The baseball season is a grind and betting on baseball can be an even bigger one.
Every day we have the chance to bet on dozens of quality hitters to go deep, and the information at our disposal can almost be overwhelming.
Between weather models, and batter versus pitcher matchups and luck-adjusted batting averages and park factor and the time of day and the jerseys and... like I said, overwhelming.
The season is too long to make lottery tickets every day, so I’m starting a challenge.
Starting today, I have seven days to hit one home-run bet. When I hit a winner, I will climb the ladder and attempt to cash a two-leg home run parlay.
The concept is simple: How high can we climb? Once we get to the second rung, if we fail to cash a two-leg home run parlay after seven days we’ll drop back down to one guy only.
When we hit a two-leg parlay, we’ll advance to three legs.
But we can’t start out climb without taking the first step.
MLB home run ladder challenge: Can Bichette get us off to a hot start?
Kicking off this challenge is a familiar face with New York Mets third baseman Bo Bichette.
After struggling to start the season, the former Blue Jays star enters this game with at least one hit in six of his past seven games.
This season, the 28-year-old has hit just one home run, so we’re getting a nice +630 price tag to get things going.
During his career, Bichette has three hits and two walks in 12 plate appearances against Joe Ryan, who gets the start for the Twins.
