The Boston Red Sox (39-37) and Chicago White Sox (32-44) meet Friday for the opener of a 3-game series. First pitch from Guaranteed Rate Field is set for 8:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Red Sox vs. White Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: First meeting of 2023; Chicago won 4-2 last season
Boston lost 6-0 Thursday as a +122 road underdog vs. the Minnesota Twins. The Red Sox dropped back-to-back games on Wednesday and Thursday to split the 4 game series. Boston won 6 straight games from June 14-20, including the first 2 road games at Minnesota, and now sits at 18-19 on the road this season.
The White Sox lost 6-3 as -108 home favorites Wednesday vs. the Texas Rangers, losing the series 2-1. Chicago is 3-7 in its last 10 contests and has lost 4 of its last 5 games to fall to 18-19 at home on the season.
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Red Sox at White Sox projected starters
RHP Brayan Bello vs. RHP Lucas Giolito
Bello (4-4, 3.49 ERA) makes his 12th start. He has a 1.30 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 8.6 K/9 through 59 1/3 IP.
- Last outing: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 8 K in a 6-2 home win Sunday vs. New York Yankees
- First career start vs. Chicago
Giolito (5-4, 3.54 ERA) makes his 16th start. He has a 1.24 WHIP, 2.9 BB/9 and 9.3 K/9 through 86 1/3 IP.
- Last outing: No-decision, 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 3 BB, 5 K in a 4-3 road win Saturday vs. Seattle Mariners
- Career vs. Boston: 1-1, 5.63 ERA (24 IP, 15 ER), 28 H, 14 BB, 29 K across 5 starts
Red Sox at White Sox odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:40 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Red Sox -115 (bet $115 to win $100) | White Sox -105 (bet $105 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Red Sox -1.5 (+145) | White Sox +1.5 (-175)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -105 | U: -115)
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Red Sox at White Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
White Sox 4, Red Sox 2
Moneyline
LEAN WHITE SOX (-105).
The Red Sox are the hotter team as they enter off wins in 6 of their last 8 games, but Chicago has got the better of Boston in recent meetings. The White Sox won 4 of 6 matchups in 2022, and the Red Sox are 1-5 in Bello’s last 6 series-opening starts, according to covers.com.
Run line/Against the spread
PASS.
The White Sox at +1.5 (-175) should be a pretty safe bet, but the line here is not worth the juice. Bet on the moneyline and/or O/U instead.
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Over/Under
LEAN UNDER 8.5 (-115).
The Under is 3-2-1 in Chicago’s last 6 outings and 5-2 in the past 7 Boston-Chicago meetings. The Under is also 6-0 in Chicago’s last 6 series openers and 4-0 in Giolito’s last 4 starts vs. the AL East, all per covers.com.
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