After a multi-hit showing in his previous game (2-for-4 with an RBI), Bobby Witt Jr. will try for more success Friday. The Kansas City Royals square off versus the Boston Red Sox, and will face starter Cooper Criswell at 7:10 PM ET on NESN.
Find odds, stats, and more below to make your Bobby Witt Jr. player prop bets.
Witt paces the Royals with 62 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .325 (he’s also hit 15 home runs). In baseball, Witt ranks 35th in home runs and ninth in RBI. Witt brings a nine-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last games he is hitting .450 with three doubles, a triple, three home runs, a walk and nine RBI.
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Bobby Witt Jr. Prop Bets and Odds
- Hits Prop: 1.5 hits (Over odds: +105)
- Home Runs Prop: 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +380)
- RBI Prop: 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +110)
- Runs Prop: 0.5 runs (Over odds: -170)
- Total Bases Prop: 2.5 total bases (Over odds: +120)
- Stolen Bases Prop: 0.5 stolen bases (Over odds: +330)
How to Watch Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox
- Matchup: Kansas City Royals vs. Boston Red Sox
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Date: Friday, July 12, 2024
- TV Channel: NESN
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch now!)
Bobby Witt Jr. vs. Cooper Criswell
- In his career against Cooper Criswell, Witt is 1-for-2 with a double.
- Against Cooper Criswell last year, Witt was 1-for-2 with a double.
Bobby Witt Jr. prop bet insights
- Witt has reached base with a hit 72 times this year in 94 games played (76.6%), including multiple hits in 40.4% of them (38 times).
- He has gone yard in 12 of 94 games in 2024 (12.8%), which is 3.6% of his trips to the plate.
- Witt has touched home plate in 54.3% of his 94 games this season, with more than one run scored in 17% of those contests (16).
- In 37 of 94 games this year (39.4%), he has plated a run, and 13 of those games (13.8%) included an effort that produced more than one RBI. He has also accounted for three or more of his team’s runs in six contests.
- Witt has gone down on strikes at least once 51 times this season in 94 tries (54.3%), including striking out on multiple occasions in 16% of games (15 times).
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Bobby Witt Jr. stats against the Red Sox
| Date |
Opp. SP |
H/AB |
XBH |
HR |
RBI |
R |
K/BB |
SB |
| 9/3/2023 |
Chris Sale |
1-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3/0 |
1 |
| 9/2/2023 |
Tanner Houck |
0-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 9/1/2023 |
James Paxton |
3-for-5 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0/0 |
0 |
| 8/10/2023 |
James Paxton |
1-for-4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2/0 |
0 |
| 8/9/2023 |
Nick Pivetta |
1-for-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 8/8/2023 |
Kutter Crawford |
1-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
2 |
| 8/7/2023 |
Brayan Bello |
1-for-3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0/1 |
0 |
| 9/18/2022 |
Nick Pivetta |
1-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2/0 |
0 |
| 9/17/2022 |
Rich Hill |
2-for-5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1/0 |
0 |
| 9/16/2022 |
Michael Wacha |
1-for-4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1/0 |
0 |
Read more about Royals vs. Red Sox
Red Sox starter: Cooper Criswell
- Criswell (3-3) toes the rubber for the Red Sox in his 12th start of the season. He has produced a 4.15 ERA in 52 2/3 innings pitched, with 49 Ks.
- When he last appeared on Saturday, June 15, the righty tossed four innings against the New York Yankees, allowing two earned runs while surrendering three hits.
- The 27-year-old has delivered a 4.15 ERA and 8.5 Ks per nine innings across 12 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .250 to opposing batters.
- This year, Criswell has not delivered a quality start.
