Matt Olson Player Props: June 29, Braves vs. Pirates
After a multi-hit showing in his last game (2-for-4 with an RBI), Matt Olson will look for continued success Saturday. The Atlanta Braves square off versus the Pittsburgh Pirates, and will see starting pitcher Paul Skenes at 4:10 PM ET on BSSE.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Matt Olson player prop bets.
Olson is batting .244 with 19 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 30 walks. Among all batters in baseball, Olson’s home run total ranks 43rd and his RBI tally ranks 43rd.
Watch tonight's Braves game on Fubo!Matt Olson Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -205)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +400)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +160)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +110)
How to Watch Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Matchup: Atlanta Braves vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
- Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, June 29, 2024
- TV Channel: BSSE
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Matt Olson vs. Paul Skenes
Matt Olson prop bet insights
- In 62.5% of his 80 games this season, Olson has recorded a base hit (50 times). He’s also put up 19 multi-hit games in 2024 (23.8%).
- Out of the 80 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s homered in 12 contests (15%), taking the pitcher deep in 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
- In 31 of 80 games this season (38.8%), Olson has scored, and six of those games (7.5%) included an effort that produced more than one run scored.
- He has driven in at least one run in 35% of his games this season (28 of 80), with two or more RBI in nine of those contests (11.3%). He has also driven in three or more of his team’s runs in three contests.
- In 70% of his 80 games this season, Olson has struck out (56 times). He’s also had 26 games with multiple punchouts in 2024 (32.5%).
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Matt Olson stats against the Pirates
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/28/2024 | Martín Pérez | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 5/26/2024 | Martín Pérez | 3-for-5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/25/2024 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/24/2024 | Bailey Falter | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1/1 | 0 |
| 9/10/2023 | Luis Ortiz | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 9/9/2023 | Johan Oviedo | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 9/8/2023 | Mitch Keller | 2-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/10/2023 | Bailey Falter | 2-for-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 8/9/2023 | Quinn Priester | 0-for-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 0 |
| 8/8/2023 | Mitch Keller | 1-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 |
Pirates starter: Paul Skenes
- Skenes takes the hill for the Pirates in his ninth of the season. He is 4-0 with a 2.14 ERA and 61 Ks in 46 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last time out came on Sunday versus the Tampa Bay Rays, as he tossed seven innings, giving up one earned run while allowing six hits.
- The 22-year-old has an ERA of 2.14, with 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings in eight contests this year. Opposing batters have a .222 batting average against him.
- Skenes is aiming to extend a third-game quality start streak in this outing.