MLB · 10 months ago
Top 2 Home Run Prop Picks for 4th of July Friday Baseball
Julius Hern
Host · Writer
Bombs away! There’s Friday Night Baseball over on FanDuel Sportsbook, and SportsGrid has your best home run bets ready for the evening!
Leading off: Colorado Rockies (48-31) outfielder Mickey Moniak at altitude in the series opener against the lowly Chicago White Sox (18-60) at Coors Field.
Note: All odds are subject to change after the publication of this article.
1. COL Mickey Moniak (+480) vs. Chicago White Sox
- Moniak is on pace for 22 home runs this season, which would clear his career-best single-season total by eight.
- In each of Moniak’s last three games, he’s hit for extra bases, including a homer at home against Houston.
- While projected White Sox starter Adrian Houser has only allowed two home runs through seven starts, his hard hit percentage ranks in the 34th percentile (42.9).
- Moniak’s home OPS is .894 compared to his road OPS of .692.
- For a player hitting at Coors Field, this appears to be great value
2. BAL Colton Cowser (+520) @ Atlanta Braves
- Cowser enters tonight on a four-game hit streak that includes a homer in Arlington, Tex.
- All seven of Cowser’s homers this season have come on the road and against right-handed pitching.
- Atlanta’s projected starter, Spencer Strider‘s average exit velocity is among the worst in the league, ranking in the first percentile according to Statcast (92.2).
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