Tim Anderson and the slumping Chicago White Sox will be taking on the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in a Wednesday showdown. WGN will televise this AL matchup and the action gets going at 8:10 p.m. ET.
Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros Odds
Las Vegas has Houston (-315) as the favorite over Chicago (+260). You can play game’s total with current odds sitting at -120 for over 8.5 runs and even money (+100) for under 8.5. This game currently has a runline of White Sox +1.5 (+125) and Astros -1.5 (-145).
The White Sox have gone 21-26 SU this year and are 22-24 against the spread (ATS). They’ve accumulated 0.5 units for moneyline bettors in the season’s early going, despite having lost 3.5 units ATS. Chicago is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the total has gone under in five of those seven. The Astros, on the other hand, are 33-16 SU and 28-20 ATS. The team’s gained 7.0 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 7.2 units ATS. Houston has covered the spread in each of its last seven games and the under has hit in five of those seven.
Astros games have an over/under record of 21-26-1 so far in 2019. The White Sox have an over/under record of 23-22-1.
Ivan Nova will get the start for Chicago. The right-handed Nova is 2-4 with a 7.42 ERA and 32 strikeouts. He has yet to face the Astros this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Astros will turn to righty Gerrit Cole (4-4, 3.56 ERA), who has 93 punchouts and 16 walks as well as a 1.04 WHIP. Cole did not re a start against the White Sox in 2018.
Chicago’s pitchers have allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.83 ERA, 1.56 WHIP and 8.31 K/9. The bullpen has managed an ERA of 3.97, along with a WHIP of 1.56.
The White Sox offense has slashed .249/.313/.401 on its way to 4.3 runs scored per game this season, including 3.0 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 1.8 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Shortstop Tim Anderson and third baseman Yoan Moncada have led Chicago’s hitters. Anderson is slashing .323/.354/.497 with eight home runs, 24 RBIs, 27 runs and 13 steals, while Moncada (.278/.338/.506) is up to nine homers, 29 RBIs and 31 runs scored.
In the home-team dugout, Houston’s pitching staff has given up 3.4 runs per game overall this season. The team’s starters have a 3.66 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 10.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 2.63, a WHIP of 1.01 and a K/9 of 9.5.
The Houston offense has produced 5.4 runs per contest, including 7.1 per game over its last 10 games and 4.2 per game over its last five. The team has a slash-line of .250/.354/.442 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that span.
Outfielders Michael Brantley and George Springer have led the Astros’ hitters this year. Brantley is slashing .326/.374/.561 with 10 home runs, 34 RBIs and 28 runs scored, while Springer’s line is .313/.396/.654 with 17 homers, 42 RBIs and 41 runs.
The White Sox have lost 1.2 units and are 14-18 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 17 of those games, compared to 14 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Astros have netted 4.0 units and are 19-15 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s cashed in 16 of those games, compared to 17 that went under.
White Sox at Astros Free Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Astros, ATS Winner – White Sox, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in five of Chicago’s last seven games.
- The White Sox have lost four of their last five games SU while the Astros have won 12 of their last 13.
- Houston has recorded 27.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 19.8 over its last five.
- The White Sox have hit nine home runs in their last 10 games. The Astros have hit 20 over their last 10.
- The White Sox have a total OPS of .714 this season and an OPS of .712 against right-handed pitchers. The Astros’ OPS stands at .863 overall and .839 versus righties.
