The Chicago White Sox (1-2) and Los Angeles Angels (2-1) close out their four-game set Sunday evening at 8:37 p.m. ET at Angel Stadium. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook‘s lines around the White Sox vs. Angels odds with MLB picks and predictions.
RHP Dylan Cease is the projected starting pitcher for the White Sox. A year ago, Cease went 5-4 with a 4.01 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 6.8 K/9, and 5.2 BB/9 in 58 1/3 IP over 12 starts. The Angels’ lineup swings more right than most, and that’s a key for the 25-year-old Pale Hose hurler. Cease coughed up a .914 OPS against lefty bats in 2019 and he allowed an .873 figure a year ago.
RHP Shohei Ohtani is the projected starting pitcher for the Angels. Last year Ohtani returned from Tommy John surgery, and recorded just five outs across two starts before a flexor strain ended his season on the mound. He registered a 3.31 ERA in 10 starts in 2018.
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White Sox at Angels odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 7 a.m. ET.
- Money line: White Sox +100 (bet $100 to win $100) | Angels -120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: White Sox +1.5 (-175) | Angels -1.5 (+145)
- Over/Under: 9 (O: -120 | U: +100)
Prediction
White Sox 6, Angels 4
Money line (ML)
In closing out the last game of a four-game series, the ChiSox went 3-2 last year; the Seraphs went 2-3. Cease was sharp in spring training while striking out 11.6 batters per nine and logging a 1.06 ERA.
The White Sox figure as the better club, but the Ohtani potential (although for how many innings?) seems to be tilting the odds here out of whack.
Back CHICAGO (+100).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
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Over/Under (O/U)
This has already been a high-scoring series, with the teams combining for 35 runs through three games. Now the batters have seen the relievers once or twice around. Plus, two of the Angels’ top-4 bullpen options may not be available for this one.
In a wind-out game (with Cease and most of the Los Angeles bullpen being fly-ballers) and on a fade of Ohtani, back the OVER 9 (-120).
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