MLB Best Home Run Bets For June 5, 2026—Eldridge And Wetherholt

LifestyleVicesMLB Best Home Run Bets For June 5, 2026—Eldridge And WetherholtByJosh Shepardson,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josh Shepardson is a sports betting analyst, focused on player props.Follow AuthorJun 05, 2026, 01:30am EDTBryce Eldridge has top-shelf power.Getty ImagesThe MLB best home run bets are 10-38 this season, with two no-bets for players who didn’t start on the days their home run props were touted. The betting record for home run bets is unimpressive, but that’s the nature of making long-shot bets. Even nailing home run props at a low rate can turn a tidy profit if the bets are carefully selected, though. As a result, the MLB best home run bets this season have yielded a $353 profit for anyone who’s wagered $100 on each of the suggested home run props at the listed odds. Tonight’s most alluring home run props belong to two young left-handed batters. Both have favorable hitting conditions and the requisite power to make their home run bets winners, and both props are listed at longer than +450 odds.MLB Best Home Run BetsBryce Eldridge (San Francisco Giants - 1B)Over 0.5 Home Runs (+475) at theScore BetBryce Eldridge has substantial power, earning present game power and raw power grades of 50 and 70, respectively, on the 20-to-80 scouting scale, with future grades of 70 and 80. Eldridge hit 25 homers in 102 games and 433 plate appearances in the upper minors last year, and he smashed five home runs in 30 games and 137 plate appearances in Triple-A this season. Eldridge has also muscled up for two home runs in 21 games and 76 plate appearances for the Giants.MORE FOR YOUBoth of Eldridge’s home runs this season have come in 64 plate appearances against right-handed pitching. The left-handed-hitting Eldridge also has quality batted-ball data.Among 425 batters with at least 25 batted-ball events this year, Eldridge is 75th in barrels per plate appearance rate (7.9%), tied for 67th in barrels per batted...