15 home runs in 2024 and is already looking like he\u2019s going to surpass that this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan Bello takes the mound for Boston who has struggled against lefties in recent history allowing 13 of his 19 total home runs last season to lefties while allowing a .439 slugging percentage compared to just a .344 slugging percentage allowed against righties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bello\u2019s two home runs allowed this season have both come against lefties while allowing a .586 slugging percentage compared to just a .300 slugging percentage allowed against righties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although none of Larnach\u2019s 15 home runs came against Boston last season, he did go 7-20 against them and 4-13 at Fenway Park in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look for <strong>Larnach to hit a home run tonight at +540 odds<\/strong> with other Twins hitters to look at for a home run include <strong>Byron Buxton (+330)<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan Jeffers (+560)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enjoyed the Home Run Prop Bets? Get More MLB Bets at the GoldSheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Play Ball! GoldSheet&#8217;s daily MLB betting guide has made its triumphant return. We provide marquee hitter vs pitcher matchup notes, <a href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ralph Michaels<\/a>&#8216; NRFI first inning guide and two recommended free plays each day. Oh yeah, we forgot to mention the price\u2026FREE! 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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>, even for Home Run prop bets, and odds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>**************************************************<\/strong><\/p>\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<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Latest Betting Odds and Public Action: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/odds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vegas lines<\/a> updated in real time, including who the public is betting on<\/span> and anytime touchdown scorer odds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><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\n\n\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Want an expert opinion?<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Check out the latest <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Free Sports Picks<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/picks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Bets<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> from our team of expert sports handicappers.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Make sure to bookmark all the above!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<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. We cashed yesterday with Spencer Torkelson to hit a home run [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":34658,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1333,3088,5587,836,840,837,14130,913,1196,4,708,727,709,14131],"class_list":["post-34657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-cedric-mullins","tag-home-run-prop","tag-home-run-prop-best-bets","tag-home-run-prop-bets","tag-home-run-prop-picks","tag-home-run-prop-predictions","tag-home-run-props-5-2","tag-home-run-props-today","tag-home-run-props-tonight","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-odds","tag-mlb-picks","tag-mlb-predictions","tag-trevor-larnach"],"basic_html":"\n<p>The 2025 MLB season is here, and who doesn't love home run prop bets? Tons of home runs were hit last season and we'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\n\n<p><strong>We cashed yesterday with Spencer Torkelson to hit a home run at +390 odds<\/strong> so let's see if we can beat the books with home run prop bets on Friday! 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>Friday, May 2<\/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\">Cedric Mullins (BAL) +420<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been ten games since Cedric Mullins hit a home run for Baltimore, but we\u2019re going to take him to hit a home run tonight as Michael Wacha and the Royals come into town for a three-game set. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Wacha has been solid this season allowing just one home run in 32 innings pitched but Mullins is 9-23 with two home runs off Wacha all time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Wacha allowed a .404 slugging percentage last season to lefties compared to a .369 slugging percentage against righties and those splits have carried over to this season as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Orioles outfielder belted 18 home runs last season in which 12 came at home and 17 came against righties while slugging .479 at home as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>This season he\u2019s slugging .609 at home while hitting a home run every 11.5 at bats compared to one home run every 25 at bats on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Wacha has already faced off with the Orioles once this season and although he didn\u2019t allow a home run, he allowed four earned runs in 5.2 innings pitched. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Mullins to hit a home run tonight at +420 odds<\/strong> with other Baltimore batters to consider for a home run include <strong>Gunnar Henderson (+400)<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan Mountcastle (+630)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Trevor Larnach (MIN) +540<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We see value in Trevor Larnach to smash his fifth home run of the season as the Twins and Red Sox start up a series at Fenway Park tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Twins outfielder hasn\u2019t really put up eye popping power stats during his career but he didn\u2019t hit a season high 15 home runs in 2024 and is already looking like he\u2019s going to surpass that this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Bryan Bello takes the mound for Boston who has struggled against lefties in recent history allowing 13 of his 19 total home runs last season to lefties while allowing a .439 slugging percentage compared to just a .344 slugging percentage allowed against righties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Bello\u2019s two home runs allowed this season have both come against lefties while allowing a .586 slugging percentage compared to just a .300 slugging percentage allowed against righties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Although none of Larnach\u2019s 15 home runs came against Boston last season, he did go 7-20 against them and 4-13 at Fenway Park in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Look for <strong>Larnach to hit a home run tonight at +540 odds<\/strong> with other Twins hitters to look at for a home run include <strong>Byron Buxton (+330)<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan Jeffers (+560)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enjoyed the Home Run Prop Bets? Get More MLB Bets at the GoldSheet<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Play Ball! GoldSheet's daily MLB betting guide has made its triumphant return. We provide marquee hitter vs pitcher matchup notes, <a href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rm\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rm\">Ralph Michaels<\/a>' NRFI first inning guide and two recommended free plays each day. Oh yeah, we forgot to mention the price\u2026FREE! 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Find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/mlb\">free MLB picks<\/a>, even for Home Run prop bets, 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\/34657","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=34657"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34659,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34657\/revisions\/34659"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}