It should be a fun weekend in terms of which player wins the MLB home run crown, but I'll be happy either way because it will be either former Cub Kyle Schwarber or current Cubbies superstar and NL MVP lock Pete Crow-Armstrong as they are tied for the overall lead with 45 dingers apiece. I'd actually be fine with a tie. And both should play most of the weekend because their respective teams are playing for better NL wild card seeding.
Not sure I see an advantage with both priced -110 to win it. Bet home run props at DraftKings, where new users get $150 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 the Diamondbacks' Nolan Arenado at +630 vs. the Yankees as well as the Braves' Mike Yastrzemski +630 against the Astros. Arenado didn't homer but had two hits so I cashed Over 1.5 total bases -- all my home run prop picks mean I like Over 1.5 total bases even better at the best sports betting apps.
Yaz, meanwhile, was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Bet home runs at BetMGM with bonus code CBSSPORTS and get up to $1,500 in bonus bets here: This three-game AL East series between Baltimore and New York from Yankee Stadium that begins tonight at 7:05 ET is meaningless in the grand scheme of things. The Bombers are locked into the AL's top wild card spot and the Orioles are eliminated and can't even finish with a winning record.
So long story short, I won't be betting a side here. I personally won't be touching any playoff-bound stars this weekend in terms of props because they might sit out or be pulled midway through a game to rest up and be as healthy as possible for the postseason, which starts Tuesday. And we've already been told by the Yankees that Aaron Judge will not be back from his latest injury for the Wild Card Series.
Although he claims he will play. But certainly there are players out there who have individual goals they want to meet by Sunday either for personal reasons or a financial incentive via bonus. Pete Alonso was Baltimore's big-ticket free-agent addition, and Alonso struggled early on as many stars do when leaving a team for the first time in free agency.
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