Christopher Morel Player Props: May 8, Cubs vs. Padres
Christopher Morel will look to get back on track after a hitless showing in his previous game (0-for-3 with an RBI). His Chicago Cubs take on Dylan Cease and the San Diego Padres on Wednesday at 2:20 PM ET on SDPA.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Christopher Morel player prop bets.
Morel leads the Cubs with eight home runs and 24 runs batted in. Among all hitters in MLB play, Morel’s home run total ranks 15th and his RBI tally ranks 21st.
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- Matchup: Chicago Cubs vs. San Diego Padres
- Time: 2:20 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- TV Channel: SDPA
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -135)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +475)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +170)
- Total Bases Prop: 0.5 total bases (Over odds: -135)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +900)
Christopher Morel prop bet insights
- Morel has reached base with a hit 23 times this year in 36 games played (63.9%), including multiple hits in 13.9% of them (five times).
- In 22.2% of his games this season, he has homered (eight of 36). During the 2024 campaign, he’s gone deep in 5.3% of his trips to the dish.
- Morel has scored at least one run 20 times this season in 36 games played (55.6%), including one multi-run effort.
- In 38.9% of his games this season (14 of 36), he has plated at least one run. In six of those games (16.7%) he recorded two or more RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- Morel has struck out in 61.1% of his 36 games this season, with more than one strikeout in 25.0% of those contests (nine).
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Christopher Morel stats against the Padres
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/7/2024 | Randy Vasquez | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/6/2024 | Yu Darvish | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 | 1 |
| 4/10/2024 | Dylan Cease | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 4/9/2024 | Joe Musgrove | 2-for-3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/8/2024 | Yu Darvish | 1-for-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/5/2023 | Blake Snell | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/4/2023 | Ryan Weathers | 0-for-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 0 |
| 6/2/2023 | Michael Wacha | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 6/16/2022 | Joe Musgrove | 2-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/0 | 1 |
| 6/15/2022 | Ryan Weathers | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
Padres starter: Dylan Cease
- Cease toes the rubber for the Padres in his eighth of the season. He is 4-2 with a 2.55 ERA and 48 Ks through 42 1/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched on Saturday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he lasted 6 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 28-year-old currently ranks 16th in ERA (2.55), fifth in WHIP (.803), and 15th in K/9 (10.2).
- Cease is looking to put up his sixth quality start of the season.