Matt Olson Player Props: May 18, Braves vs. Padres

Following a multi-hit showing in his previous game (2-for-4 with an RBI), Matt Olson is looking to build on that performance Saturday. The Atlanta Braves take on the San Diego Padres, and will see starting pitcher Yu Darvish at 7:15 PM ET on FOX.

Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Matt Olson player prop bets.

Olson is batting .227 with nine doubles, a triple, five home runs and 20 walks. Among hitters in MLB play, Olson ranks 75th in homers and 49th in RBI. Olson heads into this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .471 with a double, a home run, two walks and five RBI.

Matt Olson Odds, Prop Bets and Game Info

• Matchup: Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres
• Time: 7:15 PM ET
• Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
• TV Channel: FOX
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
• Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -213)
• Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +290)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +135)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -105)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +110)

Matt Olson prop bet insights

• Olson has reached base with a hit 25 times this year in 41 games played (61%), including multiple hits in 17.1% of them (seven times).
• Out of the 41 games he has gone to the plate in this season, he’s homered in five contests (12.2%), homering in 2.9% of his trips to the dish.
• In 14 of 41 games this year (34.1%), Olson has scored, and three of those games (7.3%) included a performance that produced more than one run scored.
• In 39% of his games this season (16 of 41), he has tallied at least one RBI. In four of those games (9.8%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team’s runs in two contests.
• Olson has gone down on strikes at least once 26 times this year in 41 games played (63.4%), including 13 times punching out multiple times (31.7%).

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 3:26 AM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

Matt Olson stats against the Padres

Padres starter: Yu Darvish

• Darvish (3-1 with a 2.43 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings pitched) takes the hill for the Padres in his ninth start of the season.
• His last outing was on Sunday versus the Los Angeles Dodgers, when the righty went seven scoreless innings while giving up two hits.
• The 37-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.43, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in eight contests this year. Opposing hitters have a .192 batting average against him.
• Darvish is looking to put up his third quality start of the year.