Oddsmakers like Shohei Ohtani’s chances of going deep on Tuesday night in Denver.
The Dodgers’ slugger is +110 to go yard, which is a number never seen in the short history of ESPN BET.
Those are the shortest odds to hit a home run ever offered by the sportsbook, according to ESPN BET spokesman Gordon Stevenson.
Per Stevenson, the previous low was Aaron Judge at +115 to hit a dinger on May 10 against the Athletics in Sacramento.
Judge went on to homer twice in that contest.
Ohtani will take his cuts in the most hitter-friendly ballpark in baseball – Coors Field.
In 76 career plate appearances at Coors Field, Ohtani has hit .397/.453/.765 with six home runs.
One of the most homer-prone pitchers in baseball, Austin Gomber, will take the mound for the Rockies, which is another thing working in Ohtani’s favor.
Gomber has allowed 14 homers in just 54 ⅔ innings, which comes out to a whopping 2.30 home runs allowed per nine innings, the second-highest rate in baseball among pitchers with at least 50 innings on the mound this season.
Ohtani comes into the game on a hot stretch, even by his standards.
This month, he’s hitting .397/.521/.741 with five home runs across 16 games.
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Even with the ridiculously low odds, bettors aren’t shying away.
Ohtani’s homer prop is the third most-bet player prop on ESPN BET on Tuesday night, behind Kyle Schwarber to hit a home run (+220) and Judge to hit a home run. (+210).
