Bobby Witt Jr. Player Props: May 9, Royals vs. Angels
After a multi-hit showing in his previous game (2-for-3 with a double, a home run and an RBI), Bobby Witt Jr. will try for more success on Thursday. The Kansas City Royals square off versus the Los Angeles Angels, and will face starting pitcher Reid Detmers, at 9:38 PM ET on Fox Sports 1.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Bobby Witt Jr. player prop bets.
Witt Jr. leads the Royals with a team-best batting average of .327. He has five home runs and 20 RBI. In baseball, Witt Jr. ranks 57th in homers and 45th in RBI.
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- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels
- Time: 9:38 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
- TV Channel: Fox Sports 1
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +165)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +390)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +130)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -125)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: -120)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +185)
Bobby Witt Jr. prop bet insights
- Witt Jr. has a hit in 73.7% of his games this season (28 of 38), with multiple base hits in 16 of them (42.1%).
- Out of the 38 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s hit a home run in four contests (10.5%), leaving the ballpark in 3% of his trips to the plate.
- Witt Jr. has scored a run in 60.5% of his 38 games this year, with more than one run scored in 18.4% of those contests (seven).
- In 34.2% of his 38 games this season, he has driven in a run (13 times). He’s also notched three games with multiple RBI in 2024 (7.9%) and produced three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
- Witt Jr. has gone down on strikes at least once 21 times this season in 38 games played (55.3%), including seven times striking out multiple times (18.4%).
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 3:24 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Bobby Witt Jr. stats against the Angels
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/18/2023 | Tyler Anderson | 0-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/17/2023 | Griffin Canning | 2-for-5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 6/16/2023 | Patrick Sandoval | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 4/23/2023 | Reid Detmers | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 4/22/2023 | Tyler Anderson | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 4/21/2023 | Shohei Ohtani | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3/0 | 0 |
| 6/22/2022 | Shohei Ohtani | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 6/21/2022 | Reid Detmers | 3-for-5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 6/20/2022 | Noah Syndergaard | 0-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
Angels starter: Reid Detmers
- Detmers takes the hill for the Angels in his eighth of the season. He is 3-3 with a 4.24 ERA and 44 Ks in 40 1/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty’s last appearance came on Saturday versus the Cleveland Guardians, as he tossed 5 2/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs while allowing five hits.
- Among qualifying pitchers this season, the 24-year-old currently ranks 56th in ERA (4.24), 51st in WHIP (1.215), and 16th in K/9 (9.8).
- Detmers is attempting to register his third quality start in this game.