Bobby Witt Jr.: MLB Player Prop Bets for Royals Vs White Sox – May 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 7, 2023

On Monday, May 8 at 7:40 PM ET, Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals will match up with starter Dylan Cease and the Chicago White Sox at Kauffman Stadium, airing on BSKC.

Looking to place a bet on Witt ahead of his matchup on Monday? Keep reading for everything you need to know, then head over to DraftKings Sportsbook to place your bets!

Player Prop Odds for Witt

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +109
Runs 0.5 -126
RBI 0.5 -122
Strikeouts 0.5 -151

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago White Sox

  • Cease (2-1) will take the mound for the White Sox, his eighth start of the season.
  • The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed five hits in five innings pitched against the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday.
  • Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 27-year-old ranks 53rd in ERA (4.58), 60th in WHIP (1.443), and 10th in K/9 (11).
  • The White Sox average 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, most in the league.
  • The White Sox have pitched to a 5.56 this season, which ranks 28th in baseball.
  • The White Sox have a combined 1.511 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-highest in MLB.
  • The White Sox have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 58, or 1.7 per game.

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Bobby Witt Jr. Stats vs. the White Sox

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
9/1/2022 Johnny Cueto 1-for-5 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
8/31/2022 Lance Lynn 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 1/0 0
8/30/2022 Lucas Giolito 1-for-5 1 0 0 1 1/0 0
8/22/2022 Michael Kopech 1-for-4 0 0 0 1 1/0 1
8/11/2022 Dylan Cease 1-for-1 0 0 0 2 0/0 1
8/10/2022 Johnny Cueto 2-for-4 0 0 1 1 0/1 0
8/9/2022 Davis Martin 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
8/9/2022 Lance Lynn 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
8/3/2022 Lance Lynn 2-for-4 1 1 1 1 2/0 0
8/2/2022 Lucas Giolito 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Witt Stats and Trends

  • Witt has picked up a hit in 21 of 34 games this season, with multiple hits in eight of them.
  • Out of the 34 games he has had a plate appearance in this season, he’s hit a long ball in six contests (17.6%), leaving the yard in 4% of his plate appearances.
  • In 55.9% of his games this season (19 of 34), he has touched home plate at least one time. In three of those games (8.8%), he tallied two or more runs scored.
  • Witt has notched at least one RBI in 13 of 34 games played this season (38.2%), including two games with more than one run driven in.
  • He has gone down on strikes in 19 of 34 games this year, including multiple Ks in eight of them.
Home Away
18 GP 16
11 (61.1%) Games w/1+ Hit 10 (62.5%)
5 (27.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 3 (18.8%)
10 (55.6%) Games w/1+ Run 9 (56.3%)
4 (22.2%) Games w/1+ HR 2 (12.5%)
7 (38.9%) Games w/1+ RBI 6 (37.5%)

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