If nothing else stands out news/injury-wise on Fridays going forward, and there aren't that many left in a regular season with 37 total days remaining, then I'll just open this column with updated futures betting odds for the MLB home run champion. Presently, Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber leads with 37 and is the +130 favorite, while Houston's Yordan Alvarez (+200) and Atlanta's Matt Olson (+250) are one back. DraftKings does have one new season prop that has caught my eye: Will Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong have a 40-homer, 40-steal season?
He's at 31 of each with Yes a +1100 longshot and No at -2500. I sure hope Yes hits but I doubt the homers will happen. PCA is the 10th player in baseball history with consecutive 30-30 seasons.
Colorado is home tonight and normally that would have my attention. I take a first look at these as early as Monday morning and I was going to be all over a few Guardians facing Rockies starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen (3-8, 7.08 ERA) tonight, but Lorenzen was designated for assignment later Monday so there goes that, wrecking one great MLB prop betting situation. Bet home run props at DraftKings, where new users get $150 in bonus bets with a $5 wager: Those who want to get into MLB betting, particularly home run prop betting, need to take a look at what I'm playing for Friday's games.
Over the past four MLB seasons, I'm up $1,681 on MLB picks. You can find more of my picks at SportsLine, and in the member-exclusive SportsLine Discord server, a community of sports betting enthusiasts and SportsLine experts. Last Friday, my home run picks were the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (+508) and the Giants' Rafael Devers (+560).
Guerrero had a hit vs. the Yankees but ended up leaving injured after a collision and ended up on the seven-day concussion injured list. Did you know the All-Star has not homered yet at home this season? Devers had a double and RBI against Colorado -- as usual, all of my home run prop picks mean I like Over 1.5 total bases at the best sports betting apps even better.
Bet home runs at BetMGM Sportsbook, where new users can get up to $1,500 in bonus bets here: The first game in a very important AL East series between the first-place Rays and wild-card hopeful Orioles has a first pitch of 7:15 ET from beautiful Camden Yards, which is generally hitter-friendly. Neutral weather it appears. Baltimore just got a super-charged boost last weekend in taking three straight games at Tampa Bay but couldn't finish what would have been a shock four-game sweep on Monday.
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