MLB Best Home Run Bets For May 11, 2026—Rice And Ramos

LifestyleVicesMLB Best Home Run Bets For May 11, 2026—Rice And RamosByJosh Shepardson,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Josh Shepardson is a sports betting analyst, focused on player props.Follow AuthorMay 11, 2026, 12:21pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Ben Rice has hit 12 home runs this year and could launch another one tonight.Getty ImagesThe ebbs and flows of the MLB best home run bets aren’t for the faint of heart. Home run props are long-shot bets, and losing streaks are part of the equation.Seven straight home run bets haven’t come to fruition. The season’s record for best home run bets is 7-27, with two no bets for players who didn’t play. Still, even with the drought for correct home run props, the season’s profits sit at $400 for readers and bettors who wagered $100 on each of the touted home run bets at the listed odds. Today offers another opportunity to add to the season’s profits with two eye-catching home run props.MLB Best Home Run BetsBen Rice (New York Yankees - 1B)Over 0.5 Home Runs (+325) at theScoreBetBen Rice’s 12 home runs this season are the seventh most, and his 12.7 expected home runs are the eighth most in MLB this season. The 27-year-old slugger has brilliant batted-ball data.Among 271 qualified hitters in 2026, Rice is tied for ninth in barrels per plate appearance rate (12.2%), seventh in barrels per batted-ball event rate (21.7%), fourth in hard-hit rate (59.3%), tied for 27th in fly-ball and line-drive exit velocity (96.8 mph) and 38th in launch-angle sweet-spot rate (39.5%). MORE FOR YOURice has smashed with the platoon advantage. Rice has hit seven home runs in 105 plate appearances against righties this year and 32 home runs in 649 career plate appearances against right-handed pitching since reaching the Majors in 2024.He has a plus matchup and superb park factors tonight. Brandon Young has allo...