Today’s Best MLB Home Run Prop Bets: Top 5 picks including Ketel Marte, Marcell Ozuna, and more for August 18th, 2024
Today, all 30 MLB teams are playing, so expect a lot of home runs. Home runs are common in the sport all the time and different players hit them. Sports bettors often try to predict who will go deep on a given day, the longer the shot producing much higher winnings. To help aid that pursuit, we have compiled DraftKings' best bets for Aug. 18.
Best MLB home run prop bets for August 18
5) Gunnar Henderson: +425
Though he has slowed way down in the second half, Gunnar Henderson still ranks among the top six MLB hitters in home runs this season. The Baltimore Orioles shortstop has 32, one of them resulting in the only run the O's scored Saturday. He could add another today.
4) Ketel Marte: +400
Ketel Marte is in the midst of a wonderful season. The Arizona Diamondbacks slugger is one of eight players to have already surpassed the 30-home-run plateau and he's hit none in the last seven days. He's due for one and today could be the day he adds to his tally.
3) Trea Turner: +340
Trea Turner is not known as a power hitter, but he still has 13 in 82 games played this season. The lefty also gets a matchup with a right-handed pitcher in Jake Irvin for the struggling Washington Nationals. He very well could add one today.
2) Bobby Witt Jr.: +225
There's hardly been a hotter hitter in baseball over the last several weeks. In August alone, Bobby Witt Jr. has 14 home runs and has upped his tally to 25 for the season. The Kansas City Royals star is in top form, so pick him today to hit a home run.
1) Marcell Ozuna: +200
Marcell Ozuna hit his 36th home run of the season last night for the Atlanta Braves. He is tied for third in all of baseball, so he's a really good pick to hit a home run on pretty much any day. Today, he's facing a pitcher with an ERA just under 8.00, so he's a great pick.