Wander Franco: MLB Player Prop Bets for Rays Vs Mets – May 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 15, 2023

Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays take on starter Justin Verlander and the New York Mets at 7:10 PM ET on Tuesday, May 16 at Citi Field.

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

Player Prop Odds for Franco

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +106
Runs 0.5 -120
RBI 0.5 -116
Strikeouts 0.5 -112

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Stats and Trends for the New York Mets

  • Verlander will take to the mound for the Mets, his third start of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he threw seven innings against the Cincinnati Reds, giving up one earned run.
  • The Mets strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 13th in MLB.
  • The Mets have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.69) in the majors this season.
  • Mets pitchers have a 1.363 WHIP this season, 22nd in the majors.
  • With 55 homers allowed, the Mets rank 25th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Franco Stats and Trends

  • Franco has collected a base hit 30 times this season in 40 games played (75.0%), including multiple knocks on 14 occasions (35.0%).
  • In seven of 40 games this season, he has homered (17.5%). He’s left the yard in 3.9% of his trips to the dish.
  • He has scored in 47.5% of his 40 games this season. That includes more than one run scored in 12.5% of those games (five).
  • Franco has tallied at least one RBI in 40.0% of his games this season (16 of 40), including two or more RBI in five of those games (12.5%). He has also knocked in three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
  • In 20 of 40 games this year (50.0%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, six of those games (15.0%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout.
Home Away
22 GP 18
17 (77.3%) Games w/1+ Hit 13 (72.2%)
7 (31.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 7 (38.9%)
12 (54.5%) Games w/1+ Run 7 (38.9%)
4 (18.2%) Games w/1+ HR 3 (16.7%)
9 (40.9%) Games w/1+ RBI 7 (38.9%)

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