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The Chicago White Sox (32-109) and Boston Red Sox (70-70) meet to open a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Fenway Park is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the White Sox vs. Red Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Tied 2-2
Chicago destroyed the Baltimore 8-1 Orioles Wednesday as a whopping +280 road underdog. The win ended a 12-game skid for the White Sox, who are now hoping to string together back-to-back victories for the first time since a 3-game win streak June 27-29.
Boston was dismantled 8-3 by the New York Mets Wednesday as a +104 road underdog. The Red Sox have lost 5 straight. They’ve allowed at least 7 runs in each of their last 2 losses and scored 3 or fewer runs in each of their last 5 defeats.
White Sox at Red Sox projected starters
RHP Davis Martin vs. RHP Nick Pivetta
Martin (0-2, 3.62 ERA) makes his 7th start. He has a 1.39 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 8.9 K/9 through 32 1/3 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 5 IP, 4 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 5-3 home setback vs. Mets Saturday
- Has never faced Boston
Pivetta (5-10, 4.53 ERA) makes his 22nd start. He has a 1.14 WHIP, 2.2 BB/9 and 10.8 K/9 through 117 1/3 innings.
- Last start: Loss, 6 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 6 K in 2-1 setback at Detroit Tigers Saturday
- Career vs. White Sox: 1-0, 1.72 ERA (31 1/3 IP, 6 ER), 0.99 WHIP, 9.5 K/9 in 8 appearances (5 starts)
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White Sox at Red Sox odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): White Sox +225 (bet $100 to win $225) | Red Sox -275 (bet $275 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): White Sox +1.5 (+108) | Red Sox -1.5 (-130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 9 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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White Sox at Red Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
Red Sox 3, White Sox 2
Moneyline
PASS.
The Red Sox will likely win as -275 favorites, but a line set this heavily is never worth the risk of betting on. Bet the spread and/or Over/Under instead.
Run line/Against the spread
LEAN WHITE SOX +1.5 (+108).
Boston is the better team, but both teams are very cold entering this matchup, which makes the odds for a team like Chicago, which is coming off a surprising blowout win vs. a very good Baltimore team, even better.
Chicago has also played Boston very well recently, winning 6 of the last 10 meetings between these teams and 2 of the last 3.
This is a lean because Chicago is a much worse team than Boston, so the Red Sox blowing out the White Sox is never out of the question.
Over/Under
BET UNDER 9 (-110).
The Under has hit in each of Boston’s last 3 home games and is 6-3 in its last 9 overall. For Chicago, the Under is 6-3-1 in its last 10 games. The Under has also hit in each of the last 3 meetings in Boston and is 6-4 in the last 10 overall.
Be aware that the Over has hit in each of Chicago’s last 3 games.
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