Willson Contreras: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cardinals Vs Red Sox – May 12, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 11, 2023

The upcoming game between Willson Contreras’ St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox (with James Paxton drawing the start) is scheduled for Friday, May 12 at 7:10 PM ET.

Looking to place a wager on Contreras 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 Contreras

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -147
Runs 0.5 -119
RBI 0.5 -115
Strikeouts 1.5 +110

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Stats and Trends for the Boston Red Sox

  • Paxton gets the nod for the Red Sox and will make his first start of the season.
  • The left-hander is making his first start of the year. The 34-year-old did not make an appearance on the mound last season.
  • The Red Sox strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 19th in MLB.
  • The Red Sox have pitched to a 4.89 this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
  • The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.343 as a pitching staff, which ranks 18th in MLB.
  • The Red Sox have allowed 50 home runs this season, or 1.3 per game. That ranks 25th in MLB play.

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Willson Contreras Stats vs. the Red Sox

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/3/2022 Connor Seabold 1-for-4 0 0 1 0 2/1 0
7/2/2022 Josh Winckowski 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
7/1/2022 Rich Hill 0-for-2 0 0 0 2 2/3 0

Contreras Stats and Trends

  • Contreras has collected a base hit 22 times this year in 36 games played (61.1%), including multiple knocks on 12 occasions (33.3%).
  • He has hit a home run in one of 36 games, leaving the ballpark in 1.4% of his plate appearances this season.
  • He has scored at least a run in 38.9% of his contests this year (14 of 36), with two or more runs scored in three of those contests (8.3%).
  • Contreras has plated at least one run in 36.1% of his games this year (13 of 36), including more than one RBI in three of those games (8.3%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • He has gone down on strikes in 23 of 36 games this season, including multiple Ks in eight of them.
Home Away
18 GP 18
13 (72.2%) Games w/1+ Hit 9 (50.0%)
8 (44.4%) Games w/2+ Hits 4 (22.2%)
9 (50.0%) Games w/1+ Run 5 (27.8%)
1 (5.6%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
8 (44.4%) Games w/1+ RBI 5 (27.8%)

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