The Chicago White Sox are set to take on their divisional rival Cleveland Indians in a Tuesday showdown. WGN is in line to broadcast the matchup and the game is scheduled to get underway at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Indians Odds
Chicago (receiving +255) is the underdog against Cleveland (-310) and Vegas has put the Over/Under for this game at 9 runs. Odds for betting on the game’s total now stand at -105 for the over and -115 for the under. The game’s most recent runline odds sit at +125 for taking the White Sox +1.5 runs and -145 for the Indians -1.5 runs.
The White Sox have gone 60-77 SU this year and are 64-72 against the spread (ATS). They’ve gained 6.0 units for moneyline bettors, despite having lost 13.5 units ATS. Chicago’s covered the spread just once over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven. The Indians, on the other hand, are 80-58 SU and 74-63 ATS. They’ve gained 0.9 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 8.4 units ATS. Cleveland has a 3-4 ATS mark over its last seven outings and the total has gone over in four of those seven.
Cleveland games have an over/under record of 60-73-4 in 2019. The White Sox have also been a decent under bet with a total record of 61-70-5.
Dylan Cease will get the start for the visiting White Sox. The right-handed Cease (3-7, 6.92 ERA) has recorded 53 strikeouts in 52 innings so far. He has yet to face the Indians this year and did not record a start against them in 2018, either.
The Indians will put the ball in the right hand of Mike Clevinger (10-2, 2.72 ERA), who has 123 strikeouts and 26 walks this season as well as a 1.06 WHIP. Clevinger is 0-0 with 12 strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in one start against Chicago this year.
Cleveland’s pitching staff has allowed 4.0 runs per game overall this season as a unit. The club’s starters have a 3.80 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.53 ERA, 1.27 WHIP and 9.1 K/9. In 61 divisional games, Indians starters have an ERA of 3.61 and the bullpen’s ERA is 2.74.
The Cleveland hitters have put up 4.7 runs per contest, including 5.0 per game against divisional foes and 4.2 per game over their last five. The team has slashed .248/.346/.385 over its last five contests and is 2-3 SU during that span.
Shortstop Francisco Lindor and first baseman Carlos Santana have led the Indians’ hitters this year. Lindor is hitting .298/.349/.531 with 26 home runs, 63 RBIs, 82 runs and 20 steals, and Santana’s line is .292/.411/.548 with 32 homers, 84 RBIs and 97 runs.
In the visiting dugout, Chicago’s pitchers have allowed 5.3 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 5.20 ERA, 1.44 WHIP and 8.23 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 4.61, along with a K-per-9 of 8.33.
The White Sox offense has slashed .255/.310/.398 on its way to 4.2 runs scored per game this year, including 4.4 runs per game against divisional foes and 4.6 per game over the team’s last five outings (0-5 SU).
Jose Abreu and Leury Garcia have led Chicago’s offense. Abreu is slashing .282/.325/.495 with 28 home runs, 104 RBIs and 68 runs scored, while Garcia (.277/.309/.380) is up to seven homers, 38 RBIs, 85 runs and 15 stolen bases.
The White Sox have lost 8.2 units and are 36-54 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in 38 of those games, compared to 48 that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Indians have lost 1.2 units and are 48-45 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over has cashed in 34 of those games, compared to 55 that’ve gone under.
White Sox vs. Indians Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Indians, ATS Winner – White Sox, O/U – UNDER
Betting Notes
- The over has hit in four of Cleveland’s last seven games.
- The White Sox have a total OPS of .708 this season and an OPS of .694 against right-handed pitchers. The Indians’ OPS sits at .764 overall and .769 versus righties.
- The White Sox have dropped eight of their last nine games SU.
- Cleveland has posted 22.3 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 20.2 over its last five.
- The White Sox have hit three home runs in their last 10 games. The Indians have hit 17 over their last 10.
