The Chicago White Sox will square off against the Oakland Athletics in a Saturday showdown. This AL showdown will be nationally televised on Fox Sports One. The game gets underway 4:07 p.m. ET.
Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Odds
The White Sox have gone 42-45 SU this year and are 41-45 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 11.8 units for moneyline gamblers, despite having lost 7.7 units ATS. Chicago is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the over has hit in four of those seven. The Athletics, on the other hand, are 51-41 SU and 47-44 ATS. They’ve gained 5.5 units for moneyline bettors and 1.0 unit ATS. Oakland has covered the spread six times in its last seven games and the under has cashed in four of those seven.
Neither side has established itself as an obvious over/under bet this season. Oakland games have a 44-44-3 over/under record so far in 2019. White Sox games have gone under 43 times, gone over 41 times and pushed on two instances.
The right-handed Dylan Covey will get the nod for Chicago. Covey (1-4, 4.58 ERA) has racked up 22 strikeouts in 37.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (0-0, 9.00 ERA over four innings).
The Athletics are countering with Chris Bassitt (5-4, 4.29 ERA). Bassitt has 75 strikeouts and 32 walks, along with a WHIP of 1.24. Bassitt only made one start against the White Sox in 2018 (0-1, 6.75 ERA and four strikeouts across 5.1 innings).
Oakland’s pitchers have yielded 4.3 runs per game overall this year as a unit. Its starters have a 4.10 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.92 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 9.1 K/9.
The Oakland offense has produced 5.1 runs per contest, including 6.1 per game over its last 10 games and 5.4 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .262/.322/.500 over its last five matchups and is 4-1 SU during that stretch.
Shortstop Marcus Semien and third baseman Matt Chapman have led the Athletics’ batters this year. Semien is hitting .273/.350/.454 with 14 home runs, 49 RBIs and 61 runs scored, while Chapman’s line is .268/.355/.534 with 21 homers, 52 RBIs and 60 runs.
In the other dugout, Chicago’s pitching staff allowed 5.2 runs per game and its starters own a 5.41 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 7.95 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 4.49, along with a WHIP of 1.48.
The White Sox offense has slashed .257/.315/.410 on its way to 4.4 runs scored per game in 2019, including 4.9 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 4.2 per game over the team’s last five contests (2-3 SU).
Yoan Moncada and Jose Abreu continue to lead Chicago’s offense. Moncada is slashing .313/.368/.545 with 16 home runs, 48 RBIs and 49 runs scored, while Abreu (.275/.313/.516) has produced 21 homers, 66 RBIs and 44 runs scored.
The White Sox have gained 4.3 units and are 25-33 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over’s hit in 26 of those games, compared to 30 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers.
White Sox vs. Athletics MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – White Sox, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in three of Oakland’s last seven games.
- The White Sox have a total OPS of .726 this season and an OPS of .716 against right-handed pitchers. The Athletics’ OPS sits at .765 overall and .753 versus righties.
- The Athletics have won four of their last five games SU.
- Chicago has recorded 24.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 23.0 over its last five.
- The White Sox have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games, including nine over their last five.
