Today’s Best MLB Home Run Prop Bets: Top 5 picks including Zach Neto, Teoscar Hernandez, and more for August 12th, 2024
Even when teams are off to travel, MLB gamedays are full of home runs. It's a product of the modern game and the exit velocity/launch angle movement, but it happens. There will be several homers hit by players today, and it's the job of any sports bettor to find out exactly who will hit a home run. To that end, we've compiled today's best bets on DraftKings.
Best MLB home run prop bets on August 12
#5) Teoscar Hernandez: +500
Teoscar Hernandez is the 2024 Home Run Derby champion, which always makes him a threat to go deep. The Los Angeles Dodgers star also has 26 home runs that were hit in games that count this season, including three in the last seven days. He's a good bet to do it again today.
#4) Zach Neto: +350
Zach Neto has been red-hot of late. The Los Angeles Angels shortstop has three home runs in the last week and 17 for the season. Bowden Francis of the Toronto Blue Jays is Neto's opposition today, so he's a good pick to hit a home run.
#3) Royce Lewis: +330
When healthy, Royce Lewis is one of baseball's most electric hitters. He's healthy now, and he has an astonishing 14 home runs in just 39 games played. That's an unsustainable pace, but you should take the chance on him while he's hot. The Minnesota Twins star has one in the last week, so he may be due.
#2) Yordan Alvarez: +275
Yordan Alvarez already has 25 home runs for the season, which includes one yesterday and five in his last seven days. He has been excellent lately for the Houston Astros, and he's one of the best bets to hit a home run on August 12.
#1) Aaron Judge: +180
Though he was hardly cooling off, Aaron Judge hadn't hit a home run the entire week until he went yard late in Sunday's contest. He has 42 total now and is always a good bet to go deep. Pitchers may seek to avoid the New York Yankees star, but when they don't, he punishes them.