Today’s MLB Home Run Prop Bets For June 18
Sportsmemo content contributor Kyle Kargel provides his daily home run prop picks and predictions for Saturday, June 18 with odds provided by PointsBet.
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Home Run Prop Prediction 1: Jose Abreu (+390)
Justin Verlander has been spectacular this season sporting an 8-2 record and 1.94 ERA. Jose Abreu leads the White Sox in home runs this season and faces a familiar foe in Verlander.
He’s 16-44 all-time against Verlander blasting six home runs. Abreu is a much better hitter on the road this season compared to home. He’s batting .339 with seven of his ten home runs on the road and .195 with two home runs at home.
He seems to be finding his groove with his batting average getting better month-by-month this season and his four home runs this month are the most of any.
You can get Abreu at +390 and considering it’s Verlander pitching I wouldn’t recommend looking at another White Sox hitter to hit a home run except Luis Robert (+500) who’s currently riding an 8-game hitting streak.
Home Run Prop Prediction 2: Jake Cronenworth (+450)
Even though Manny Machado didn’t work out last night, we’re going back to the Padres playing in Coors Field today with Jake Cronenworth. He only has six home runs in 65 games this season but he did have 21 last season in 152 games played.
He’s behind that pace this season, but what better way to make up some ground than going against German Marquez who has allowed 11 home runs at Coors Field along with a 6.64 ERA.
Cronenworth is currently riding a 5-game hitting streak in which he’s 12-20 during that span. His splits against Marquez are also hard to ignore going 4-14 with two home runs.
He’s listed at a valuable +450 to hit a home run but others to consider in this juicy matchup are Eric Hosmer (+450) and Manny Machado (+280).
Interested in placing a home run prop bet? PointsBet is offering two risk-free bets up to $2,000 for bettors in New Jersey, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Michigan, Virginia and New York.
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