The Chicago White Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays meet in MLB action from Rogers Centre on Wednesday. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
The Blue Jays are -180 home favorites while the White Sox are +155 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 9.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Michael Kopech will start for the White Sox here and is 0-2 with a 6.97 ERA and 23 strikeouts this season. Yusei Kikuchi will get the nod for Toronto and is 3-0 with a 3.80 ERA and 20 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Toronto’s 7-0 win on Tuesday made it three straight wins for the Blue Jays in this head-to-head matchup over the White Sox.
Trends
Chicago is 0-5 in their last 5 games overall and 0-6 in their last 6 road games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 game three matchups. Toronto is 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 13-6 in their last 19 games overall while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 Wednesday games.
Pick
I’m backing the over here. I just don’t trust the starting pitching matchup and if you’re a fan of offense and lots of hard hit balls, this should be the matchup for you. Kopech’s been getting rocked for much of the season and Kikuchi hasn’t been a whole lot better. Give me the over here.