After another seven trips around the sun, FanDuel Sportsbook is back with another slate of Dinger Tuesday action. The promotion is one of the best — if you bet a $25-plus wager on a player to hit a home run, you get $5 in bonus bets for each home run hit by both teams in the game! If you’re yet to sign up for FanDuel, you can get a no-sweat first bet worth up to $1,000! Remember, FanDuel doesn’t void batters who are not in the lineup, so we advise you to wait until lineups are announced to make your Dinger Tuesday picks. If you’re curious about the best Dinger Tuesday strategies, check out our guide to beating the promotion!
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Best Home Run Picks Today: FanDuel’s Dinger Tuesday
San Diego Padres at Pittsburgh Pirates | 7:05 p.m. ET
Isaiah’s Pick: Manny Machado at FanDuel
We have to pick on RHP Rich Hill (6-7) tonight. The 43-year-old veteran has given up 11 home runs on 11.8 xHR this season. Although most of those came back in April, Hill has still given up plenty of hard-hit balls — he ranks in the 16th percentile for barrel percentage and in the 35th for hard-hit percentage.
So which member of the San Diego Padres should we target on Dinger Tuesday? Hill’s 11 home runs allowed have all gone to right-handed batters, so we can rule out Juan Soto. Likewise, Fernando Tatis Jr. slots in at odds of +265 (27.4), so he’s out, too. Nelson Cruz and Gary Sanchez could go yard, but they’re not who I want exposure to.
Let’s ride with Manny Machado at +350 (22.2%). The price isn’t great, but Machado has hit two home runs in nine career at-bats against Hill. He has four total hits and just one strikeout. Although Machado has struggled this season, he still ranks third on the Padres in xHR at nine. PNC Park isn’t the best stadium for right-handed power, but Hill has still managed to surrender seven home runs here.
Dinger Tuesday Pick: Manny Machado +350 at FanDuel
Los Angeles Dodgers at Colorado Rockies | 8:40 p.m. ET
Isaiah’s Pick: James Outman at FanDuel
There’s no way I’m leaving a game at Coors Field off my card. Although most of the home run odds are priced down appropriately — four players slot in at under +300 (25%) — there is still value to be found in the game with the slate’s highest total.
The Rockies will start RHP Connor Seabold (1-3), who has allowed 11 home runs and 9.4 xHR in just 56.2 innings pitched this year, good for 1.5 xHR/9. Seven of those home runs went to left-handed batters. Four came in his last start against the Atlanta Braves.
The Dodgers have a surplus of lefties who could take Seabold yard. Freddie Freeman is an obvious candidate, but at odds of +280 (26.3%), bettors should pass on him. Instead, give me James Outman at +370 (21.3%). The 26-year-old outfielder has a triple in two at-bats against Seabold. He’ll cost you +294 (25.4%) to hit a home run at Pinnacle.
Dinger Tuesday Pick: James Outman +370 at FanDuel
