José Abreu: MLB Player Prop Bets for Astros Vs Cubs – May 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 17, 2023

The upcoming game between Jose Abreu’s Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs (with Drew Smyly getting the start) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 17 at 8:10 PM ET.

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

Player Prop Odds for Abreu

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +109
Runs 0.5 -109
RBI 0.5 -113
Strikeouts 0.5 -134

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • Smyly (4-1) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his ninth start of the season.
  • The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed four hits in six innings against the Minnesota Twins.
  • Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 3.05 ERA ranks 22nd, .970 WHIP ranks 11th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 43rd.
  • The Cubs strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
  • The Cubs have pitched to a 4.09 this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
  • The Cubs have a combined 1.215 WHIP as a pitching staff, sixth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Cubs have given up the fifth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 40 home runs allowed.

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José Abreu Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/16/2023 Justin Steele 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
5/15/2023 Jameson Taillon 2-for-3 1 0 2 1 1/1 0
5/29/2022 Marcus Stroman 1-for-5 0 0 1 0 0/0 0
5/28/2022 Keegan Thompson 1-for-3 0 0 0 0 2/1 0
5/4/2022 Kyle Hendricks 2-for-4 1 1 1 2 1/0 0
5/3/2022 Scott Effross 0-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/1 0
8/29/2021 Kyle Hendricks 2-for-4 1 0 2 1 0/0 0
8/28/2021 Alec Mills 1-for-3 1 0 0 0 0/1 0
8/27/2021 Keegan Thompson 3-for-5 1 0 2 3 0/0 0
8/8/2021 Zach Davies 1-for-5 0 0 0 1 1/0 0

Abreu Stats and Trends

  • Abreu has picked up a hit in 28 of 41 games this year (68.3%), with multiple base hits in seven of them (17.1%).
  • In the 41 games he’s appeared in this season, he has no home runs.
  • He has scored 10 times this year in 41 games played (24.4%). He does not, however, have a multi-run effort.
  • Abreu has tallied at least one RBI 12 times this year in 41 tries (29.3%), including driving in more than one run in 9.8% of games (four times).
  • He has fanned 25 times this year in 41 tries (61.0%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 26.8% of games (11 times).
Home Away
21 GP 20
15 (71.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 13 (65.0%)
6 (28.6%) Games w/2+ Hits 1 (5.0%)
5 (23.8%) Games w/1+ Run 5 (25.0%)
0 (0.0%) Games w/1+ HR 0 (0.0%)
8 (38.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 4 (20.0%)

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