Matt Olson: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Pirates – August 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 8, 2023

Matt Olson will be looking for his 40th home run of the year against starter Mitch Keller when the Atlanta Braves and Pittsburgh Pirates go head to head on Tuesday, August 8 at 7:05 PM ET.

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

Player Prop Odds for Olson

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -142
Runs 0.5 -119
RBI 0.5 -129
Strikeouts 1.5 +108

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Stats and Trends for the Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Keller (9-8) will take to the mound for the Pirates and make his 24th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw five innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up eight earned runs while allowing nine hits.
  • Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 4.35 ERA ranks 48th, 1.262 WHIP ranks 38th, and 9.7 K/9 ranks 17th.
  • The Pirates have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in the majors.
  • The Pirates have the 21st-ranked ERA (4.55) in the majors this season.
  • The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with a combined 1.383 WHIP this season.
  • With just 122 homers allowed, the Pirates rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.

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Matt Olson Stats vs. the Pirates

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/7/2023 Osvaldo Bido 2-for-4 0 0 2 1 0/0 0
8/24/2022 Mitch Keller 3-for-5 3 1 4 2 0/1 0
8/23/2022 JT Brubaker 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
8/22/2022 Roansy Contreras 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
6/12/2022 José Quintana 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 2/0 0
6/11/2022 Zach Thompson 0-for-3 0 0 0 1 1/1 0
6/10/2022 Roansy Contreras 1-for-3 0 0 1 0 1/1 0
6/9/2022 JT Brubaker 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0

Olson Stats and Trends

  • Olson has collected a base hit 74 times this year in 110 games played (67.3%), including multiple knocks on 30 occasions (27.3%).
  • He has homered in 30.0% of his games this season (110 contests), going yard in 7.9% of his plate appearances.
  • In 63 of 110 contests this year (57.3%), he has scored a run, and 20 of those games (18.2%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
  • Olson has tallied at least one RBI in 48.2% of his games this year (53 of 110), including two or more RBI in 26 of those games (23.6%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in 13 contests.
  • He has fanned 85 times this year in 110 tries (77.3%), including punching out on multiple occasions in 30.0% of games (33 times).
Home Away
57 GP 53
39 (68.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 35 (66.0%)
17 (29.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 13 (24.5%)
33 (57.9%) Games w/1+ Run 30 (56.6%)
19 (33.3%) Games w/1+ HR 14 (26.4%)
30 (52.6%) Games w/1+ RBI 23 (43.4%)

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