Cody Bellinger: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cubs Vs Astros – May 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 16, 2023

On Tuesday, May 16 at 8:10 PM ET, Cody Bellinger and the Chicago Cubs will take on starter Cristian Javier and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, airing on TBS.

Looking to place a wager on Bellinger 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 Bellinger

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -142
Runs 0.5 -125
RBI 0.5 -117
Strikeouts 1.5 +104

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Stats and Trends for the Houston Astros

  • Javier (3-1) will take to the mound for the Astros and make his ninth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed six innings while giving up two earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Angels.
  • Among qualified pitchers this campaign, the 26-year-old’s 3.47 ERA ranks 38th, 1.007 WHIP ranks 14th, and 10.4 K/9 ranks 16th.
  • The Astros strike out 9.8 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
  • The Astros have the third-best ERA (3.34) in the majors this season.
  • The Astros have a combined 1.203 WHIP as a pitching staff, fifth-lowest in MLB.
  • With just 41 homers allowed, the Astros rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.

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Cody Bellinger Stats vs. the Astros

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/15/2023 Framber Valdez 1-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
8/4/2021 Jake Odorizzi 1-for-3 1 0 0 0 0/0 0
8/3/2021 Lance McCullers Jr. 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Bellinger Stats and Trends

  • Bellinger has collected a base hit 26 times this season in 37 games played (70.3%), including multiple knocks on nine occasions (24.3%).
  • In 18.9% of his games this season, he has hit a home run (seven of 37). He’s left the yard in 4.3% of his trips to the dish during the 2023 campaign.
  • In 62.2% of his 37 games this season, he has scored (23 times). Also, he’s notched six games with multiple runs in 2023 (16.2%).
  • In 16 of 37 games this season (43.2%), Bellinger has driven in a run, and in three of those games (8.1%) he knocked in multiple runs. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • He has struck out one or more times in 22 of 37 games this season (59.5%), while fanning multiple times in seven of those contests (18.9%).
Home Away
19 GP 18
12 (63.2%) Games w/1+ Hit 14 (77.8%)
5 (26.3%) Games w/2+ Hits 4 (22.2%)
10 (52.6%) Games w/1+ Run 13 (72.2%)
3 (15.8%) Games w/1+ HR 4 (22.2%)
8 (42.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 8 (44.4%)

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