Christopher Morel Player Props: July 12, Cubs vs. Cardinals
Christopher Morel will try for a better performance after a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-4). He and the Chicago Cubs face the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, who will send out Sonny Gray to start, at 8:15 PM ET on Apple TV+.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Christopher Morel player prop bets.
Morel leads the Cubs with 16 home runs, while putting up 47 RBI. Morel’s home runs rank 27th in MLB and he ranks 46th in RBI in MLB.
Watch tonight's Cubs game on Fubo!Christopher Morel Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -155)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +205)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +165)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -155)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +600)
How to Watch Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals
- Time: 8:15 PM ET
- Date: Friday, July 12, 2024
- TV Channel: Apple TV+
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Christopher Morel vs. Sonny Gray
- Morel is 1-for-5 over his career versus Sonny Gray.
- When matching up against Sonny Gray this season, Morel is 0-for-2.
- Last season against Sonny Gray, Morel was 1-for-3 at the plate.
Christopher Morel prop bet insights
- In 56.5% of his games this year (52 of 92), Morel has posted a hit, and in 12 of those games (13.0%) he’s recorded at least two hits.
- Out of the 92 games he has played in this season, he’s homered in 16 contests (17.4%), hitting a home run in 4.2% of his trips to the plate.
- Morel has scored at least one run 35 times this season in 92 tries (38.0%), including scoring multiple runs in 4.3% of games (four times).
- He has picked up at least one RBI in 33.7% of his games this season (31 of 92), with more than one RBI in 12 of those contests (13.0%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- Morel has struck out at least once 61 times this season in 92 games played (66.3%), including 26 multi-punchout contests (28.3%).
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Christopher Morel stats against the Cardinals
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/2024 | Miles Mikolas | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/15/2024 | Andre Pallante | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/14/2024 | Kyle Gibson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2024 | Sonny Gray | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2024 | Miles Mikolas | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/30/2023 | Steven Matz | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/29/2023 | Adam Wainwright | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 7/27/2023 | Miles Mikolas | 3-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 7/22/2023 | Miles Mikolas | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3/1 | 0 |
| 7/21/2023 | Jack Flaherty | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 1 |
Cardinals starter: Sonny Gray
- Gray (9-5 with a 3.30 ERA and 115 strikeouts in 92 2/3 innings pitched) goes for his 10th victory when he takes the hill for the Cardinals in his 17th start of the season.
- When he last took the hill on Friday versus the Washington Nationals, the righty went five innings, giving up five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
- Among pitchers with enough innings to qualify, the 34-year-old’s 3.30 ERA ranks 25th, 1.036 WHIP ranks 14th, and 11.2 K/9 ranks seventh.
- Gray heads into this outing after racking up seven quality starts.