MLB home run props for Thursday 4/18: Best dinger bets for late games

As hot as we've been in strikeout props this week, we've been just as cold in home run props. We need a winner to turn this streak around, so let's find one with our three favorite HR props for Thursday night's MLB slate. 

Bryan De La Cruz (+600 FanDuel)

Marlins vs. Cubs, 7:40 p.m. ET

Chicago Cubs starter Jameson Taillon, who gave up a career-high home run rate of 4.1 percent last year, will be making his first start of the season on Thursday night. We're interested in fading the right-hander coming off a back injury, and we're going to do so with Bryan De La Cruz. De La Cruz is the hottest hitter in the Miami Marlins lineup, batting .360 with two home runs and a 1.080 OPS over his last six games. All three of his homers this season have come off right-handers, so we like his chances of staying hot in the power department.

Lourdes Gurriel (+1060 FD)

Diamondbacks vs. Giants, 9:45 p.m. ET

This price is way too high for how well Lourdes Gurriel is swinging the bat. Gurriel leads the Arizona Diamondbacks this season in home runs (five), RBIs (20) and home runs against right-handed pitching. The wind will also be blowing out to right-center field at Oracle Park. San Francisco Giants starter Logan Webb limits the long ball well, but this price is too high to ignore on the best D-backs power hitter so far this season. 

Michael Conforto (+560 FD)

Diamondbacks vs. Giants, 9:45 p.m. ET

Michael Conforto is swinging a hot bat to start the 2024 season. The Giants outfielder leads the team in home runs (four), RBIs (14) and slugging percentage (.554) through 17 games played, and he ranks 26th in MLB among 189 qualified hitters in hard-hit rate. In limited action against Diamondbacks starter Ryne Nelson, Conforto is 3-7 with a double and a home run.