If you’re looking for the best home-run prop bets ahead of Friday’s fantasy baseball slate, here are three strong candidates to go yard. Each of these three sluggers should benefit from having a favorable matchup on paper.
Why You Should Consider Jake Burger for Friday’s Home Run Props
Burger is perhaps the best candidate to hit a homer on Friday’s slate, not due to his raw power, but because of how favorable the matchup looks against Luis Severino. Burger has hit .368 with a 1.560 OPS and four homers in 19 at-bats against the A’s veteran pitcher. No hitter on Friday’s slate has more homers against a specific pitcher than Burger has against Severino.
And it’s not as if the results are from past years. When Burger last faced Severino on April 13, he homered twice. The slugging first baseman might not be seeing the ball very well of late, as he’s hit just .240 with no extra-base hits over his last six games, but facing Severino might be what he needs to get back on track. The matchup history is clearly on his side.
Why Teoscar Hernandez Is a Strong Home Run Candidate on Friday
Several Dodgers have had success against Jameson Taillon in the past, and while the Cubs are riding a nine-game winning streak, their offense has to cool off at some point, and the pitching is just not strong enough to hold Los Angeles down right now. Among hitters with a good record against Taillon, though, Teoscar Hernandez certainly stands out.
He’s hit .278 with a .982 OPS and two home runs in 18 at-bats against the veteran hurler. As if that wasn’t enough, this game will be played at Dodger Stadium, where Hernandez has hit .289 with an .825 OPS, two homers, five RBI, and six runs scored in 11 games this season. Given his power and success against Taillon in the past, Hernandez has a good chance of going yard this Friday, although several Los Angeles hitters have had success against the 34-year-old hurler.
Why Marcell Ozuna Is an Excellent Fantasy Baseball Home Run Option on Friday
Marcell Ozuna endured a disappointing start to the 2026 season, but it’s clear the veteran slugger has been turning things around over the last two weeks. Since the beginning of the series against the Washington Nationals on April 13, Ozuna has hit .297 with an .847 OPS, two homers, eight RBI, and three runs scored.
Although his 11:1 K:BB is concerning, Ozuna’s power more than makes up for it, even if his current ISO of .100 is a career-worst mark. The matchup is favorable for Ozuna, as he’s hit .400 with a 1.200 OPS and a homer in 10 at-bats against Brandon Woodruff, who will be pitching for a struggling Brewers team.
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