Alec Burleson Player Props: August 3, Cardinals vs. Cubs

Alec Burleson is looking to get back on track following a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-4). His St. Louis Cardinals face Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at 2:20 PM ET on BSMW.

Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Alec Burleson player prop bets.

Burleson paces the Cardinals with 63 runs batted in (while hitting 18 home runs). In MLB action, Burleson ranks 30th in homers and 26th in RBI.

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Alec Burleson Prop Bets and Odds

• Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +190)
• Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +700)
• RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +195)
• Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +120)
• Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +115)
• Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +700)

How to Watch St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

• Matchup: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs
• Time: 2:20 PM ET
• Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
• TV Channel: BSMW
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)

Alec Burleson vs. Jameson Taillon

• Burleson is 5-for-12 with two doubles and a home run in his career against Jameson Taillon.
• Burleson is 3-for-9 with a double and a home run when matching up against Jameson Taillon this season.
• Against Jameson Taillon last season, Burleson went 2-for-3 with a double.

Alec Burleson prop bet insights

• In 66.7% of his games this year (68 of 102), Burleson has posted a hit, and in 29 of those games (28.4%) he’s recorded more than one hit.
• In 16.7% of his games this season, he has homered (17 of 102). During the 2024 campaign, he’s left the yard in 4.5% of his trips to the plate.
• Burleson has scored at least a run 41 times this season in 102 tries (40.2%), including scoring multiple runs in 5.9% of games (six times).
• In 37.3% of his games this year (38 of 102), he has tallied at least one RBI. In 16 of those games (15.7%) he recorded more than one RBI, while accounting for three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
• Burleson has gone down on strikes one or more times 39 times this season in 102 games played (38.2%), including 10 multi-punchout contests (9.8%).

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Alec Burleson stats against the Cubs

Cubs starter: Jameson Taillon

• Taillon (7-6) toes the rubber for the Cubs in his 19th start of the season. He has produced a 3.35 ERA in 104 2/3 innings pitched, with 82 Ks.
• When he last took the hill on Monday versus the Cincinnati Reds, the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 32-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.35, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings in 18 contests this year. Opposing batters have a .249 batting average against him.
• Taillon is trying to put up his 11th quality start of the season.