If you held a spring ticket on the first player to 40 homers this season and wagered on Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber, well, congrats! This is the fourth time in five seasons with the Phillies that Schwarber has hit at least 40 after never doing so with the Cubs. Those four 40-homer seasons are tied with Ryan Howard for the most in franchise history and tied with Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani for the most among active players -- Ohtani might get a fifth in 2026.
But we still have no one on track for 50 with Schwarber on pace for around 48 and leading the field by three. He is your -295 leader to win the home run title in MLB prop betting. Speaking of home run prop betting, there are no games Friday at hitter-friendly parks in Denver or Cincinnati but one in Sacramento.
Alas, there aren't any home run props I like much for Orioles-Athletics matchup even with winds blowing out per usual at the minor-league park. Bet home run props at DraftKings, where new users get $200 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 Rays' Yandy Diaz (+507) and White Sox's Randal Grichuk (+320). Diaz was a dud in Baltimore at 0-for-4 with a strikeout.
But Grichuk paid as he went yard at home off Mets pitcher Sean Manaea -- and Grichuk's career splits vs. Manaea were the only reason for that pick. Surprised New York let Manaea face Grichuk in the sixth inning, but that's just one of many reasons why the Mets are a disaster and under an interim manager.
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: Kansas City visits Cleveland in an AL Central series opener at matchup at 7:10 p.m. The Guardians have one advantage in that they were off Thursday, while the Royals finished a series in Toronto and had to travel late.
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