The Chicago White Sox will go for their fourth win in a row as they play host to the Cleveland Indians at Guaranteed Rate Field. The matchup will get underway at 8:10 p.m. ET and NBC Sports Chicago will be showing the game.
Cleveland Indians at Chicago White Sox Odds
Chicago (+170) is the solid home-team underdog against Cleveland (-180) and oddsmakers have the Over/Under for this one at 9 runs. The odds for wagering on the game’s total currently stand at +100 for the over and -120 for the under. Bettors can also wager on the game’s spread with the current runline odds coming in at Indians -1.5 runs (-125) and White Sox +1.5 runs (+105).
The Indians have gone 28-27 SU this year and are 24-30 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 7.9 units for moneyline bettors and 7.0 units ATS. The White Sox, on the other hand, are 26-29 SU and 24-30 ATS. They’ve gained 2.8 units for moneyline bettors while gaining 7.6 units ATS.
White Sox games have an over/under record of 25-28-1 so far in 2019. Cleveland has been a decent under bet with a total record of 22-31-1.
The right-handed Carlos Carrasco is projected to start for Cleveland. Carrasco (4-5, 4.60 ERA) has recorded 72 punchouts in 58.2 innings so far. He’s 2-0 with 12 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA against Chicago this year (two starts).
The White Sox are putting the ball in the left hand of Manny Banuelos (2-4, 7.71 ERA), who’s got 36 strikeouts and 22 walks this season as well as a 1.89 WHIP. Banuelos is 0-2 with 10 strikeouts and a 10.80 ERA across two starts against Cleveland this year.
As a unit, Chicago’s pitching staff has yielded 5.2 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starters have an ERA of 5.76, a WHIP of 1.51 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 8.2. The bullpen has a 4.06 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 8.5 K/9. In 25 divisional games, White Sox starters have an ERA of 4.61 and the bullpen’s ERA is 4.68.
Chicago’s offense has produced 4.2 runs per outing, including 4.4 per game against divisional foes and 3.0 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .252/.312/.346 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
Tim Anderson has helped lead the White Sox offense this season with eight home runs, 26 RBIs, 29 runs and 13 steals.
For the visitors, Cleveland’s pitching staff allowed 4.2 runs per game and its starters own a 4.39 ERA, 1.26 WHIP and 10.03 K/9. The bullpen has a solid ERA of just 3.13, along with a WHIP of 1.26.
Indians hitters have slashed .227/.317/.370 on their way to 4.1 runs scored per game in 2019, including 3.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 6.2 per game over the team’s last five outings (2-3 SU).
Cleveland’s offense has been led by Carlos Santana. Santana is slashing .284/.411/.511 with 10 home runs, 34 RBIs and 33 runs scored.
The White Sox are coming off of an 8-7 win against the Royals, while the Indians just got a 14-9 victory over the Red Sox.
Indians vs. White Sox Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – Indians, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in just two of Chicago’s last seven games.
- The Indians have hit 11 home runs in their last 10 games. The White Sox have hit nine over their last 10.
- The Indians have a total OPS of .686 this season, including an OPS of .662 against left-handed pitchers. The White Sox’ OPS stands at .712 overall and .719 against lefties.
- Chicago has recorded 18.7 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 games and 19.0 over its last five.
