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Today’s MLB Player Props on DraftKings Sportsbook: Most Popular Player Props for Friday 5/16/25

Today’s MLB Player Props on DraftKings Sportsbook: Most Popular Player Props for Friday 5/16/25

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By: Zach Thompson

Betting on player props is fun, right? Of course it is, but have you ever been curious what the most popular plays were for the day? Well, with DraftKings Network’s Player Props Page, all of this information is at your disposal.

Today’s MLB player props are especially important since there is a special King of the Diamond promotion available. I’ve taken today’s most popular MLB player props on DraftKings Sportsbook and broken down exactly why the public is so fond of these.


DKN’s Player Props Page provides all of the most bet player props by handle + odds on the DraftKings Sportsbook, updated as regularly as every five minutes!


TODAY’S MOST BET MLB PLAYER PROPS

BREAK IT DOWN:

Kyle Schwarber 1+ Home Runs (+240): We start the weekend with a three-way tie atop the leaderboard for the most home runs this season, and those three players are the three most bet props for this Friday night. Schwarber has the longest odds of the three but is also getting the most action. Part of that may be due to his early start time against Andrew Heaney and the Pirates at 6:45 p.m. ET. Schwarber homered on Wednesday and has five home runs in his last 10 games with a 55.9% hard-hit rate over those 10 games. He actually has seven of his 15 homers off lefties this season despite only 35% of his at-bats on that side of the split. Even in this lefty-lefty matchup, Schwarber is a solid play since Heaney has given up five homers this season and has cooled off after a hot start.

Aaron Judge 1+ Home Runs (+160): Judge also has 15 homers on the season, putting him on pace for 57 homers on the year. Nine of his 15 long balls have come at home and nine have come against right-handed pitchers. He’s on the strong side of both those splits as he faces Tylor Megill and the Mets on Friday. Megill has allowed one home run in each of his last three starts, and Judge has hit eight homers in his last 17 games with a 54.9% hard-hit rate and 29.4% barrel rate over that stretch.

Shohei Ohtani 1+ Home Runs (+155): I highlighted Ohtani in my top home run props for the day, and the public is behind the play, making Ohtani the third-most popular player prop of the night. He’s crushing everything right now and gets a juicy matchup against Jack Kochanowicz and his former team from across town in Friday night’s matchup.


Three-Leg Parlay

Why don’t we build a parlay based on these most-bet props to make things a little more interesting? Feel free to tag along.

Kyle Schwarber 1+ Home Run (+240)

Aaron Judge 1+ Home Run (+175)

Shohei Ohtani 1+ Home Run (+155)

Parlay Odds: +2284

Head straight to DraftKings Sportbook to place these bets, OR check out the Player Props Page tool on DKN.com for more options before you fill out your slips!

Zach has been part of the DraftKings team since 2017 and covers baseball, basketball, golf, football and any other sport that offers DFS fun. He has been playing fantasy sports since box scores were only available in the newspaper the following day. Even though he grew up almost 8,000 miles away in Guam, he is a diehard Boston sports fan but will take a fantasy value play wherever he can get it, even if it’s from the Yankees.
Disclaimer

I am a promoter at DraftKings and am also an avid fan and user (my username is z.thompson) and may sometimes play on my personal account in the games that I offer advice on. Although I have expressed my personal view on the games and strategies above, they do not necessarily reflect the view(s) of DraftKings and do not constitute a representation that any particular strategy will guarantee success. All customers should use their own skills and judgment in building lineups. I may also deploy different players and strategies than what I recommend above. I am not an employee of DraftKings and do not have access to any non-public information.