In this article we will formulate a Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics prediction for this MLB game on Sunday, September 15th at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game three in the series.
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
The Chicago White Sox are 34-115 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Chicago lost game one in this series, but they won game two by a score of 7-6 on Saturday. Prior to this series, the White Sox lost all three against the Guardians, lost two out of three against the Red Sox, and lost two out of three against the Orioles. Chicago is 3-6 in their last nine games and they are last in the AL Central.
The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.83 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and a .258 opponent batting average. The White Sox offense has scored 458 runs with a .222 batting average and a .279 on base percentage. Andrew Vaughn is batting .246 with 17 home runs and 63 RBI’s for the White Sox this season.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics are 65-84 this year and they have lost two of their last three games. Oakland won game one in this series by a score of 2-0 on Friday, but they lost on Saturday. Prior to this series, the Athletics won two out of three against the Astros, lost two out of three against the Tigers, and split four games with the Mariners. Oakland is 4-4 in their last eight games and they are fourth in the AL West.
The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.32 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 604 runs with a .235 batting average and a .303 on base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .301 with 36 home runs and 105 RBI’s for the Athletics this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Sean Burke, who is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 3.0 innings pitched this year. Burke allowed zero earned runs and three hits over three innings against Cleveland in his first outing. The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is JP Sears, who is 11-10 with a 4.18 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP over 163.2 innings pitched this season. Sears has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last five outings.
Why the Athletics will beat the White Sox
- The White Sox have lost each of their last 11 games against American League opponents following a win.
- The Athletics have won 11 of their last 12 games following a road loss.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight Sunday home games.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in 11 of their last 12 games following a road loss.
- The White Sox have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three day games against American League opponents.
- The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games.
Total Runs Facts
- Nine of the White Sox’s last 10 day games against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight games as favorites against the White Sox have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last seven games against AL Central opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last four games between the Athletics and White Sox.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 home appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
- Andrew Benintendi has scored at least one run in each of his last six home appearances against the Athletics after playing the previous day.
- Yoan Moncada has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances in day games.
- Gavin Sheets has recorded at least one Single in each of his last nine appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Andrew Benintendi has hit a home run in three of the White Sox’s last four games against the Athletics.
- Andrew Benintendi has recorded at least one RBI in four of the White Sox’s last five games as underdogs against the Athletics.
Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Miguel Andujar has hit a home run in two of his last three appearances with his team as a road favorite.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Athletics’ last eight games against AL opponents that held a losing record.
- Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 22 appearances.
- Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 22 appearances.
- Miguel Andujar has scored at least one run in six of his last seven road appearances against AL Central opponents.
- JP Sears has recorded a win in each of his last four appearances with the Athletics as favorites.
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one Double in each of the Athletics’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Brent Rooker has recorded at least one Single in each of the Athletics’ last six day games against opponents that held a losing record.
- JP Sears has recorded four or more strikeouts in each of his last nine appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction
Chicago was able to pick up a rare win in game two of this series on Saturday night and they will look to start a winning streak here. The White Sox are just 19-58 at home this season, while the Athletics are 29-45 on the road. Oakland has been a very feisty team over the last two months and they are starting JP Sears, who has been one of their best pitchers this year. Chicago is going with Burke as a starter, but he probably won’t go more than a few innings. The White Sox are on pace to be the worst team in MLB history and I refuse to back them right now. Take Oakland to win by at least two runs here.