Chicago White Sox at San Diego Padres odds, picks and predictions

Analyzing Friday’s Chicago White Sox at San Diego Padres odds and lines, with MLB expert picks and predictions.

The Chicago White Sox (77-79) play the opener of a 3-game set with the San Diego Padres (86-70) Friday. First pitch from Petco Park is at 9:40 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze Tipico Sportsbook‘s lines around the White Sox vs. Padres odds with MLB picks and predictions.

Season series: First meeting of the season

The White Sox snapped an 8-game skid with a 4-3 win at the Minnesota Twins Thursday. They have been eliminated from the postseason.

The Padres close out the season with 6 more games at home. They lost 2 of 3 contests to the Los Angeles Dodgers to start their 9-game homestand but are still 8-4 in their last 12 games and hold the 2nd NL wild-card berth.

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White Sox at Padres projected starters

RHP Davis Martin vs. RHP Yu Darvish

Martin (2-5, 3.86 ERA) makes his 8th start and 13th appearance. He has a 1.20 WHIP, 2.7 BB/9 and 6.3 K/9 through 56 IP.

  • Is 1-5 with a 4.14 ERA as a starter this season
  • Has 2.12 ERA across 3 Sept. appearances

Darvish (16-7, 3.05 ERA) makes his 30th start. He has a 0.93 WHIP, 1.7 BB/9 and 9.1 K/9 through 188 2/3 IP.

  • Has recorded a win in 6 straight starts
  • Has a 1.80 ERA across 40 innings over that 6-game span

White Sox at Padres odds

Provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:41 a.m. ET.

  • Money line (ML): White Sox +170 (bet $100 to win $170) | Padres -210 (bet $210 to win $100)
  • Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): White Sox +1.5 (-130) | Padres -1.5 (+105)
  • Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -107 | U: -115)

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White Sox at Padres picks and predictions

Prediction

Padres 6, White Sox 2

Money line

PASS.

Darvish is on a roll, the Padres have won 8 of their last 12 games and the White Sox just snapped an 8-game losing streak.

Martin has taken all his losses as a starter this season and San Diego is 41-34 at home.

One would expect the Padres to win but the price doesn’t make it worth any action on the money line.

Run line/Against the spread

The last 5 starts for Darvish have been wins by at least 2 runs. The Padres do have the majors’ worst home ATS record at 26-49, tied with the White Sox, but the White Sox lost all 8 games in their losing streak by multiple runs.

Take the PADRES -1.5 (+105).

Over/Under

Six of the White Sox’s last 10 games have had 8 or more runs.

Three of the Padres’ last 7 games have had 8 or more total runs.

There have been 8 or more total runs in 3 of Darvish’s last 5 starts.

I LEAN OVER 7.5 (-107).

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