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Two NL Central stars make up our favorite home run picks of the day for Tuesday
Jun 16, 2026
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Tuesday is a great day for baseball with a 15-game MLB slate that includes high-profile matchups like Yankees at White Sox, Padres at Cardinals and Guardians at Brewers. Bettors have a ton of options for a loaded Tuesday slate, including home run prop bets. For Tuesday, we have our eyes on two National League Central standouts for our top home run picks today. We selected St. Louis’ Jordan Walker to homer on Saturday at +420, and he went yard once again. We’ll target a different Cardinals slugger on Tuesday, and this guy has been red hot of late.
For even more MLB expert picks and predictions, make sure you see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.
Best home run picks for Tuesday, June 16
Alec Burleson, Cardinals (+470, FanDuel)
Much of the attention with the Cardinals’ lineup this year has been either Walker’s breakout campaign or the play of rookie J.J. Wetherholt. Don’t sleep on Burleson, though. He’s hitting .287 with an .847 OPS and 13 homers along with 52 RBIs. He’s been especially great of late, mashing five home runs since June 7 — tied for the most in MLB over that span. Burleson and the Cardinals are up against a good Padres team and pitching staff, and their best starter, Michael King, will get the ball on Tuesday. Burleson has five at-bats against King, picking up two hits, including a homer. We’ll target Burleson to stay hot here and get his 14th long ball of the season. Use the latest FanDuel promo code to bet on home run props and get $350 in bonus bets when you bet $5 for seven days:
Jackson Chourio, Brewers (+411, DraftKings)
Speaking of hot, there’s Milwaukee’s Chourio. The talented young outfielder is hitting .322 on the year with a .572 SLG and .942 OPS, and he’s been on an absolute tear. Like Burleson, he’s homered five times since last Sunday. But all five of those home runs have come over Chourio’s last five games, including three over his last two. Slade Cecconi starts for Cleveland and while he’s pitched better of late, he’s been a bit of a weak spot in the Guardians’ rotation. Chourio looks locked in right now, so we’ll feed the hot hand. Bet on Chourio to homer on Tuesday with the DraftKings promo code and receive $200 in bonus bets instantly after betting $5+:
