Jake Burger Player Props: August 25, Marlins vs. Cubs
Jake Burger has his sights set on a more productive showing after a hitless showing in his most recent game (0-for-3). He and the Miami Marlins take on the Chicago Cubs on Sunday, who will send out Javier Assad to start, at 1:40 PM ET on BSFL.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Jake Burger player prop bets.
Burger paces the Marlins with 25 home runs and 57 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .246. Among all hitters in MLB, Burger’s home run total ranks 20th and his RBI tally ranks 75th.
Watch tonight's Marlins game on Fubo!Jake Burger Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 0.5 hits (Over odds: -250)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +175)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
- Total Bases Prop: 1.5 total bases (Over odds: +115)
How to Watch Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs
- Matchup: Miami Marlins vs. Chicago Cubs
- Time: 1:40 PM ET
- Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024
- TV Channel: BSFL
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Jake Burger vs. Javier Assad
- Over his career versus Javier Assad, Burger is 0-for-1.
- Last season against Javier Assad, Burger was 0-for-1 at the plate.
Jake Burger prop bet insights
- In 65.1% of his 106 games this season, Burger has notched a base hit (69 times). He’s also put up 25 multi-hit games in 2024 (23.6%).
- He has gone yard in 23 of 106 games in 2024 (21.7%), which is 5.6% of his trips to the dish.
- Burger has scored at least one run 44 times this season in 106 games played (41.5%), including 10 times scoring multiple runs (9.4%).
- In 38 of 106 games this year (35.8%), he has produced a run, and 14 of those games (13.2%) included an effort that produced two or more RBI. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in four contests.
- Burger has gone down on strikes one or more times 73 times this year in 106 tries (68.9%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 30.2% of games (32 times).
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Jake Burger stats against the Cubs
| Date | Opp. SP | H/AB | XBH | HR | RBI | R | K/BB | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24/2024 | Shota Imanaga | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 8/23/2024 | Kyle Hendricks | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2/0 | 0 |
| 7/26/2023 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 7/25/2023 | Kyle Hendricks | 0-for-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 0 |
| 5/29/2022 | Marcus Stroman | 1-for-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| 5/28/2022 | Keegan Thompson | 3-for-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0 |
| 5/3/2022 | Scott Effross | 2-for-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2/0 | 0 |
Cubs starter: Javier Assad
- Assad makes the start for the Cubs in his 24th of the season. He holds a record of 6-3 with a 3.11 ERA and 99 Ks in 113 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday against the Detroit Tigers, when he lasted 5 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up six hits.
- The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.11, with 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents are batting .244 against him.
- Assad is trying to put up his fifth quality start of the year.