Anthony Rizzo: MLB Player Prop Bets for Yankees Vs Cubs – July 8, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on July 7, 2023

At 1:05 PM ET on Saturday, July 8, Anthony Rizzo and the New York Yankees will suit up against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly at Yankee Stadium, airing on AMZP.

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

Player Prop Odds for Rizzo

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 0.5 -143
Runs 0.5 -118
RBI 0.5 -118
Strikeouts 0.5 -141

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • Smyly (7-5) will take to the mound for the Cubs and make his 18th start of the season.
  • The left-hander’s last appearance was on Monday, when he threw 3 2/3 innings against the Milwaukee Brewers, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits.
  • Among qualified major league pitchers this season, the 34-year-old’s 4.30 ERA ranks 44th, 1.300 WHIP ranks 45th, and 7.6 K/9 ranks 48th.
  • The Cubs average the 22nd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the league this season.
  • Cubs pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.04 this year, which ranks 13th in MLB.
  • The Cubs have a combined 1.255 WHIP as a pitching staff, seventh-lowest in MLB.
  • No team has allowed fewer than the 83 homers the Cubs have given up so far this year.

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Anthony Rizzo Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/7/2023 Jameson Taillon 0-for-3 0 0 0 0 0/0 0
6/12/2022 Keegan Thompson 2-for-6 0 0 1 2 1/0 0
6/11/2022 Matt Swarmer 1-for-4 1 1 1 1 0/0 0
6/10/2022 Wade Miley 0-for-4 0 0 0 0 2/1 0

Rizzo Stats and Trends

  • In 67.1% of his games this season (55-of-82), Rizzo has posted a hit. In 18 of those games (22.0%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
  • He has homered in 11.0% of his games this season (82 contests), going yard in 3.2% of his trips to the dish.
  • He has scored at least one run 34 times this season in 82 contests (41.5%), including scoring multiple runs in 8.5% of games (seven times).
  • Rizzo has plated at least one run 26 times this season in 82 tries (31.7%), including driving in more than one run in 11.0% of games (nine times) and producing three or more of his team’s runs on three occasions.
  • In 59.8% of his contests this year (49 of 82), he has been set down on strikes at least once. In 23 of those games (28.0%), he registered more than one punchout.
Home Away
47 GP 35
33 (70.2%) Games w/1+ Hit 22 (62.9%)
13 (27.7%) Games w/2+ Hits 5 (14.3%)
19 (40.4%) Games w/1+ Run 15 (42.9%)
6 (12.8%) Games w/1+ HR 3 (8.6%)
18 (38.3%) Games w/1+ RBI 8 (22.9%)

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