MLB home run picks, odds: Vlad Guerrero Jr. among expert’s bets for Thursday
Even although there are solely seven video games on the MLB schedule for Thursday, May 21, these thinking about MLB betting and particularly home run prop betting nonetheless have loads of intriguing choices to focus on for their wagers. SportsLine knowledgeable Adam Thomspon has gone by the schedule and highlighted his finest home run prop bets for the day.
Thompson was one of many earliest SportsLine consultants again in 2016-19 and rejoined the corporate in 2026 following a stint as the first betting analyst for the Gambling.com Group. An analytics-driven exploiter of matchups, Thompson specializes within the NFLMLB and the NBA. He has additionally delivered constant winners in faculty basketball, horse racing and golf. Over the previous two seasons, he is up over 70 items in MLB and over 60 items within the NBA at sports betting apps.
Here’s a have a look at who Thompson is backing to go yard on Thursday. Sign up at DraftKings to follow Thompson’s picks and get $100 in bonus bets instantly once you wager $5 or more:
Best home run picks for Thursday, May 21
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays (+504)
The Blue Jays‘offense has underperformed and been principally punchless. Aside from rookie Kazuma Okamoto and his 10 home runs, no person else has greater than 5, together with Guerrero Jr. and George Springer. Guerrero’s energy outage is sure to reverse course, and this looks like a main spot for that to occur. Two of his three homers have been in opposition to left-handers and his .935 OPS vs. lefties stays elite.
Yankees lefty Carlos Rodon (0-1, 5.63) you could have thrown eight innings by two begins and haven’t been notably sharp. In 17 at-bats in opposition to Rodon, Guerrero Jr. is hitting .588 with an OPS of 1.608 and one home run.
Shea Langeliers, Athletics (+360)
Langeliers has established himself as a premier hitter with energy and contacts. He has 12 home runs and is batting .322. He’s in the course of a hunch — .222 with zero homers the final seven video games. This appears to be a spot to get again on monitor.
Jose Soriano you could have given up 4 homers the final 4 video games with a 6.14 ERA in these outings. Langeliers has two home runs off Soriano in solely 11 at-bats, and 6 hits total. The wind is anticipated to be blowing out to left area, and the right-handed Langeliers is a heavy pull hitter.
