Kyle Tucker: MLB Player Prop Bets for Astros Vs Cubs – May 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 17, 2023

At 8:10 PM ET on Wednesday, May 17, Kyle Tucker and the Houston Astros will take the diamond against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly at Minute Maid Park, airing on SNSW.

Looking to place a wager on Tucker 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 Tucker

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -150
Runs 0.5 -113
RBI 0.5 -128
Strikeouts 0.5 -131

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • The Cubs’ Smyly (4-1) will make his ninth start of the season.
  • The left-hander gave up two earned runs in six innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
  • Among qualified 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 average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.5) in the league this season.
  • The Cubs have the 14th-ranked ERA (4.09) in the majors this season.
  • The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.215 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
  • The Cubs have allowed the fifth-fewest home runs this season at just 40, or one per game.

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Kyle Tucker Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/16/2023 Justin Steele 1-for-4 1 0 1 1 1/0 0
5/15/2023 Jameson Taillon 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 0/0 0

Tucker Stats and Trends

  • In 64.3% of his 42 games this season, Tucker has notched a base hit (27 times). He’s also collected 11 multi-hit games in 2023 (26.2%).
  • In six of 42 games this season, he has homered (14.3%). He’s taken the pitcher deep in 3.5% of his trips to the plate.
  • In 15 of 42 games this year (35.7%), he has scored at least a run, including two games in which he scored more than one run.
  • In 45.2% of his 42 games this season, Tucker has driven in a run (19 times). Also, he’s put up seven games with multiple RBI in 2023 (16.7%) and driven in three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • In 52.4% of his contests this year (22 of 42), he has struck out one or more times. In four of those games (9.5%), he registered two or more punchouts.
Home Away
21 GP 21
12 (57.1%) Games w/1+ Hit 15 (71.4%)
5 (23.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 6 (28.6%)
7 (33.3%) Games w/1+ Run 8 (38.1%)
3 (14.3%) Games w/1+ HR 3 (14.3%)
8 (38.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 11 (52.4%)

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