A 15-game slate for FanDuel’s Dinger Tuesday? With the first game starting at 12:35 p.m. ET? Yes, please. Let’s dive into my top home run picks for FanDuel’s Dinger Tuesday, including Adolis Garcia.
It’s a jam-packed MLB slate from the Tigers and Pirates starting things out in the early afternoon all the way to a Josiah Gray start to cap off the night between the Nationals and Giants at 9:45 p.m. ET. That gives us plenty of opportunities to find the best Dinger Tuesday home run picks today.
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Home Run Picks for FanDuel’s Dinger Tuesday | April 9
Dinger Tuesday Pick: J.T. Realmuto
Welcome back from the IL — and welcome to St. Louis, Sonny Gray. We hope you give up a bunch of dingers today, including one to J.T. Realmuto.
Realmuto has two homers on the year, both against right-handed pitching. That doesn’t really matter in a sample size of 16 at-bats, but it doesn’t hurt, either.
If you’re only betting a few games for Dinger Tuesday, this might not be your matchup, with a total of only 7.5 — but the value on Realmuto himself is too much to pass up.
The catcher is +680, compared to +475 at BetMGM, +450 at bet365, DraftKings and Caesars and as low as +390 at Fliff. Over the long run, this +EV bet will help us fill our bankrolls.
Dinger Tuesday Pick: J.T. Realmuto +680at FanDuel
Dinger Tuesday Pick: Adolis Garcia
Personally, I’m more of a long-shot guy. Betting on a home run pick at +240 isn’t my first choice.
However, this Adolis Garcia bet grades as one of the better values on OddsShopper, and I trust the model because it’s smarter than I am.
Let’s look at the market: BetMGM is +210, bet365 is +180, Caesars is +175. This IS a matchup I want to target, too.
The total is 9, which makes it one of the higher totals on the board Tuesday night.
You can always check Live MLB Odds at OddsShopper, too, to make sure you get the best price — and find the highest Dinger Tuesday totals.
Dinger Tuesday Pick: Adolis Garcia +240 at FanDuel
Dinger Tuesday Pick: Javier Baez
No, wait! Don’t click away! I know what it looks like. Javier Baez?! The guy hasn’t hit one out of the infield since 2016-ish. But there’s no better time than today for his first home run in 2024.
Baez gets a matchup against Martin Perez. Baez’s slugging percentage against lefties is noticeably better in his career (.505 vs. .425).
We also get a game total of 8.5, which gives us the chance to cash in on other players (a few are standing out in the OddsShopper model). And Baez’s stock has dropped so far that the value at this point is hard to pass up.
The +800 odds are the best in the market by far. DraftKings and BetMGM are at +500. Caesars (+490) and bet365 (+475) are even lower than that.
Close your eyes and take a chance on Baez. Since that’s the approach he takes in the box.
Dinger Tuesday Pick: Javier Baez +800 at FanDuel
