Willson Contreras: MLB Player Prop Bets for Cardinals Vs Dodgers – May 18, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on May 18, 2023

Willson Contreras and the St. Louis Cardinals take on starter Julio Urias and the Los Angeles Dodgers at 7:45 PM ET on Thursday, May 18 at Busch Stadium.

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

Player Prop Odds for Contreras

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -147
Runs 0.5 -117
RBI 0.5 -115
Strikeouts 1.5 +109

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Stats and Trends for the Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Urias (5-3) will take to the mound for the Dodgers and make his 10th start of the season.
  • The left-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up two earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the San Diego Padres.
  • The 26-year-old ranks 37th in ERA (3.61), 20th in WHIP (1.070), and 31st in K/9 (8.9) among qualified pitchers in the majors this season.
  • The Dodgers strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
  • The Dodgers have pitched to a 3.91 this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
  • Dodgers pitchers have a 1.220 WHIP this season, fifth-best in the majors.
  • The Dodgers have given up the ninth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 46 home runs allowed.

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Willson Contreras Stats vs. the Dodgers

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
4/30/2023 Noah Syndergaard 2-for-4 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
4/29/2023 Clayton Kershaw 1-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
4/28/2023 Dustin May 0-for-3 0 0 1 0 0/0 0
7/10/2022 Julio Urías 0-for-4 0 0 0 1 0/0 0
7/9/2022 Clayton Kershaw 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
5/8/2022 Walker Buehler 1-for-3 0 0 1 0 0/1 0
5/7/2022 Tyler Anderson 3-for-4 2 1 1 2 0/0 0
5/7/2022 Clayton Kershaw 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 1/0 0
6/27/2021 Clayton Kershaw 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 2/0 0
6/26/2021 Julio Urías 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/0 0

Contreras Stats and Trends

  • In 61.9% of his games this year (26-of-42), Contreras has recorded a hit. In 12 of those games (28.6%), he’s recorded at least two base hits.
  • Despite logging a plate appearance in 42 games this season, he has swatted only two home runs.
  • In 16 of 42 contests this season (38.1%), he has scored a run, and three of those games (7.1%) included a performance that produced two or more runs scored.
  • Contreras has driven in at least one run in 14 out of 42 games this year (33.3%). He has collected more than one RBI in three of those contests (7.1%).
  • He has fanned 28 times this season in 42 tries (66.7%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 21.4% of games (nine times).
Home Away
21 GP 21
15 (71.4%) Games w/1+ Hit 11 (52.4%)
8 (38.1%) Games w/2+ Hits 4 (19.0%)
9 (42.9%) Games w/1+ Run 7 (33.3%)
1 (4.8%) Games w/1+ HR 1 (4.8%)
8 (38.1%) Games w/1+ RBI 6 (28.6%)

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