Edward Olivares, who went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI in his most recent game, will hit the field for the Pittsburgh Pirates versus Shota Imanaga and the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. First pitch is at 2:20 PM ET on MARQ.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Edward Olivares player prop bets.
Olivares is batting .237 with three doubles, five home runs and seven walks.
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Edward Olivares Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info
- Matchup: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
- TV Channel: MARQ
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -149)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +500)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +230)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +190)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -149)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +850)
Edward Olivares prop bet insights
- Olivares has tallied a hit 17 times this season in 28 games played (60.7%), including five multi-hit games (17.9%).
- He has homered in four of 28 games in 2024 (14.3%), which is 5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 10 of 28 games this season (35.7%), Olivares has touched home plate at least one time, including two games with multiple runs scored.
- In 32.1% of his games this season (nine of 28), he has tallied at least one RBI. In three of those games (10.7%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in one contest.
- In 57.1% of his games this year (16 of 28), Olivares has struck out one or more times, and in four of those games (14.3%) he registered two or more punchouts.
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 11:24 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Edward Olivares stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16/2024 | Justin Steele | 2-for-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/12/2024 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/11/2024 | Justin Steele | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Shota Imanaga
- Imanaga (5-0 with a 0.96 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 46 2/3 innings pitched) takes the hill for the Cubs in his ninth start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance came on Monday versus the Atlanta Braves, as he tossed five scoreless innings while surrendering seven hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 30-year-old currently ranks first in ERA (0.96), seventh in WHIP (.943), and 17th in K/9 (9.8).
- Imanaga is trying to put up his sixth quality start of the year.
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