On Saturday, bet365 Sportsbook will once again run its Saturday Slugger promo, and we’re back to preview some players who could hit a home run.
With the bet365 promo, you’ll get bonus bets if players hit home runs in the appropriate games so long as you meet the qualifications. A promo like this could be of interest to many bettors, as adding home run prop bets to parlays and same-game parlays is quite common.
The odds aren’t out quite yet on these players, but we can look ahead to see some players who might go yard.
MLB home run odds: Pick your player
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What is the bet365 Saturday Slugger?
Bet365 Sportsbook’s Saturday Slugger promotion highlights a specific game each Saturday. Bettors can wager $50 or more on a same-game parlay or a parlay that includes that specific game. The odds must be +100 or greater to qualify.
Upon doing so, you’ll receive $10 in bonus bets each time a player in said game hits a home run.
These bonus bets can be scaled down to $5 for each home run if you wager between $20 and $50. If no one hits a homer in the game, no sweat — you’ll still receive a minimum of $5 or $10 as a bonus bet, depending on what you wagered.
You must place the qualifying wager before 7 a.m. ET this Saturday.
Favorites to hit a home run this weekend
Marcell Ozuna (Rockies vs. Braves)
Marcell Ozuna has been a bright spot for the Atlanta Braves this season, especially with the injuries to Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna Jr. He has 32 home runs while no one else on the team has more than 18. The Braves are on the road this weekend at Coors Field, and they’ll take on Cal Quantrill on Saturday. Righties are hitting .281 with nine home runs against Quantrill, and Ozuna is a lifetime .308 hitter at Coors.
Matt Olson (Rockies vs. Braves)
I’m sticking with a Braves player here and going with Matt Olson. He has just 18 home runs this season, but we know the power is there after he clobbered 54 last season and at least 34 in each of the two seasons before that. Lefties are hitting .249 against Quantrill this season, but they are slugging .444 against him. Quantrill possesses an HR/9 of about 1.30, and he’s allowed 17 home runs this season, including two over the past week.
Aaron Judge (Yankees vs. Rangers)
Aaron Judge hit a home run last Saturday, so I’ll stick with it again here. This time, he’ll face Nathan Eovaldi, who is allowing 1.3 homers per nine innings this season. Additionally, Eovaldi’s been getting shelled recently, allowing seven homers over his last four starts. He’s allowed 27 home runs at Yankee Stadium in his career, which is his second most among any ballpark. In addition, Judge has had 28 at-bats against Eovaldi and is hitting .357 with two home runs.
