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MLB Home Run Picks: Back Longshots on Monday (August 28)

Updated August 28, 2023 | 9:08 am CDT by Isaiah Sirois

After a nice week in which we cashed a +330 ticket for Luis Robert Jr. (I only wrote this article four days), I’m looking to keep the money printer running this week. Let’s dive into today’s best MLB home run picks and bets for Yankees-Tigers and Diamondbacks-Dodgers. We’re trusting a star in the making, Riley Greene, to go yard at his home stadium.

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Best MLB Home Run Bets & Picks Today for Monday, August 28

Yankees-Tigers Home Run Pick

When: 6:40 p.m. ET
Where: Comerica Park, Detroit

Isaiah’s Target: Riley Greene at FanDuel

The Detroit Tigers will take on the New York Yankees and RHP Luis Severino at home this evening. Although Severino had a decent outing in his last start, surrendering only one hit across 6.2 innings pitched, he was also taking on the Washington Nationals. The Tigers may not be good, but they aren’t nearly as bad. Severino owns a 6.52 xERA and .520 xSLG allowed, both of which are in the second percentile. He also leads the Yankees with 20 actual and 20.9 expected home runs allowed, 20 of which would’ve cleared the fences in Detroit.

Greene is in an excellent position to go yard against Severino in this spot. For one, Severino has fared terribly against opposite-handed batters like Greene, coughing up 10 home runs and a .619 SLG to them this year. Similarly, Greene has capitalized against RHPs, recording 11 home runs and a .489 SLG against them. Greene has 11 actual and 12 expected home runs to his name, 13 of which would’ve counted in Detroit, and his .500 xSLG and .287 xBA are both team-bests. Greene is in the 88th and 92nd percentile for those stats, respectively.

I’m not really sure why, but some books have decided to completely disrespect Greene in this matchup. He slots in at odds of +750 (11.8%). Pair a wager on Greene to go yard with one on him to record multiple bases at odds of +130 (43.5%) via DraftKings Sportsbook. Just because Severino had a good outing on his last trip to the mound doesn’t mean he’ll have another tonight.

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Diamondbacks-Dodgers Home Run Pick

When: 10:10 p.m. ET
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

OddsShopper’s Target: Tommy Pham at FanDuel

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Pham will take on the Dodgers and RHP Bobby Miller. Miller has been solid but not unbeatable this year: he owns a 3.66 xERA and .370 xSLG allowed. He has also coughed up only seven actual and 7.4 expected home runs, eight of which would’ve gone yard at Dodger Stadium. Five of those home runs came in his home appearances, however, which is where he’ll play tonight. Pham has been sneaky efficient this year with a .492 xSLG and .286 xBA, which rank in the 86th and 91st percentiles, respectively.

That said, the Our model thinks a fair price is +732 (12%), so we’re beating the market and getting some value by playing this MLB home run pick at +830 (10.8%) via FanDuel Sportsbook. This number may not remain on the market forever, so if you want to tail one of the model’s top home run picks today, get your action down soon!

Best MLB Home Run Bet: Tommy Pham +830 at FanDuel

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Isaiah Sirois is a sports betting analyst at OddsShopper specializing in basketball, football and motorsports. Basketball is Isaiah’s favorite sport to handicap, and he has covered NBA, WNBA, NCAA and FIBA markets for OddsShopper and other sites. However, Isaiah’s favorite sport to follow is auto racing, and you can usually find him watching NASCAR or IndyCar on Sundays. He will be a fan of Team Penske and Ford Performance until the end of time. Isaiah graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Emory University and briefly attended Vanderbilt Law School before dropping out to work at OddsShopper.

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