Nelson Velazquez Player Props: June 15, Royals vs. Dodgers
Nelson Velazquez and the Kansas City Royals take on Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at 9:10 PM ET on BSKC. Velazquez is coming off a game in which he reached base in his only plate appearance, going 1-for-1.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Nelson Velazquez player prop bets.
Velazquez has eight doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 17 walks while hitting .207.
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Nelson Velazquez Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
- Time: 9:10 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, June 15, 2024
- TV Channel: BSKC
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -145)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +550)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +205)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +190)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -145)
Nelson Velazquez prop bet insights
- In 30 of 59 games this season (50.8%) Velazquez has gotten a hit, and in 10 of those contests (16.9%) he posted at least two hits.
- In 11.9% of his games this season, he has homered (seven of 59). During the 2024 campaign, he’s gone deep in 3.7% of his trips to the dish.
- Velazquez has scored at least one run in 23 of 59 games this year (39.0%), with more than one run scored in six of those games (10.2%).
- He has driven in at least one run 16 times this season in 59 games played (27.1%), including eight multi-RBI outings (13.6%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- In 41 of 59 games this year (69.5%), Velazquez has been set down on strikes, and 15 of those games (25.4%) included an effort that resulted in more than one punchout.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 8:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Nelson Velazquez stats against the Dodgers
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/14/2024 | Gavin Stone | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/10/2022 | Julio Urías | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 7/9/2022 | Clayton Kershaw | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 7/8/2022 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/7/2022 | Tony Gonsolin | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Dodgers starter: Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- Yamamoto (6-2) toes the rubber for the Dodgers in his 14th start of the season. He has produced a 3.00 ERA in 72 2/3 innings pitched, with 83 Ks.
- His last outing was on Friday, June 7 versus the New York Yankees, when the right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings while surrendering two hits.
- Among qualifying hurlers this year, the 25-year-old ranks 16th in ERA (3.00), 24th in WHIP (1.069), and 11th in K/9 rate (10.4).
- Yamamoto is aiming for his third straight quality start.