Ronald Acuña Jr.: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Giants – August 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 17, 2023

On Friday, August 18 at 7:20 PM ET, Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Atlanta Braves will take on starter Alex Cobb and the San Francisco Giants at Truist Park, airing on BSSE.

Looking to place a bet on Acuna 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 Acuna

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +104
Runs 0.5 -128
RBI 0.5 -114
Strikeouts 0.5 -148

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Stats and Trends for the San Francisco Giants

  • The Giants will hand the ball to Cobb (6-4) for his 23rd start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, when he gave up six earned runs and allowed nine hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers.
  • Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 35-year-old’s 3.62 ERA ranks 26th, 1.373 WHIP ranks 52nd, and 8.1 K/9 ranks 41st.
  • The Giants have a 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 15th in the majors.
  • Giants pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
  • Giants pitchers have a 1.240 WHIP this season, seventh-best in the majors.
  • The Giants have allowed the fourth-fewest home runs this season at just 126, or one per game.

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Ronald Acuña Jr. Stats vs. the Giants

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
9/14/2022 Carlos Rodón 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
9/13/2022 Jakob Junis 2-for-5 1 0 0 1 1/0 0
9/12/2022 Alex Cobb 2-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 1
6/22/2022 Carlos Rodón 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
6/21/2022 Anthony DeSclafani 3-for-5 1 1 2 2 1/0 0
6/20/2022 Logan Webb 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 1

Acuna Stats and Trends

  • Acuna has reached base with a base hit 91 times this season in 120 games played (75.8%), including multiple knocks in 43.3% of them (52 times).
  • In 20.8% of his games this season, he has hit a long ball (25 of 120). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 4.9% of his trips to the plate during the 2023 campaign.
  • He has scored at least one run 75 times this year in 120 games played (62.5%), including 27 times when he tallied multiple runs (22.5%).
  • Acuna has driven in at least one run 48 times this season in 120 games played (40.0%), including 16 games with more than one RBI (13.3%). He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in nine contests.
  • In 56 of 120 games this year (46.7%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, 10 of those games (8.3%) included an effort that resulted in more than one punchout.
Home Away
60 GP 60
45 (75.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 46 (76.7%)
24 (40.0%) Games w/2+ Hits 28 (46.7%)
36 (60.0%) Games w/1+ Run 39 (65.0%)
11 (18.3%) Games w/1+ HR 14 (23.3%)
21 (35.0%) Games w/1+ RBI 27 (45.0%)

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