MLB Today’s Best Bets for 06/22: Home Run Picks & Top Player Props

It’s a solid 13-game slate on the diamond to start the new week and the fourth week of June Monday, starting at 6:10 pm ET when the Yankees open an early week set with the Tigers in the Motor City. The schedule gives plenty of opportunities to find the best MLB bets today, including the top home run props. After looking over the slate, we’ve identified our favorite plays to bolster your bankroll. Without further ado, let’s get to the best options on the board for Monday, June 22.

Best MLB Bets Today: Player Props for June 22

Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs Over 1.5 Total Bases (+125, BetMGM)

Crow-Armstrong is hot right now so taking advantage of this situation is the smart thing to do. He has 20 hits, including five homers, in his last 10 games. In addition, he’s racked up 43 total bases in his last 10 games entering this one. Crow-Armstrong has cashed in each of his last 10 games. In addition, he has at least three total bases in eight of those 10 contests. He’s hitting .286 with 12 doubles, four triples, 16 homers, 40 RBI and 18 steals. Crow-Armstrong is zero for two with a double in his career against Dylan Cease. With as hot as Crow-Armstrong is right now, ride the over again here.

Gerrit Cole, Yankees Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-106, FanDuel)

Cole missed the first two months of the season but acted like it didn’t impede him at all. He is 2-1 with a 2.57 ERA, a 1.00 WHIP, eight walks and 24 strikeouts over 28 innings in nine starts. Cole made four of his five starts this season against AL Central foes, including fanning six White Sox hitters over six frames in his last start. Among current Tigers hitters, they own a collective .200 batting average in 45 at-bats. Meanwhile, they have a 46.7% strikeout rate (21 whiffs) in that sample size. Detroit entered Sunday tied for 22nd with 8.62 strikeouts per game. Take the over here.

Jackson Chourio, Brewers Over 1.5 Total Bases (+115, BetMGM)

Chourio missed time earlier this season with a hairline fracture in his finger that he sustained in the WBC. He’s clicking of late, launching five homers in his last 10 games to double his season total. In addition, he has 29 total bases on the books in his last 10 games. Chourio cashed this prop in five of his last 10 games entering this contest. For the season, he has a .301 average with 12 doubles, 10 homers and 30 RBI over 176 at-bats in 41 games. Chourio is three of eight with a double in his career against Reds’ starter Brady Singer. Singer has been roughed up to the tune of a 5.32 ERA while allowing 83 hits, including 17 homers, in 66 innings of work. Chourio should take advantage of Singer’s issues and the friendly dimensions of the Great American Ball Park to cash this.

Home Run Picks Today (06/22):

Kyle Schwarber, Phillies (+220, FanDuel)

Schwarber continues to be one of the most consistent true three-outcome hitters in the league. He has struck out 113 times in 333 plate appearances (282 at-bats) with 47 walks to his credit. Schwarber launched his league-leading 29th homer on the year in Sunday night’s game against the Mets. He has plenty of familiarity with Nationals Park. In his career, Schwarber owns a .279 average with 29 home runs and 66 RBI over 265 career at-bats there. If you ran that pace for a 162-game season, he’d be in line to clobber 62 homers at Nationals Park. Schwarber has six long balls in his last 10 games. Look for him to go deep again in this contest for number 30.

Byron Buxton, Twins (+240, Fanatics)

Buxton’s power game is clicking right now and that’s one of the few things that has gone right for the Twins. He enters this game with a .275 average, 13 doubles, a triple, 24 homers and 40 RBI on the year. Buxton has fared well in interleague play, posting a .299 average with four doubles and eight homers in 77 at-bats on the year. In addition, he’s got a robust .328 mark with 13 homers in 122 at-bats at Target Field. Throw in a four of 10 career mark with two homers against Eric Lauer and the power game is in play again here. Look for Buxton to flex his muscle again here to put one in the seats.