Dansby Swanson: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cubs Vs Blue Jays – August 12, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 11, 2023

Dansby Swanson’s Chicago Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays, who will be sending Chris Bassitt to the mound, face off at Rogers Centre on Saturday, August 12. The first pitch will be thrown at 3:07 PM ET.

Looking to put down a bet on Swanson ahead of his matchup on Saturday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Swanson

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +111
Runs 0.5 -112
RBI 0.5 -116
Strikeouts 1.5 +111

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Stats and Trends for the Toronto Blue Jays

  • The Blue Jays will send Bassitt (11-6) to the mound for his 25th start this season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed seven hits in seven innings against the Boston Red Sox.
  • Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 34-year-old’s 3.87 ERA ranks 32nd, 1.232 WHIP ranks 31st, and 8.4 K/9 ranks 35th.
  • The Blue Jays strike out 9.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, fourth-best in MLB.
  • The Blue Jays have pitched to a 3.73 this season, which ranks first in baseball.
  • Blue Jays pitchers have a 1.252 WHIP this season, ninth-best in the majors.
  • With 142 homers allowed, the Blue Jays rank 19th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Dansby Swanson Stats vs. the Blue Jays

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/11/2023 José Berríos 0-for-4 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
5/13/2021 Ross Stripling 1-for-4 1 1 2 1 3/0 0
5/12/2021 Hyun-Jin Ryu 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/11/2021 Robbie Ray 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
5/2/2021 Ross Stripling 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
5/1/2021 Travis Bergen 2-for-5 0 0 0 1 2/0 0
4/30/2021 Robbie Ray 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0

Swanson Stats and Trends

  • Swanson has picked up a hit in 60.8% of his 102 games this season, with more than one hit in 26.5% of those contests (27).
  • Out of the 102 games he has played in this season, he’s hit a long ball in 15 contests (14.7%), taking the pitcher deep in 3.8% of his plate appearances.
  • In 41 of 102 contests this year (40.2%), he has scored a run, and 12 of those games (11.8%) included an effort that produced more than one run scored.
  • In 35.3% of his 102 games this season, Swanson has driven in a run (36 times). Also, he’s put up 13 games with multiple RBI in 2023 (12.7%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
  • He has fanned 71 times this season in 102 tries (69.6%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 29.4% of games (30 times).
Home Away
51 GP 51
37 (72.5%) Games w/1+ Hit 25 (49.0%)
14 (27.5%) Games w/2+ Hits 13 (25.5%)
25 (49.0%) Games w/1+ Run 16 (31.4%)
9 (17.6%) Games w/1+ HR 6 (11.8%)
23 (45.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 13 (25.5%)

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