Will Benson and the Cincinnati Reds face off against starter Drew Smyly and the Chicago Cubs at 6:40 PM ET on Monday, April 3 at Great American Ball Park.
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Player Prop Odds for Benson
| Prop | O/U | Over Odds |
|---|---|---|
| Hits | 0.5 | -141 |
| Runs | 0.5 | -113 |
| RBI | 0.5 | -107 |
| Strikeouts | 0.5 | -142 |
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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs
- The Cubs will send Smyly to the mound for his first start this season.
- The 33-year-old lefty last pitched Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers, tossing zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
- He finished last season with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.194 WHIP while earning a 7-8 record.
- The Cubs had a 8.6 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 16th in the majors.
- The Cubs had the 20th-ranked ERA (4.03) in the majors last season.
- Cubs pitchers had a 1.306 WHIP last season, 22nd in the majors.
- The Cubs allowed the third-most home runs last season with 207, or 1.3 per game.
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Benson Stats and Trends
- In nine of 31 games a year ago, Benson got a hit, including one game with multiple hits.
- Including all 31 games when he logged a plate appearance a season ago, he did not hit a home run.
- In seven of 31 games last year he scored a run, including multiple runs once.
- Benson drove in a run in three of 31 games last year.
- In 48.4% of his games last season (15 of 31), he was set down on strikes at least once, and in four of those games (12.9%) he went down on strikes multiple times.
| Home | Away | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GP | 11 |
| 5 (25.0%) | Games w/1+ Hit | 4 (36.4%) |
| 1 (5.0%) | Games w/2+ Hits | 0 (0.0%) |
| 4 (20.0%) | Games w/1+ Run | 3 (27.3%) |
| 0 (0.0%) | Games w/1+ HR | 0 (0.0%) |
| 1 (5.0%) | Games w/1+ RBI | 2 (18.2%) |
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