Christopher Morel: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cubs Vs White Sox – August 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 16, 2023

On Wednesday, August 16 at 8:05 PM ET, Christopher Morel and the Chicago Cubs will square off against starter Mike Clevinger and the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.

Looking to place a bet on Morel 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 Morel

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +100
Runs 0.5 -144
Home Runs 0.5 +109
RBI 0.5 -139
Strikeouts 1.5 -135

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox

  • Clevinger (5-5) will take the mound for the White Sox, his 16th start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in six innings against the New York Yankees.
  • The 32-year-old has pitched to a 3.55 ERA this season with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.4 walks per nine across 15 games.
  • The White Sox have a 9.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
  • The White Sox have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.61) in the majors this season.
  • White Sox pitchers have a 1.384 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
  • The White Sox have given up the fourth-most long balls so far this season with 164 home runs allowed.

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Christopher Morel Stats vs. the White Sox

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/15/2023 Touki Toussaint 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
7/26/2023 Lance Lynn 1-for-4 0 0 2 2 2/0 1
7/25/2023 Michael Kopech 2-for-4 1 1 1 1 2/0 0
5/29/2022 Dylan Cease 1-for-6 0 0 1 0 2/0 1
5/28/2022 Johnny Cueto 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/2 1

Morel Stats and Trends

  • Morel has collected a base hit 47 times this season in 76 games played (61.8%), including multiple knocks on 16 occasions (21.1%).
  • He has homered in 18 games this season, going deep in 5.8% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least one run 39 times this year in 76 games played (51.3%), including eight games with more than one run (10.5%).
  • Morel has picked up at least one RBI 34 times this season in 76 games played (44.7%), including 14 times driving in multiple runs (18.4%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in seven contests.
  • He has struck out in 63 of 76 games this year, including multiple Ks in 31 of them.
Home Away
38 GP 38
23 (60.5%) Games w/1+ Hit 24 (63.2%)
8 (21.1%) Games w/2+ Hits 8 (21.1%)
14 (36.8%) Games w/1+ Run 25 (65.8%)
8 (21.1%) Games w/1+ HR 10 (26.3%)
19 (50.0%) Games w/1+ RBI 15 (39.5%)

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