{"id":39779,"date":"2026-08-07T07:59:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/?p=39779"},"modified":"2026-08-07T07:59:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T11:59:43","slug":"best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-august-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wagertalk.com\/news\/mlb\/best-home-run-prop-bets-today-hr-prop-picks-for-friday-august-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Home Run Prop Bets Today – HR Prop Picks For Friday, August 7"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2026 MLB season is here, and who doesn’t love home run prop bets<\/strong>? Tons of home runs have been hit this regular season and we’re ready to pick more winners on Friday! Free home run prop picks come at you compliments of WagerTalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s see if we can beat the books with home run prop bets today with free MLB picks<\/a> every day at WagerTalk! Here are the best home run prop bets to make for Friday, August 7!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best Home Run Prop Bets – MLB Free HR Props Picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MLB Home Run Prop Best Bet of the Day #1: Jackson Merrill (SD) +450<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Astros and Padres start up a three-game set at Petco Park tonight with Houston sending Ronel Blanco to the mound making only his fourth start of the season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first three haven\u2019t gone as planned allowing five home runs in just 14.2 innings pitched as we\u2019ll look for San Diego outfielder Jackson Merrill to cash his home run prop tonight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, Merrill has been a better power hitter on the road than at home this season but across six games in August so far he\u2019s batting .375 while slugging .542 including a home run at home against the Giants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blanco has notoriously struggled against left-handed batters like Merrill allowing three of five home runs to lefties while letting them bat .250 and slugging .528 compared to righties batting .118 and slugging .471 against Blanco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even last season Blanco allowed six of his seven home runs to left handed batters in 48.1 innings pitched so Merrill should be able to take advantage tonight with 13 of his 16 home runs coming against right handed pitching. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Blanco vulnerable to left handed batters let\u2019s take Merrill at +450 odds to hit a home run<\/strong> tonight with other Padres batters to look at for a home run prop includes Manny Machado (+350)<\/strong> and Fernando Tatis Jr. (+420)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLB Home Run Prop<\/strong> Best Bet of the Day #2: Max Muncy (LAD) +340<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Dodgers look to snap a six-game losing streak tonight as they play at Arizona and they better get it together soon because Arizona now sits 8.5 games back of the division lead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Merrill Kelly takes the mound for Arizona who has given up 23 home runs this season with 15 of those coming against left-handed batters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that, we\u2019ll take Max Muncy for a home run prop tonight who just hit one in the Dodgers 7-6 loss at the Cubs on Wednesday night. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muncy has 22 home runs this season which are his most for a single season since he hit 36 in 2023 and he\u2019s been a much better hitter on the road this season. He\u2019s batting .272 and slugging .534 on the road compared to a .229 average and .446 slugging percentage at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has hit 16 of his 22 home runs against right handed pitching with Kelly sporting a 6.33 home ERA while allowing 12 home runs compared to a 4.27 ERA on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s take Muncy at +340 to hit his 23rd home run tonight<\/strong> and other Dodgers hitters to consider for a home run prop includes Shohei Ohtani (+280)<\/strong> and Teoscar Hernandez (+470)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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