Matt Olson: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Cardinals – April 5, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on April 4, 2023

Matt Olson and the Atlanta Braves will hit the field at Busch Stadium on Wednesday, April 5, where they will match up with the St. Louis Cardinals and starting pitcher Miles Mikolas. The contest will start at 1:15 PM ET.

Looking to wager on Olson 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 Olson

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -147
Runs 0.5 -127
Home Runs 0.5 +103
RBI 0.5 -130
Strikeouts 1.5 +112

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Stats and Trends for the St. Louis Cardinals

  • Mikolas heads to the mound for the Cardinals to make his second start of the season, seeking his first win.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance came in relief on Tuesday when he threw zero scoreless innings out of the bullpen against the Atlanta Braves without allowing a hit.
  • The Cardinals had a 7.4 K/9 last season as a pitching staff, which ranked 30th in baseball.
  • Cardinals pitchers had a combined ERA of 3.79 last year, ninth-best in baseball.
  • The Cardinals ranked 15th in MLB with a combined 1.271 WHIP last season.
  • With just 146 homers allowed, the Cardinals ranked third in the league at preventing long balls.

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Matt Olson Stats vs. the Cardinals

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
4/4/2023 Steven Matz 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 4/0 0
4/3/2023 Jake Woodford 1-for-5 0 0 1 1 2/0 0
8/28/2022 Adam Wainwright 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
8/27/2022 Jordan Montgomery 2-for-4 1 0 0 2 0/0 0
8/26/2022 José Quintana 3-for-4 1 0 0 2 0/1 0
7/7/2022 Matthew Liberatore 2-for-5 0 0 1 0 3/0 0
7/6/2022 Miles Mikolas 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
7/5/2022 Andre Pallante 2-for-4 1 0 2 2 2/0 0
7/4/2022 Dakota Hudson 2-for-3 0 0 2 0 1/1 0

Olson Stats and Trends

  • Olson reached base via a hit in 103 of 166 games last season (62.0%), including multiple hits in 23.5% of those games (39 of them).
  • He homered in 34 games a year ago (out of 166 opportunities, 20.5%), leaving the ballpark in 4.9% of his plate appearances.
  • He scored in 75 of 166 games last year (45.2%), including scoring more than once in 9.0% of his games (15 times).
  • Olson drove in a run in 64 games last season out 166 (38.6%), including 28 multi-RBI outings (16.9%). He drove in three or more runs in 12 games.
  • He went down on strikes one or more times in 112 out of 166 games a year ago (67.5%), with multiple strikeouts in 49 of those games (29.5%).
Home Away
83 GP 83
49 (59.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 54 (65.1%)
20 (24.1%) Games w/2+ Hits 19 (22.9%)
38 (45.8%) Games w/1+ Run 37 (44.6%)
16 (19.3%) Games w/1+ HR 18 (21.7%)
33 (39.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 31 (37.3%)

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