The Chicago White Sox (34-45) and the Los Angeles Angels (42-37) open a 4-game series Monday at Angel Stadium. First pitch is scheduled for 9:38 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the White Sox vs. Angels odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Angels lead 2-1
The White Sox outscored the Boston Red Sox 9-5 as they won the final 2 games of a weekend series after dropping the series opener 3-1 Friday. Chicago is attempting to win 3 straight games for the first time since picking up 5 straight victories from June 2-8.
The Angels dropped 2 of 3 games over the weekend on the road against the Colorado Rockies. However, L.A. outscored the Rox 32-12 because of a 25-1 outburst Saturday. That game obviously went Over, but the Under is actually 5-1 in the past 6 for the Angels.
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White Sox at Angels projected starters
RHP Dylan Cease vs. LHP Reid Detmers
Cease (3-3, 4.22 ERA) makes his 17th start. He has a 1.32 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9 and 10.5 K/9 across 85 1/3 IP.
- Last start: No-decision, 6 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 9 K in a 7-6 home win vs. the Texas Rangers Tuesday
- 2023 road splits: 2-1, 5.05 ERA (35 2/3 IP, 20 ER – 4 HR) with a .236 opponent batting average (OBA) in 7 starts
Detmers (1-5, 4.02 ERA) makes his 14th start. He has a 1.36 WHIP, 3.5 BB/9 and 10.9 K/9 in 69 1/3 innings.
- Last start: No-decision, 7 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 8 K in a 2-0 home loss vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers Tuesday
- 2023 home splits: 1-2, 3.79 ERA (38 IP, 16 ER – 4 HR) with a .257 OBA in 7 starts
White Sox at Angels odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:37 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): White Sox +115 (bet $100 to win $115) | Angels -140 (bet $140 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): White Sox +1.5 (-175) | Angels -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under (O/U): 8.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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White Sox at Angels picks and predictions
Prediction
Angels 4, White Sox 3
Moneyline
The ANGELS (-140) are a solid play behind the southpaw Detmers, who has been pretty tough at home. He has managed a respectable 3.79 ERA in 38 innings while recording 51 strikeouts in his 7 outings at Angel Stadium.
The White Sox have been getting tremendous production from Cease, as he has a sparkling 2.38 ERA in 4 June starts. However, he has no decisions in the past 5 outings, and the team has managed just 15 total runs of support in his previous 4 assignments.
Run line/Against the spread
The WHITE SOX +1.5 (-175) aren’t priced out of line if you would like a little bit of insurance.
Chicago has won the past 2 games outright as an underdog and is 7-4 on the run line in its last 11 as a ‘dog — with 5 outright wins — so it should be able to keep this one close.
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Over/Under
The UNDER 8.5 (-110) is worth a look in this series opener.
The Under has dominated for the White Sox lately, going 13-5-2 in the past 21 games overall, 7-0 in their past 7 series openers and 2-0-2 in their last 4 contests on the road.
The total has gone low in 5 of the 6 games overall for the Angels while cashing at a 5-2 clip in the previous 7 games at home.
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