Ian Happ: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cubs Vs Reds – September 1, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 31, 2023

On Friday, September 1 at 6:40 PM ET, Ian Happ and the Chicago Cubs will take on starter Graham Ashcraft and the Cincinnati Reds at , airing on BSOH.

Looking to put down a bet on Happ 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 Happ

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -150
Runs 0.5 -115
RBI 0.5 -116
Strikeouts 1.5 +109

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Stats and Trends for the Cincinnati Reds

  • The Reds will hand the ball to Ashcraft (7-8) for his 26th start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Sunday, when he threw 6 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
  • The 25-year-old’s 4.73 ERA ranks 45th, 1.372 WHIP ranks 47th, and 6.7 K/9 ranks 48th among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
  • The Reds strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
  • The Reds have pitched to a 4.70 this season, which ranks 23rd in baseball.
  • The Reds have a combined WHIP of 1.407 as a pitching staff, which ranks 23rd in MLB.
  • The Reds have allowed the fourth-most home runs this season with 184, or 1.4 per game.

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Ian Happ Stats vs. the Reds

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
8/3/2023 Luke Weaver 1-for-2 1 0 1 1 1/2 0
8/2/2023 Brandon Williamson 2-for-4 2 2 2 3 1/1 0
8/1/2023 Ben Lively 1-for-3 1 0 0 2 1/2 0
7/31/2023 Andrew Abbott 0-for-4 0 0 1 0 2/0 0
5/28/2023 Graham Ashcraft 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 3/0 0
5/27/2023 Brandon Williamson 1-for-3 1 0 2 0 1/1 0
5/26/2023 Hunter Greene 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/1 0
4/4/2023 Buck Farmer 3-for-4 1 0 1 2 1/2 0
4/4/2023 Luis Cessa 3-for-4 1 0 1 2 1/2 0
4/3/2023 Connor Overton 1-for-4 1 0 0 1 1/1 0

Happ Stats and Trends

  • Happ has picked up a hit in 63.8% of his 130 games this season, with at least two hits in 20.8% of them (27).
  • He has homered in 14 of 130 games in 2023 (10.8%), which is 2.8% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored in 53 of 130 games this season, including multiple runs scored in 13 of them.
  • Happ has driven in at least one run in 41 out of 130 games this season (31.5%). He has collected more than one RBI in 18 of those games (13.8%).
  • In 86 of 130 games this year (66.2%), he has been set down on strikes. Plus, 34 of those games (26.2%) included a performance that resulted in more than one punchout.
Home Away
66 GP 64
44 (66.7%) Games w/1+ Hit 39 (60.9%)
12 (18.2%) Games w/2+ Hits 15 (23.4%)
26 (39.4%) Games w/1+ Run 27 (42.2%)
8 (12.1%) Games w/1+ HR 6 (9.4%)
25 (37.9%) Games w/1+ RBI 16 (25%)

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