Jake Meyers: MLB Player Prop Bets for Astros Vs Cubs – May 16, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 16, 2023

On Tuesday, May 16 at 8:10 PM ET, Jake Meyers and the Houston Astros will challenge starter Justin Steele and the Chicago Cubs at Minute Maid Park, airing on TBS.

Looking to place a wager on Meyers 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 Meyers

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -141
Runs 0.5 -110
RBI 0.5 -103
Strikeouts 1.5 +107

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • The Cubs will hand the ball to Steele (6-0) for his ninth start of the season.
  • The left-hander’s last start was on Wednesday, when he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals.
  • Among qualified pitchers in the majors this season, the 27-year-old ranks fourth in ERA (1.82), 17th in WHIP (1.034), and 56th in K/9 (7.1).
  • The Cubs strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
  • The Cubs have pitched to a 4.01 this season, which ranks 12th in baseball.
  • Cubs pitchers have a 1.212 WHIP this season, sixth-best in the majors.
  • With just 40 homers allowed, the Cubs rank sixth in the league at preventing long balls.

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Jake Meyers Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/15/2023 Jameson Taillon 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/0 0

Meyers Stats and Trends

  • In 58.1% of his 31 games this season, Meyers has recorded a base hit (18 times). He’s also registered seven multi-hit games in 2023 (22.6%).
  • This season, he has hit a home run in two of the 31 games, going deep in 1.7% of his plate appearances.
  • In 10 of 31 games this season (32.3%), he has scored at least one run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
  • Meyers has driven in a run in 22.6% of his 31 games this season, with more than one RBI in 9.7% of them (three). He has also knocked in three or more runs in one contest.
  • In 23 of 31 games this season (74.2%), he has gone down on strikes. Plus, nine of those games (29.0%) included a performance that resulted in more than one strikeout.
Home Away
16 GP 15
8 (50.0%) Games w/1+ Hit 10 (66.7%)
2 (12.5%) Games w/2+ Hits 5 (33.3%)
4 (25.0%) Games w/1+ Run 6 (40.0%)
2 (12.5%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
3 (18.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 4 (26.7%)

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