MLB Home Run Props for Dinger Tuesday, June 20: Mets vs. Astros

It’s Dinger Tuesday at FanDuel! Combining two of our favorite things, home runs and betting, this is without a doubt the best day of the week for bettors. Let’s start the party with the game that we're locking in on.

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First things first: if you’re not signed up at FanDuel, head on over and do so ASAP. They’re offering new users a risk-free bet up to $1,000 on your first wager. Combined with the Dinger Tuesday promotion, there's no other place you should be betting on home runs this Tuesday.

What is Dinger Tuesday?

Dinger Tuesday is an exclusive promotion from FanDuel Sportsbook and one of the best promos across all of sports betting. Here’s how it works: place one $25+ bet on any player to hit a home run in any Tuesday night MLB game, and for every home run hit by either team in the game, you will earn $5 in bonus bets, up to a maximum of $25 per game.

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In short, win or lose, you could potentially cash in $25 in bonus bets for every game in which you place a home run prop.

Note: Some users have a $25 per game cap while others may have a max cap of $50 in bonus bet winnings. Be sure to check your opt-in details.

How should you bet Dinger Tuesday?

There are multiple approaches to this promo: you could place a bet on the most likely player to hit a home run in any given game; if they hit one, you cash in plus have the potential of bonus bet payouts for any additional home runs. You could also target a longshot with hopes of a massive payout and the chance to get some of your bet back if it loses. Either way, you want to target games with a high total and a stronger chance for home runs.

Regardless of which strategy you choose, we’ve identified the Rockies vs. Red Sox game as tonight’s best value for capitalizing on Dinger Tuesday at FanDuel. Below, you’ll find a preview of the game along with the five players we’ve identified with an HR probability over 20%, as well as an edge over the book with their posted odds.

Mets vs. Astros 8:10PM EST Preview

Dinger Tuesday Best Bets

Our model is expecting both teams to get in on the home run action on Tuesday night in Houston as the Astros host the Mets.

Framber Valdez (6-5, 2.28 ERA) will be the starting pitcher for the Astros, pitting him against Justin Verlander (2-3, 4.40 ERA) for the Mets. Verlander, of course, will be venturing back to the place where he won a World Series last season. Despite being a world champion teammate, some of these Astros have faced Verlander in battle before, with Jose Altuve boasting a whopping .563 career batting avg against him in 16 ABs. He's listed as a 21.5% chance of going yard, according to our model.

While not listed in our best home run props of this game, Jose Abreu should also be considered as a possible contender to hit a home run; he's hit six of them in his career against Verlander.

Elsewhere, our MLB home run predictor thinks Pete Alonso can take Framber Valdez to task, listing him as the most likely in the game with a 26% chance.

Kyle Tucker will be looking to hit a home run on Dinger Tuesday in consecutive weeks, listed as a 25.9% chance, while Yainer Diaz will be looking to make it dingers in consecutive nights after hitting a homer run against the Mets last night.

It’s worth noting that all of these home run props have better odds on DraftKings and BetMGM, and sometimes significantly, but you won’t get the advantage of the Dinger Tuesday bonus bets. They are still recommended plays on the other books, especially with a larger payout.

For more MLB picks, insights and predictions, check out our full MLB Props page, utilize our customizable Parlay Picker and see our daily game-by-game predictions for the full slate.

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