The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Guardians clash Friday in game 1 of an MLB series at Progressive Field. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Chicago White Sox Betting Preview

The White Sox need a win to snap a 4-game losing streak. The White Sox have lost 12 of their last 15 games overall. The White Sox pitching staff is 25th in ERA (4.67), 24th in WHIP (1.38) and 19th in quality starts (35). The White Sox offense is 27th in runs per game (4.09), 23rd in batting average (.236) and 20th in homers (120). Luis Robert Jr. leads the White Sox with 109 hits and 60 RBI, while Andrew Benintendi and Andrew Vaughn have combined for 200 hits and 87 RBI. Mike Clevinger gets the ball, and he is 4-4 with a 3.59 ERA and 56 strikeouts this season. Clevinger is 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Guardians.

Chicago White Sox Team Facts

• The White Sox have lost each of their last six road games.
• The White Sox have covered the run line in nine of their last 10 night games against the Guardians following a road loss.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the White Sox’s last five games at Progressive Field.
• The White Sox have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last six road night games.
• The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.

Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts

• Luis Robert has scored a run in five of the White Sox’s last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Mike Clevinger has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last 32 appearances at Progressive Field.
• Luis Robert has hit a home run in three of the White Sox’s last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Andrew Benintendi has recorded at least one RBI in each of the White Sox’s last five road games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Yoan Moncada has recorded a hit in each of his last seven appearances.
• Luis Robert has recorded two or more total bases in each of the White Sox’s last five games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
• Luis Robert ranks T4th in the league in Home Runs (29) this season.

Cleveland Guardians Betting Preview

The Guardians need a bounce back win to snap a 3-game losing streak. The Guardians have lost 5 of their last 6 games overall. The Guardians pitching staff is 7th in ERA (3.85), 17th in WHIP (1.28) and 14th in quality starts (39). The Guardians’ offense is 27th in runs per game (4.09), 15th in batting average (.251) and 30th in homers (82). Steven Kwan leads the Guardians with 119 hits and 38 RBI, while Jose Ramirez and Josh Naylor have combined for 229 hits and 142 RBI. Logan Allen gets the ball, and he is 4-4 with a 3.70 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. Allen is 0-2 with a 4.58 ERA and 13 strikeouts in his career against the White Sox.

Cleveland Guardians Team Facts

• The Guardians have won each of their last eight home games against the White Sox following a road loss.
• The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last 11 games as home favourites against American League opponents following a road loss.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last five games between the White Sox and Guardians at Progressive Field.
• The Guardians have trailed after 7 innings in each of their last four night games against American League opponents.

Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts

• Jose Ramirez has hit at least one home run in six of his last 19 appearances with the Guardians as favourites against the White Sox.
• Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances against the White Sox after not playing the previous day.
• Jose Ramirez has scored at least one run in four of his last five appearances against the White Sox after not playing the previous day.
• Jose Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in each of the Guardians’ last 22 Friday games as favourites.
• Jose Ramirez has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last four appearances against the White Sox after not playing the previous day.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Cleveland Guardians ranks 1st in the league for strikeouts against this season (756).
• The Cleveland Guardians ranks 30th in the league for home runs this season (82).
• The Chicago White Sox ranks 30th in the league for on-base percentage this season (.294).
• The Chicago White Sox ranks 30th in the league for walks this season (270).

Randy’s Pick

The White Sox are going nowhere fast, as they’ve been a complete mess over the last 3 weeks, and those issues usually don’t fix themselves on the road. This series is just what the doctor ordered for a Guardians team that’s coming off a rough series themselves. Overall, the Guardians are comfortably the better team here and need to take advantage of series like this if they’re going to position themselves for the playoffs. I’ll lay the juice with the home team, even if I’m not thrilled with the price.