It's my penultimate home run picks story of the 2026 MLB regular season with only one Friday left after this one. It's likely that Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber will win his first MLB home run crown and third in the NL. He leads the majors with 45 dingers, but is now only up one on Pete Crow-Armstrong of the Cubs, and is the -400 overall favorite.
He was -1800 a couple of days ago, but PCA is raking. The Cubs never should have gotten rid of Schwarbs, so I'll enjoy this race to the finish. Regarding MLB prop betting tonight, I will say the Rockies are home at hitter-happy Coors Field and starting one of the worst pitchers in the majors in Gabriel Hughes (0-8, 6.37 ERA).
But he's facing Seattle, and I don't much like any of the disappointing Mariners to go yard -- plus none have faced Hughes previously. Cincinnati is also home at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park against the Cubs, but there are two good starting pitchers in that one: Clay Holmes and Chase Burns. Bet home run props at DraftKings, where new users get $200 in bonus bets after spending $5+: 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 Austin Riley at +490 and Brewers' Jackson Chourio at +398.
Riley went yard in the bottom of the seventh against the Phillies, so that was nice. Milwaukee scored 20 runs against Cincinnati and Chourio had four hits but none were homers. Remember, all my HR plays mean I like Over 1.5 total bases even better at the best sports betting apps.
Bet home runs at BetMGM with bonus code CBSSPORTS and get up to $1,500 in bonus bets here: An important series in the desert opens tonight, and I'm sure there will be sellouts all weekend as the New York Yankees make a rare visit to Phoenix with a 9:40 ET first pitch. There are no weather concerns as Chase Field has a usually-closed retractable roof. It's not out of the question this could be a World Series preview.
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