On Thursday, September 28 at 7:20 PM ET, Matt Olson and the Atlanta Braves will square off against starter Marcus Stroman and the Chicago Cubs at Truist Park, airing on BSSO.
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Player Prop Odds for Olson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 1.5 | +101 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -139 |
| Home Runs | 0.5 | +103 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -151 |
| Strikeouts | 1.5 | -114 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will hand the ball to Stroman (10-8) for his 25th start of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up three earned runs and allowed five hits in three innings against the Colorado Rockies.
- The 32-year-old has pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season with 7.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.5 walks per nine across 26 games.
- The Cubs have a 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in the majors.
- Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.20 this year, which ranks 15th in MLB.
- The Cubs rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.282 WHIP this season.
- With just 175 homers allowed, the Cubs rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.
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Matt Olson Stats vs. the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/27/2023 | Jameson Taillon | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/26/2023 | Justin Steele | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 8/6/2023 | Justin Steele | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/5/2023 | Javier Assad | 1-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/4/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/19/2022 | Kyle Hendricks | 3-for-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/18/2022 | Justin Steele | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 4/28/2022 | Drew Smyly | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 4/27/2022 | Mark Leiter Jr. | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/1 | 0 |
Olson Stats and Trends
- Olson has recorded a hit in 110 of 158 games this year, with multiple hits in 47 of them.
- In 45 of 158 games this season, he has hit a long ball (28.5%). He’s left the yard in 7.5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 58.9% of his 158 games this season, he has touched home plate (93 times). Also, he’s notched 29 games with multiple runs in 2023 (18.4%).
- Olson has picked up at least one RBI in 75 out of 158 games this year (47.5%). He has collected two or more RBI in 34 of them (21.5%).
- He has been set down on strikes at least once in 117 out of 158 games this year (74.1%), while fanning multiple times in 39 of those contests (24.7%).
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | GP | 81 |
| 54 (70.1%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 56 (69.1%) |
| 24 (31.2%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 23 (28.4%) |
| 45 (58.4%) | Games w/1+ Run | 48 (59.3%) |
| 23 (29.9%) | Games w/1+ HR | 22 (27.2%) |
| 39 (50.6%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 36 (44.4%) |
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