Elly De La Cruz: MLB Player Prop Bets for Reds Vs Cubs – August 1, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on August 1, 2023

At 8:05 PM ET on Tuesday, August 1, Elly De La Cruz and the Cincinnati Reds will take the diamond against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Justin Steele at Wrigley Field, airing on MARQ.

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

Player Prop Odds for De La Cruz

Prop O/U Over Odds
Hits 1.5 +107
Runs 0.5 -129
RBI 0.5 -119
Strikeouts 1.5 +100

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Stats and Trends for the Chicago Cubs

  • Steele (11-3) will take the mound for the Cubs, his 20th start of the season.
  • The left-hander gave up one earned run and allowed five hits in six innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
  • Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 28-year-old ranks fourth in ERA (2.87), 17th in WHIP (1.122), and 39th in K/9 (8.2).
  • The Cubs strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 22nd in MLB.
  • The Cubs have pitched to a 4.15 this season, which ranks 14th in baseball.
  • Cubs pitchers have a 1.271 WHIP this season, 13th in the majors.
  • The Cubs have allowed the third-fewest home runs this season at just 111, or one per game.

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Elly De La Cruz Stats vs. the Cubs

Date Opp. SP H/AB XBH HR RBI R K/BB SB
7/31/2023 Marcus Stroman 0-for-5 0 0 0 0 3/0 0

De La Cruz Stats and Trends

  • In 65.2% of his games this season (30-of-46), De La Cruz has recorded a hit. In 14 of those games (30.4%), he’s recorded multiple base knocks.
  • He has homered in seven games this season, going deep in 3.4% of his trips to home plate.
  • He has scored at least a run 28 times this season in 46 games played (60.9%), including seven games with more than one run (15.2%).
  • In 32.6% of his 46 games this season, De La Cruz has picked up an RBI (15 times). Also, he’s notched three games with multiple RBI in 2023 (6.5%) and plated three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
  • He has gone down on strikes in 36 of 46 games this year, including multiple Ks in 21 of them.
Home Away
21 GP 25
12 (57.1%) Games w/1+ Hit 18 (72.0%)
5 (23.8%) Games w/2+ Hits 9 (36.0%)
11 (52.4%) Games w/1+ Run 17 (68.0%)
4 (19.0%) Games w/1+ HR 3 (12.0%)
5 (23.8%) Games w/1+ RBI 10 (40.0%)

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