{"id":36873,"date":"2025-08-22T08:14:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=36873"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:14:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:14:52","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-august-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-august-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets Today &#8211; HR Prop Picks For Friday, August 22"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2025 MLB season is here, and who doesn&#8217;t love home run prop bets? Tons of home runs have already been hit this 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, August 22!<\/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\">Brandon Lowe (TB) +320<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals tonight in Tampa Bay as the Rays look to bounce back from a 7-4 series opening loss last night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the St. Louis starter hasn\u2019t allowed a home run in his last two starts, both of those came at home where he\u2019s a much better pitcher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the season Mikolas has allowed 15 of his 21 home runs on the road while posting a 6.47 ERA compared to a 3.70 ERA at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re going with Brandon Lowe to hit his home run prop tonight slugging .523 across the last 15 days. Sure, Lowe has been a better hitter on the road this season, but he has hit half of his home runs at home and is batting .290 and slugging .542 against righties this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mikolas has allowed 13 of his 21 home runs to left handed hitters and in his last two road starts Mikolas has allowed five home runs in just seven innings to the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Lowe to hit his home run prop tonight with odds listed at +320<\/strong>. Other Rays batters to look at for a home run includes <strong>Junior Caminero (+285)<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Lowe (+600)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Freddie Freeman (LAD) +390<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Freddie Freeman has hit a home run in back-to-back games this season twice already and we think it happens for a third time after hitting a home run in yesterday\u2019s series finale at Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dodgers now head to San Diego to take on the Padres sending out veteran Yu Darvish to the mound. Freeman has been on fire this month now batting .333 with a .611 slugging percentage in August so far and all-time against Darvish is 12-45 with four home runs and three doubles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Darvish\u2019s last start actually came against the Dodgers on the road in which he gave up a home run to Freeman, going only four innings while giving up four earned runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Diego starter has given up four home runs combined across his last three starts (14 IP) while allowing a .473 slugging percentage to left handed batters compared to a .403 slugging percentage to right handed hitters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freeman is batting .346 with a .692 slugging percentage across his last seven days<\/strong> so let\u2019s take him to keep his hot streak going with <strong>odds on his home run prop listed at +390<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other Dodgers to look at for a home run prop includes <strong>Shohei Ohtani (+200)<\/strong> and <strong>Teoscar Hernandez (+400)<\/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_75317\"  width=\"870\" height=\"489\"  data-origwidth=\"870\" data-origheight=\"489\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8E2L4mNRJX4?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 Picks &amp; Best Bets | MLB Predictions for August 22, 2025 | Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond\"  src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8E2L4mNRJX4\/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\/8E2L4mNRJX4\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Friday MLB Picks &amp; Best Bets | MLB Predictions for August 22, 2025 | Drew\u2019s Daily Diamond\"><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"\u26be\ufe0f Friday MLB Picks &amp; Best Bets | MLB Predictions for August 22, 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! Dive into today&#039;s MLB action with Drew Martin&#039;s expert insights on Drew&#039;s Daily Diamond, your go-to source for MLB best bets, free MLB picks, and unbeatable baseball predictions including Royals vs Tigers, Cardinals vs Rays and more! #mlbpickstoday #mlbpicks #mlbpredictions Introduction 00:00 Rockies vs Pirates 00:17 Royals vs Tigers 02:20 Drew&#039;s Friday\/Weekend Offers &amp; Show Record Update 03:50 Cardinals vs Rays 05:31 \ud83d\udc4d Make sure to SUBSCRIBE to WagerTalk TV; \ud83d\udd14 CLICK the Bell and never miss an episode! \ud83e\udd11 Free MLB Picks and Predictions From Experts: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/free-sports-picks\/mlb \ud83d\udcca Live MLB Odds: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/odds \ud83d\uddde\ufe0f News: https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news \ud83d\udc4d Stay connected with WagerTalk \ud83d\udcfa YouTube: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tv \ud83d\udc4d Facebook: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/fb \ud83d\udc26 Twitter: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tw \ud83d\udcf8 Instagram: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ig \ud83d\udcf0 Reddit: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/rd \u2764\ufe0f iHeart Radio: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/iheart \ud83c\udf4e Apple Podcasts: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/ap \ud83d\udccc Pinterest: https:\/\/wt.buzz\/pin\"><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8E2L4mNRJX4\/0.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT8M2S\"><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-08-22T11:23:08Z\"><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\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<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! Use the link below each day to access the download.<\/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 wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/wt.buzz\/tgs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GOLDSHEET FREE MLB BETTING GUIDE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gunnar-henderson-hits-home-run-e1722604182180.jpg\" alt=\"home run prop bets\" class=\"wp-image-30405\" style=\"width:311px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gunnar-henderson-hits-home-run-e1722604182180.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gunnar-henderson-hits-home-run-e1722604182180-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gunnar-henderson-hits-home-run-e1722604182180-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\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. 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 have already been hit this 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. Let&#8217;s see if we can beat the books with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":35084,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[11281,838,895,3088,5587,836,1453,840,837,835,14898,1196],"class_list":["post-36873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-brandon-lowe","tag-freddie-freeman","tag-home-run-picks","tag-home-run-prop","tag-home-run-prop-best-bets","tag-home-run-prop-bets","tag-home-run-prop-betting","tag-home-run-prop-picks","tag-home-run-prop-predictions","tag-home-run-props","tag-home-run-props-8-22","tag-home-run-props-tonight"],"basic_html":"\n<p>The 2025 MLB season is here, and who doesn't love home run prop bets? Tons of home runs have already been hit this 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>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, August 22!<\/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\">Brandon Lowe (TB) +320<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals tonight in Tampa Bay as the Rays look to bounce back from a 7-4 series opening loss last night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Although the St. Louis starter hasn\u2019t allowed a home run in his last two starts, both of those came at home where he\u2019s a much better pitcher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>On the season Mikolas has allowed 15 of his 21 home runs on the road while posting a 6.47 ERA compared to a 3.70 ERA at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re going with Brandon Lowe to hit his home run prop tonight slugging .523 across the last 15 days. Sure, Lowe has been a better hitter on the road this season, but he has hit half of his home runs at home and is batting .290 and slugging .542 against righties this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Mikolas has allowed 13 of his 21 home runs to left handed hitters and in his last two road starts Mikolas has allowed five home runs in just seven innings to the Dodgers and Diamondbacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Take <strong>Lowe to hit his home run prop tonight with odds listed at +320<\/strong>. Other Rays batters to look at for a home run includes <strong>Junior Caminero (+285)<\/strong> and <strong>Josh Lowe (+600)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB HR Props Best Bet of the Day #2: Freddie Freeman (LAD) +390<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Freddie Freeman has hit a home run in back-to-back games this season twice already and we think it happens for a third time after hitting a home run in yesterday\u2019s series finale at Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The Dodgers now head to San Diego to take on the Padres sending out veteran Yu Darvish to the mound. Freeman has been on fire this month now batting .333 with a .611 slugging percentage in August so far and all-time against Darvish is 12-45 with four home runs and three doubles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Darvish\u2019s last start actually came against the Dodgers on the road in which he gave up a home run to Freeman, going only four innings while giving up four earned runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>The San Diego starter has given up four home runs combined across his last three starts (14 IP) while allowing a .473 slugging percentage to left handed batters compared to a .403 slugging percentage to right handed hitters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freeman is batting .346 with a .692 slugging percentage across his last seven days<\/strong> so let\u2019s take him to keep his hot streak going with <strong>odds on his home run prop listed at +390<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Other Dodgers to look at for a home run prop includes <strong>Shohei Ohtani (+200)<\/strong> and <strong>Teoscar Hernandez (+400)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8E2L4mNRJX4?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. 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! Use the link below each day to access the download.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gunnar-henderson-hits-home-run-e1722604182180.jpg\" alt=\"home run prop bets\" class=\"wp-image-30405\" style=\"width:311px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\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>, 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\/36873","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=36873"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36873\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36897,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36873\/revisions\/36897"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}