{"id":36192,"date":"2025-07-18T08:08:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=36192"},"modified":"2025-07-18T08:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:08:27","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-july-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-july-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets Today &#8211; HR Prop Picks For Friday, July 18"},"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 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, July 18!<\/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\">Gunnar Henderson (BAL) +450<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt about it Gunnar Henderson is having a down year so far compared to his other two full MLB seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he\u2019s going to come anywhere close to last year\u2019s total of 37 home runs it has to start tonight on the road as the Rays host the Orioles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Taj Bradley takes the mound for Tampa Bay and although he hasn\u2019t allowed a home run across his last four starts, all of those came on the road where he\u2019s been a more successful pitcher allowing just four of his 12 total home runs in 55 innings compared to the other eight allowed at home in 48.2 innings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bradley has also allowed seven of his 12 home runs to left handed hitters with Henderson going 7-17 with a home run all-time against Bradley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, Henderson has been a better hitter at home this season but George M. Steinbrenner Field is top five in home runs allowed this season of all ball parks and Henderson loves facing the Rays in general. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All-time he\u2019s batting .377 with a .681 slugging percentage against current Rays pitching and against Tampa Bay this season he\u2019s batting .357 and slugging .571. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Henderson to hit a home run at +450<\/strong> with other Orioles hitters to take advantage of for a home run are <strong>Colton Cowser (+470)<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan O\u2019Hearn (+600)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Byron Buxton (MIN) +240<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lefty Kyle Freeland takes the mound today allowing opposing hitters to bat .367 at home where he and the Rockies will be hosting the Twins tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight of his nine home runs have come against right handed hitters in which we\u2019ll look at Byron Buxton to hit his 22nd home run of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freeland and Buxton have crossed paths just once in their careers which ended in a home run for the Twins outfielder with Buxton batting .321 to go along with a .696 slugging percentage against lefties on the season. Buxton was also hot going into the all-star break batting .333 and slugging .619 in July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freeland didn\u2019t allow a home run in his two July starts heading into the break but we think there is some regression to the means tonight, especially playing at Coors Field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Buxton to hit a home run tonight at +240 odds<\/strong> with other Twins batters to consider for a home run include <strong>Ryan Jeffers (+450)<\/strong> and <strong>Carlos Correa (+500)<\/strong>.<\/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_73779\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iuvBQkMKmM?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=\"Friday MLB Predictions Today | MLB Top Picks Today for July 18, 2025 | Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6iuvBQkMKmM\/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\/6iuvBQkMKmM\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Friday MLB Predictions Today | MLB Top Picks Today for July 18, 2025 | Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u26be\ufe0f Friday MLB Predictions Today | MLB Top Picks Today for July 18, 2025 | Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond: 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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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? 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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 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, July 18!<\/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\">Gunnar Henderson (BAL) +450<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt about it Gunnar Henderson is having a down year so far compared to his other two full MLB seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If he\u2019s going to come anywhere close to last year\u2019s total of 37 home runs it has to start tonight on the road as the Rays host the Orioles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Taj Bradley takes the mound for Tampa Bay and although he hasn\u2019t allowed a home run across his last four starts, all of those came on the road where he\u2019s been a more successful pitcher allowing just four of his 12 total home runs in 55 innings compared to the other eight allowed at home in 48.2 innings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Bradley has also allowed seven of his 12 home runs to left handed hitters with Henderson going 7-17 with a home run all-time against Bradley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, Henderson has been a better hitter at home this season but George M. Steinbrenner Field is top five in home runs allowed this season of all ball parks and Henderson loves facing the Rays in general. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>All-time he\u2019s batting .377 with a .681 slugging percentage against current Rays pitching and against Tampa Bay this season he\u2019s batting .357 and slugging .571. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Henderson to hit a home run at +450<\/strong> with other Orioles hitters to take advantage of for a home run are <strong>Colton Cowser (+470)<\/strong> and <strong>Ryan O\u2019Hearn (+600)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Byron Buxton (MIN) +240<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Lefty Kyle Freeland takes the mound today allowing opposing hitters to bat .367 at home where he and the Rockies will be hosting the Twins tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Eight of his nine home runs have come against right handed hitters in which we\u2019ll look at Byron Buxton to hit his 22nd home run of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Freeland and Buxton have crossed paths just once in their careers which ended in a home run for the Twins outfielder with Buxton batting .321 to go along with a .696 slugging percentage against lefties on the season. Buxton was also hot going into the all-star break batting .333 and slugging .619 in July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Freeland didn\u2019t allow a home run in his two July starts heading into the break but we think there is some regression to the means tonight, especially playing at Coors Field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Buxton to hit a home run tonight at +240 odds<\/strong> with other Twins batters to consider for a home run include <strong>Ryan Jeffers (+450)<\/strong> and <strong>Carlos Correa (+500)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6iuvBQkMKmM?origin=https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com'><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enjoyed the Home Run Prop Bets? Get More MLB Bets at the GoldSheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Play Ball! GoldSheet's daily MLB betting guide has made its triumphant return. 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