The Athletics and Chicago White Sox meet Friday in MLB action at Rate Field. Here’s a White Sox vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include a White Sox vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 41-52 on the year and play the Nationals and Diamondbacks next. The Athletics are batting. 246 on the season, have a .324 OBP, and have a .404 slugging percentage. The Athletics’ pitching staff has a 5.12 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. Nick Kurtz leads the Athletics with 89 hits and 66 RBI, while Shea Langeliers and Tyler Soderstrom have combined for 160 hits and 86 RBI.
Jacob Lopez gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 4-3 with a 7.04 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. This will be Lopez’s first career game against the Chicago White Sox.
Chicago White Sox Betting Preview
The Chicago White Sox are 47-45 on the year and play the Blue Jays and Rangers next. The Chicago White Sox are batting .239 on the season, have a .318 OBP, and have a .409 slugging percentage. The Chicago White Sox pitching staff has a 4.23 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. Chase Meidroth leads the Chicago White Sox with 89 hits and 29 RBI, while Colson Montgomery and Miguel Vargas have combined for 152 hits and 109 RBI.
Sean Burke gets the ball for the Chicago White Sox, and he is 5-4 with a 3.56 ERA and 106 strikeouts this season. Burke is 1-2 with a 6.59 ERA and 12 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The White Sox have won each of their last seven games against AL West opponents following a home loss.
- The Athletics have lost 12 of their last 13 road games against AL Central opponents that held a winning record.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last six games against the Athletics.
- The Athletics have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games as underdogs against American League opponents.
- The Athletics have lost the first inning in three of their last four games.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last six games.
Why the Athletics will win
- The Athletics have won each of their last three games as underdogs against the White Sox following a loss.
- The White Sox have lost three of their last four games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The road team has covered the run line in each of the last nine games between the Athletics and White Sox.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four home games.
- The Athletics have won the first inning in six of their last eight games against American League opponents that held a winning record.
- The White Sox have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five night games.
Total Runs Facts
- Seven of the Athletics’ last eight games as underdogs against the White Sox have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the last six games between the Athletics and White Sox have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in each of the White Sox’s last six night games against AL West opponents.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in eight of the Athletics’ last 10 road games.
Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts
- Colson Montgomery has hit a home run in each of the White Sox’s last two games against the Athletics.
- Miguel Vargas has recorded at least one hit in each of the White Sox’s last eight home games against AL West opponents.
- Colson Montgomery ranks 9th in the league in Home Runs (23) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Nick Kurtz has hit a home run in each of the Athletics’ last three night games against AL opponents that held a winning record.
- Zack Gelof has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- Jacob Lopez has recorded five or more strikeouts in five of his six previous appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Jacob Lopez has recorded a win in three of his four previous road appearances against AL Central opponents.
- Nick Kurtz ranks 3rd amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.405) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The White Sox rank 4th in the league for home runs this season (125).
- The White Sox rank 25th in the league for triples this season (7).
- The Athletics rank 30th in the league for home runs allowed this season (146).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for ERA this season (5.12).
White Sox vs Athletics Prediction
The White Sox have cooled off a bit this week, but they’re still a top-three team in terms of money earned this season. The White Sox should win at home with a solid Burke on the bump. Lopez has been a mess through 53.2 innings with a 7.04 ERA and 1.84 WHIP. Lopez has allowed 10 hits and 11 runs in his last 5 innings, and he has a 6.19 ERA and a .321 allowed batting average in 32 innings on the road. Give me the White Sox and the RL for max betting value.