Ian Happ: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cubs Vs Reds – August 2, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 2, 2023

At 8:05 PM ET on Wednesday, August 2, Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs will take the diamond against the Cincinnati Reds and starting pitcher Brandon Williamson at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.

Looking to wager on Happ ahead of his matchup on Wednesday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Happ

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -149
Runs 0.5 -114
RBI 0.5 -115
Strikeouts 1.5 +109

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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds

  • Williamson (3-2) will take to the mound for the Reds and make his 14th start of the season.
  • The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 5 2/3 innings while giving up two earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • The 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.48, 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .242 in 13 games this season.
  • The Reds average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
  • Reds pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.77 this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
  • Reds pitchers have a 1.431 WHIP this season, fifth-worst in the majors.
  • The Reds have given up the fifth-most long balls so far this season with 148 home runs allowed.

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Ian Happ Stats vs. the Reds

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/1/2023 Ben Lively 1-for-3 1 0 0 2 1/2 0
7/31/2023 Andrew Abbott 0-for-4 0 0 1 0 2/0 0
5/28/2023 Graham Ashcraft 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 3/0 0
5/27/2023 Brandon Williamson 1-for-3 1 0 2 0 1/1 0
5/26/2023 Hunter Greene 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/1 0
4/4/2023 Buck Farmer 3-for-4 1 0 1 2 1/2 0
4/4/2023 Luis Cessa 3-for-4 1 0 1 2 1/2 0
4/3/2023 Connor Overton 1-for-4 1 0 0 1 1/1 0
10/5/2022 Graham Ashcraft 0-for-1 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
10/4/2022 Luis Cessa 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0

Happ Stats and Trends

  • In 60.6% of his games this year (63-of-104), Happ has recorded a hit. In 23 of those games (22.1%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
  • He has left the yard in nine of 104 games in 2023 (8.7%), which is 2.2% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least a run in 35.6% of his contests this year (37 of 104), with more than one run scored in 11 of them (10.6%).
  • In 28 of 104 games this season (26.9%), Happ has tallied an RBI, and in 14 of those games (13.5%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
  • He has gone down on strikes one or more times in 72.1% of his games this season (75 of 104), striking out multiple times in 28 of those games (26.9%).
Home Away
53 GP 51
32 (60.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 31 (60.8%)
10 (18.9%) Games w/2+ Hits 13 (25.5%)
19 (35.8%) Games w/1+ Run 18 (35.3%)
4 (7.5%) Games w/1+ HR 5 (9.8%)
16 (30.2%) Games w/1+ RBI 12 (23.5%)

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