MLB Prop Bets: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox – July 29, 2022

The Oakland Athletics (37-63) face the Chicago White Sox (49-48) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday at 8:10pm (ET). Let’s take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup.

• The Athletics have a 40-53-7 O/U record this season (meaning 40 games have gone over the total runs line, 53 have gone under and seven have resulted in a push). The White Sox have a 45-46-6 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Athletics are averaging 3.4 runs per game this season (29th in the league). Comparatively, the White Sox are averaging +1.0 more at 4.4 runs (16th).
• In the field, the Athletics are allowing 4.6 runs per game this season (21st in the league), while the White Sox are allowing an average of 4.6 runs (22nd).

Let’s take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

• Looking at their batting averages this season, the White Sox are at an impressive .257 (ranking 3rd in the Major leagues), while the Athletics are batting an underwhelming .214 (30th).

Home Runs

• In terms of total home runs this season, the White Sox have hit 84 (24th in the Major Leagues). Meanwhile, the Athletics have managed 81 (T25th).

Runs Batted In

• Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Athletics have recorded 317 RBIs to rank 29th in the MLB this season. Comparatively, the White Sox have recorded 404 RBIs to rank 16th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

• The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.02 this season (19th in the Majors), while The Athletics have an ERA of 4.30 (23rd).

Strikeouts

• Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Athletics have recorded 759 this season, ranking 24th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the White Sox rank 5th for total strikeouts, recording 881.

Opponent Batting Average

• Opponents are batting an average of .246 against the White Sox this season (17th in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Athletics’ opponents are at .247 (20th).

First Innings Moneyline

• Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
• Athletics 21-28-51 8-12-29 13-16-21 2-3-10 19-25-41 0-0-1 0-3-7
• White Sox 18-29-50 8-17-23 10-12-27 12-15-29 6-14-21 0-0-0 1-2-7

Lead After Three Innings

• Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
• Athletics 26-46-28 11-22-16 15-24-11 2-6-7 24-40-21 0-0-1 2-4-4
• White Sox 33-43-21 18-21-9 15-22-12 22-20-14 11-23-7 0-0-0 3-2-5

NRFI/YRFI

• The NRFI is 49-51 in Athletics games this season. The White Sox have a 46-51 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Athletics recorded a 3-1 victory over the White Sox at RingCentral Coliseum when these teams last met on September 9, 2021. Starling Marte led the way to that victory, hitting a home run.