Austin Riley: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Cubs – August 4, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 3, 2023

The upcoming contest between Austin Riley’s Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs (with Kyle Hendricks getting the start) is scheduled for Friday, August 4 at 2:20 PM ET.

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

Player Prop Odds for Riley

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -150
Runs 0.5 -123
RBI 0.5 -119
Strikeouts 1.5 +110

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • The Cubs will hand the ball to Hendricks (4-5) for his 14th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs on eight hits in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • The 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.61, 5.6 strikeouts per nine innings and a batting average against of .231 in 13 games this season.
  • The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.4) in the league this season.
  • The Cubs have pitched to a 4.19 this season, which ranks 16th in baseball.
  • The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.273 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
  • With just 118 homers allowed, the Cubs rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.

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Austin Riley Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
6/19/2022 Kyle Hendricks 2-for-4 1 0 1 1 0/0 0
6/18/2022 Justin Steele 0-for-3 0 0 1 0 2/0 0
6/17/2022 Keegan Thompson 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 3/0 0
4/28/2022 Drew Smyly 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 1/0 0
4/27/2022 Mark Leiter Jr. 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/1 0
4/26/2022 Marcus Stroman 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
4/29/2021 Adbert Alzolay 2-for-3 0 0 1 1 1/1 0
4/28/2021 Kyle Hendricks 4-for-5 2 1 2 2 0/0 0
4/27/2021 Trevor Williams 1-for-4 1 0 0 1 1/0 0
4/26/2021 Zach Davies 1-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/1 0

Riley Stats and Trends

  • In 70.8% of his games this year (75-of-106), Riley has recorded a hit. In 34 of those games (32.1%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
  • He has homered in 21.7% of his games this season (106 contests), going yard in 5.4% of his trips to the dish.
  • In 55 of 106 contests this year (51.9%), he has touched home plate, and 16 of those games (15.1%) included an effort that produced two or more runs scored.
  • In 40 of 106 games this year (37.7%), Riley has picked up an RBI, and in 17 of those games (16.0%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also been responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in five contests.
  • In 67.0% of his 106 games this season, he has been set down on strikes (71 times). He’s also had 31 games with multiple Ks in 2023 (29.2%).
Home Away
57 GP 49
42 (73.7%) Games w/1+ Hit 33 (67.3%)
22 (38.6%) Games w/2+ Hits 12 (24.5%)
32 (56.1%) Games w/1+ Run 23 (46.9%)
12 (21.1%) Games w/1+ HR 11 (22.4%)
20 (35.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 20 (40.8%)

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