Matt Olson: MLB Player Prop Bets for Braves Vs Rangers – May 17, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 17, 2023

At 8:05 PM ET on Wednesday, May 17, Matt Olson and the Atlanta Braves will suit up against the Texas Rangers and starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi at Globe Life Field, airing on BSSW.

Looking to place a wager on Olson 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 Olson

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -147
Runs 0.5 -126
Home Runs 0.5 +116
RBI 0.5 -129
Strikeouts 1.5 +106

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Stats and Trends for the Texas Rangers

  • The Rangers’ Eovaldi (5-2) will make his ninth start of the season.
  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Oakland Athletics while allowing three hits.
  • Among qualified pitchers this season, the 33-year-old’s 2.70 ERA ranks 17th, .994 WHIP ranks 12th, and 9.5 K/9 ranks 24th.
  • The Rangers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 15th in MLB.
  • The Rangers have pitched to a 3.82 this season, which ranks seventh in baseball.
  • Rangers pitchers have a 1.185 WHIP this season, fourth-best in the majors.
  • With just 44 homers allowed, the Rangers rank 10th in the league at preventing long balls.

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Matt Olson Stats vs. the Rangers

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
5/16/2023 Dane Dunning 2-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
5/15/2023 Cody Bradford 1-for-4 1 0 1 2 1/1 0
5/1/2022 Taylor Hearn 1-for-4 0 0 1 0 1/0 0
4/30/2022 Dane Dunning 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
4/29/2022 Garrett Richards 1-for-5 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
9/12/2021 Taylor Hearn 1-for-4 1 1 2 1 0/0 0
9/11/2021 Wes Benjamin 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 0/0 0
9/10/2021 Glenn Otto 4-for-5 0 0 4 0 0/0 0
8/15/2021 Kolby Allard 0-for-3 0 0 0 1 0/1 0
8/14/2021 Jordan Lyles 2-for-4 1 1 2 1 1/0 0

Olson Stats and Trends

  • Olson has collected a hit in 26 of 42 games this year, with multiple hits in nine of them.
  • In 10 of 42 games this season, he has homered (23.8%). He’s left the yard in 5.7% of his trips to the plate.
  • He has scored at least one run 26 times this year in 42 games played (61.9%), including nine times when he tallied multiple runs (21.4%).
  • Olson has produced at least one run in 18 out of 42 games this season (42.9%). He has collected more than one RBI in eight of them (19.0%).
  • He has struck out one or more times in 90.5% of his games this season (38 of 42), striking out multiple times in 16 of them (38.1%).
Home Away
19 GP 23
11 (57.9%) Games w/1+ Hit 15 (65.2%)
3 (15.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 6 (26.1%)
10 (52.6%) Games w/1+ Run 16 (69.6%)
4 (21.1%) Games w/1+ HR 6 (26.1%)
8 (42.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 10 (43.5%)

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