The Chicago White Sox are set to face the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. NBC Sports – California will be televising this AL matchup and the game is slated to get going at 3:35 p.m. ET.
Chicago White Sox at Oakland Athletics Odds
Oddsmakers are listing Chicago (+190) as the underdog to Oakland (-210). The total is sitting at 8.5 runs and gamblers can take the over for -135 and the under for +115. The game’s most recent runline odds stand at -115 for taking the White Sox +1.5 runs and -105 for the Athletics -1.5 runs.
The Athletics are 8-10 SU and 7-10 ATS. The team has lost 3.5 units for moneyline bettors and 4.9 units against the spread (ATS). Oakland has covered the spread only twice in its last seven games and the total went over in four of those seven. The White Sox are 4-10 SU and have gone 5-8 ATS. Overall, the team’s lost 5.0 units for moneyline gamblers in the season’s early going and 4.6 units ATS. Chicago is 3-4 ATS over its last seven games and the under has hit in four of those seven.
Oakland games have had an over/under record of 9-7-1 thus far in 2018. The White Sox have an over/under record of 6-7.
The right-handed Carson Fulmer is the probable starter for the visiting White Sox. Fulmer is 0-1 with a 4.66 ERA and nine strikeouts. He has yet to face the Athletics this year and did not record a start against them in 2017, either.
The Athletics are planning to start righty Andrew Triggs (1-0, 2.87 ERA), who has 17 strikeouts and six walks to his credit, as well as a WHIP of 1.21. Triggs did not record a start against the White Sox in 2017.
Chicago’s pitching staff allowed 5.8 runs per game and its starters own a 5.19 ERA, 1.49 WHIP and 5.90 K/9. The bullpen has an ERA of 5.72, along with a WHIP of 1.49.
White Sox hitters have slashed .232/.318/.406 on their way to 3.6 runs scored per game in 2018, including 2.6 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 2.0 per game over the team’s last five contests (1-4 SU).
Matt Davidson and Jose Abreu have led Chicago’s hitters. Davidson is slashing .200/.357/.556 with five home runs, 10 RBIs and 10 runs scored, while Abreu is hitting .250 with four homers, seven RBIs and seven runs scored.
For the home team, Oakland’s pitching staff has allowed 4.9 runs per game overall in 2018. The club’s starting pitching staff has a 4.55 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 4.20 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 7.3 K/9.
Oakland’s offense is putting up 5.1 runs per outing, including 6.5 per game over its last 10 games and 6.4 per game over its last five. The team has slashed .274/.365/.500 over its last five games and is 3-2 SU during that stretch.
The Athletics’ batters have been led by second baseman Jed Lowrie and third baseman Matt Chapman. Lowrie is slashing .351/.407/.595 with five home runs, 18 RBIs and nine runs scored, and Chapman’s line is .313/.413/.609 with five homers, 12 RBIs and 16 runs.
Chapman enjoyed hitting against righties at home last year, slashing .308/.373/.598 across 118 such plate appearances (his overall season line was .234/.313/.472).
The White Sox have lost 3.1 units and are 3-6 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has cashed in three of those games, compared to six that’ve gone under in such games. On the other hand, the Athletics have netted 0.8 units and are 5-6 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in seven of those games, compared to four that went under the total.
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics MLB Tip
Predictions: SU Winner – Athletics, ATS Winner – White Sox, O/U – OVER
Notes
Betting Notes
The White Sox have lost eight of their last nine games SU.
Oakland has posted 25.5 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 24.8 over its last five.
The White Sox have hit seven home runs in their last 10 games, including four over their last five.
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