For Sunday, July 20, I’m on two MLB home run props: Oneil Cruz (against the White Sox) and James Wood (against the Padres).
Continue below for my MLB home run prop bets and picks for Sunday.
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MLB Home Run Props, Picks, Odds — Sunday, July 20
| Time (ET) | Player Prop |
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| 1:35 p.m. | [teammatchup shadow=”false” link=”#1″ firstfullname=”Pittsburgh Pirates” firstlogo=”https://static.sprtactn.co/teamlogos/mlb/100/pit.png” text=”Oneil Cruz Home Run (+400)”][/teammatchup] |
| 1:35 p.m. | [teammatchup shadow=”false” link=”#1″ firstfullname=”Washington Nationals” firstlogo=”https://images.actionnetwork.com/blog/2023/08/2023-mlb-logo-washington-nationals.png” text=”James Wood Home Run (+500)”][/teammatchup] |
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MLB Home Run Picks for July 20
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White Sox right-hander Aaron Civale has been absolutely crushed by left-handed power hitters this season, giving up 1.73 HR/9.
The weather should be good for hitting in Pittsburgh, with wind blowing out, good heat, and good humidity.
The Pirates‘ Oneil Cruz has a ton of pop but struggles with strikeouts and ground balls, both of which shouldn’t be a problem against Civale.
I have the true odds here around +325, making this a great bet.
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These odds are far too high for the Nationals‘ James Wood given the spot.
Padres right-hander Nick Pivetta hasn’t allowed a ton of bombs to lefties this season, but he’s due for some pretty massive negative regression, with a 46% fly-ball rate and a career 1.43 HR/9.
The weather should be great for hitting, with temps near 90 degrees during game time and wind blowing out to right field.
I have the true odds here more than 100 points lower.
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