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Daily Dinger: Best Home Run Prop Bet Picks Today (Bet on Bader to Continue Clutch Performance)

By Ben Heisler, Peter Dewey, Reed Wallach

New York Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader flips his bat during the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field.
New York Yankees center fielder Harrison Bader flips his bat during the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. / David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
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BetSided's Iain MacMillan may have been one of the few folks out there to bet on the Guardians in Game 4 of the ALDS and win.

Iain took Cleveland's Josh Naylor in Sunday's edition of our "Daily Dinger" anytime home run contest and cashed for the second time this postseason at +540 odds!

For Game 5 at Yankee Stadium, we've got home run picks from both sides of tonight's Guardians-Yankees matchup, all of which come in at +450 or greater.

Who's ready to circle the bases with us? Here are our favorite anytime home run prop bets for Game 5 of the ALDS on Wednesday, October 17.

Be sure to follow along with all of our picks and standings for the entire MLB postseason HERE.

Best Home Run Picks Today

Harrison Bader (+500)

There hasn’t been a more clutch hitter in the New York Yankees’ lineup this postseason than center fielder Harrison Bader, who has launched three homers in four games in the ALDS.

Why not let the October of Bader continue?

Not only has Bader launched three homers, but he has the best postseason average on the team (.286) against Cleveland. Simply put, Bader is seeing the ball well right now. With the Yankees back at home in Game 5, I think the Bronxville native makes his mark once again to help his team advance to the ALCS. – Peter Dewey

Find Peter Dewey’s full betting record here.

Oscar Gonzalez (+560)

Everybody is looking for an October hero, and while much has been made about the Guardians small-ball tendencies, I like the long odds on rookie Oscar Gonzalez to send one over the fence at Yankee Stadium on Monday night in Game 5. 

The rookie had the walk-off hit in Game 3, the walk-off home run in extra innings against the Rays in the Wild Card round, and I think he cracks one here. He posted a near-.800 OPS during the regular season, including 11 home runs and hit north of .300 against righties. Outside of Nestor Cortes, New York is likely sending out all righties so at this long shot price, I’ll take the rookie to crush another. – Reed Wallach

Anthony Rizzo (+500)

I'll ride with the Rizz kid at home against a plethora of Guardians pitchers tonight, but if he gets one or two shots at Aaron Civale, I love my chances even more.

Rizzo in 10 at-bats has five hits against the right-hander, with three of them going for extra bases; two of them home runs.

He's also hit well in the series against a very talented Guardians' pitching staff. In 14 at-bats, he has four hits, including a double and a home run, and comes of his best game of the series on Sunday; going 2-4 in their road victory.

Rizzo has adapted his swing the last few years perfectly to thrive at Yankee Stadium, but even with the wind blowing out to left-center field, he's capable of smashing it anywhere in a very hitter-friendly park. - Ben Heisler