Matt Olson Player Props: May 23, Braves vs. Cubs
Matt Olson and the Atlanta Braves square off versus the Chicago Cubs, and starter Ben Brown, on May 23 at 2:20 PM ET at Wrigley Field. Olson recorded a homer in his previous game (going 2-for-5).
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Matt Olson player prop bets.
Olson is batting .228 with nine doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 21 walks. Olson’s home runs rank 47th in MLB and he ranks 46th in RBI in MLB.
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- Matchup: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSO
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -204)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +320)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +135)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +120)
Matt Olson prop bet insights
- Olson has reached base with a hit 28 times this year in 46 games played (60.9%), including multiple hits on nine occasions (19.6%).
- He has homered in seven of 46 games in 2024 (15.2%), which is 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
- Olson has scored at least one run 16 times this year in 46 games played (34.8%), including three times scoring multiple runs (6.5%).
- He has plated a run in 39.1% of his 46 games this season, with two or more RBI in 10.9% of those games (five). He has also plated three or more runs in two contests.
- In 67.4% of his 46 games this season, Olson has gone down on strikes (31 times). He’s also had 17 games with multiple strikeouts in 2024 (37.0%).
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Matt Olson stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/22/2024 | Justin Steele | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/21/2024 | Javier Assad | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/15/2024 | Javier Assad | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/14/2024 | Jameson Taillon | 2-for-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/13/2024 | Shota Imanaga | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/28/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 9/27/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/26/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/6/2023 | Justin Steele | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/5/2023 | Javier Assad | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Ben Brown
- Brown (1-1 with a 3.57 ERA and 39 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings pitched) gets the nod for the Cubs in his fifth start of the season.
- The righty last pitched out in relief on Sunday, when he threw two scoreless innings against the Pittsburgh Pirates while giving up one hit.
- The 24-year-old has put up a 3.57 ERA and 9.9 Ks per nine innings across 11 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .238 to opposing hitters.