{"id":704788,"date":"2026-05-30T18:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/704788\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T18:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T18:18:12","slug":"juan-soto-among-top-mlb-home-run-picks-for-saturday-may-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/704788\/","title":{"rendered":"Juan Soto among top MLB home run picks for Saturday, May 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love a good home run? Baseball is built on many things, and the long ball is certainly one of them. We should see a ton of homers hit on Saturday with 15\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MLB<\/a>\u00a0games on the schedule. That means there are a ton of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MLB betting<\/a>\u00a0opportunities available for bettors, including MLB\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/betting\/news\/prop-betting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">player props<\/a>\u00a0like home run picks for Saturday. There are plenty of intriguing options for Saturday&#8217;s slate, but we&#8217;ll pick two NL East sluggers who are off to great starts to 2026 in the home run department.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For even more MLB expert picks and predictions, make sure you see what the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SportsLine Projection Model<\/a>\u00a0has to say.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=draftkings&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">Sign up at DraftKings on Saturday and get $100 in bonus bets after you wager $5 or more:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best home run picks for Saturday, May 30Juan Soto, Mets (+340, FanDuel)<\/p>\n<p>The Mets are a mess, but Soto sure isn&#8217;t. The star outfielder has slugged six homers since May 17, and he&#8217;s left the yard a whopping nine times in the month of May. New York&#8217;s lineup has woefully underperformed to begin 2026, but Soto has 12 homers and an OPS of nearly 1.000, so you can&#8217;t really blame him. Soto has been rock steady overall, homering six times at home and six times away. He does have a higher home OPS of over 1.000 this year, which is notable as the Mets host the\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/MIA\/miami-marlins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marlins<\/a>, who are set to start right-hander <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/3077724\/tyler-phillips\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Phillips<\/a>. Phillips has pitched no more than 3 2\/3 innings this year, so it&#8217;s effectively a bullpen day for Miami. Soto is hot, and he mashes against any and all pitchers, especially right-handers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=fanduel&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">Bet on Soto to homer against the Marlins on Saturday at FanDuel and receive $150 in bonus bets if your first bet of $5+ wins:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matt Olson, Braves (+240, BetMGM)<\/p>\n<p>Olson has cooled off a bit after his incredible start to the year, but he&#8217;s still among the most dangerous left-handed sluggers the game has to offer, entering Saturday with 15 home runs. Ten of those bombs have come off right-handers, which sets up incredibly well for Saturday&#8217;s matchup with <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/teams\/CIN\/cincinnati-reds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reds<\/a> starter <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/players\/2942978\/brady-singer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brady Singer<\/a>, who has allowed a whopping 14 homers this year, including 10 to left-handed hitters, who are OPSing over 1.000 off him in 2026. Olson&#8217;s OPS is .765 in May, but he&#8217;s still homered six times, including on Tuesday, which snapped a 13-game homer-less streak. This is an incredibly juicy matchup for any left-handed slugger, especially someone of Olson&#8217;s caliber.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/martech.cbssports.com\/bt\/redirect\/prod?b=bet365&amp;c=sport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"mtech-link\">Place home run prop bets with the BetMGM bonus code CBSSPORTS and get either $150 in bonus bets if your first bet wins or up to $1,500 in bonus bets if your first bet loses<\/a>:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who doesn&#8217;t love a good home run? 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