Astros vs White Sox Pick – MLB Predictions & Odds 4/1/23
Chicago White Sox (1-1) vs. Houston Astros (1-1)
April 1, 2023 2:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -172 / Chicago White Sox +130; Over/Under: +9
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The Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros meet Saturday in MLB action at Minute Maid Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Chicago White Sox look to get above a .500 record after their loss yesterday. The White Sox offense has yet to really get going, and the pitching staff allowed 6 runs on Friday. Tim Anderson leads the White Sox with 4 hits, while Yoan Moncada and Luis Robert Jr. have combined for 7 hits and 1 RBI. Lucas Giolito gets the ball, and he was 11-9 with a 4.90 ERA and 177 strikeouts last season. Giolito is 2-5 with a 6.21 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.
The Houston Astros are coming off Friday’s win and look to defend home field with another win. The Astros offense exploded yesterday, and they’ve won 9 straight regular season games whenever scoring more than 3 runs. Jose Abreu leads the Astros with 2 hits, while Yordan Alvarez and Jeremy Pena have combined for 4 hits and 4 RBI. Jose Urquidy gets the ball, and he was 13-8 with a 3.94 ERA and 134 strikeouts last season. Urquidy is 1-0 with a 1.84 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the White Sox.
The White Sox are 4-1 in their last 5 road games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The Astros are 44-17 in their last 61 home games and 40-14 in their last 54 overall. The under is 5-2-1 in White Sox last 8 overall. The under is 5-0-1 in Astros last 6 overall. The White Sox are 5-16 in the last 21 meetings in Houston and 10-22 in the last 32 meetings.
The Houston Astros should be favored for obvious reasons, as they’re the better team on paper, they’re at home, and Urquidy was impressive last year. However, the White Sox offense will get going eventually and Giolito is a better pitcher than what last season’s numbers represent. I’ll take a shot with the road dog.