The home run prop streak has reached four days in row after Jordan Walker (+461) left the yard on Wednesday afternoon, and I\u2019m looking to keep things rolling on Thursday\u2019s six game slate.<\/p>\n
Since Sunday, I\u2019ve hit four home run props (one each day) that were north or +460 odds, including a massive +610 winner on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sunday: Drake Baldwin (+525)Monday: James Wood (+546)Tuesday: Gunnar Henderson (+610)Wednesday: Jordan Walker (+461)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Now, a truncated slate of games takes place on Thursday, limiting the options for this column. That’s not going to stop us from making picks here at SI Betting, and I\u2019m eyeing a New York Yankees slugger and a Kansas City Royals All-Star to lead the way.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s dive into the odds and analysis behind the best home run prop targets on April 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Best MLB Home Run Prop Bet Picks for Thursday, April 9<\/p>\n
Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook<\/a><\/p>\n Liam Hicks to Hit a Home Run (+1280)<\/p>\n Why not start with a long shot in the first afternoon game on Thursday?\u00a0<\/p>\n Miami Marlins catcher\/first baseman Liam Hicks isn\u2019t known as an elite power hitter, but he\u2019s gotten off to a hot start in the 2026 season. After homering just six times in the 2025 campaign (119 games), Hicks has three home runs in 11 games this season.<\/p>\n He\u2019s crushed right-handed pitching in his career, hitting .266 with a .760 OPS and all nine of his home runs. So, why not take a stab at him against the Cincinnati Reds and youngster Rhett Lowder, who is making just his third start of the season and his eighth appearance in an MLB game.<\/p>\n Setting Hicks at +1280 to go deep is simply too enticing to pass up until he really starts to cool off. He\u2019s hitting .323 with a 1.034 OPS so far this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Bobby Witt Jr. to Hit a Home Run (+423)<\/p>\n Kansas City Royals star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has yet to hit a home run in the 2026 season, but he\u2019s still hitting .273 with a double and an MLB-high seven stolen bases.<\/p>\n Witt\u2019s power hasn\u2019t come around yet this season, but that could change against the Chicago White Sox and lefty Anthony Kay.<\/p>\n Witt has not faced Kay in his career, but he has a career OPS of .829 against left-handed pitching.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Kay has struggled a bit in two appearances in 2026 (one start), allowing two home runs while posting a 4.00 ERA. The Chicago bullpen also has a 5.71 ERA and has given up nine homers as a unit this season.<\/p>\n That sets up well for Witt to hit his first long ball of the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n Giancarlo Stanton to Hit a Home Run (+280)<\/p>\n New York Yankees star Giancarlo Stanton is off to an amazing start in the 2026 season, even though the power numbers haven\u2019t jumped off the page.<\/p>\n Stanton has homered once, but he\u2019s hitting .341 with a .836 OPS. Now, he takes on a lefty in A\u2019s starter Jeffrey Springs. Stanton only has a few at-bats against Springs in his career, though the slugger has a .929 OPS and 117 home runs against left-handed pitching since he entered MLB.\u00a0<\/p>\n Even though the power numbers are down this season, Stanton is clearly seeing the ball well out of the gate, racking up 14 hits in 10 games. He\u2019s worth a look in this market, especially since the A\u2019s have a shaky bullpen (5.01 ERA) this season. <\/p>\n Odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.<\/p>\n If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.<\/p>\n Claim the latest\u00a0DraftKings promo code<\/a>\u00a0offer today. Sign up and get\u00a0$300 in bonus bets instantly when you make your first $5 bet<\/a>\u00a0and that bet wins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The home run prop streak has reached four days in row after Jordan Walker (+461) left the yard…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":592629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-592628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=592628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/592628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=592628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=592628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=592628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}