The New York Yankees (63-51) and Chicago White Sox (67-48) open a three-game series Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. The series opener will be played at a special Field of Dreams stadium in Dyersville, Iowa with the White Sox as home team. Let’s analyze the lines around the Yankees vs. White Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Andrew Heaney is the projected starting pitcher for the Yankees. He is 7-8 with a 5.45 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 10.9 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 through 104 IP spanning 20 starts.
- Came to the Yankees in a deadline deal with the Los Angeles Angels. Owns a 7.20 ERA over two starts with New York with 5 home runs allowed through 10 IP.
- Last faced the White Sox April 2 (as a member of the Angels) and was drilled for 7 ER over 3 IP. Other outings against the Pale Hose have gone better and current Chicago bats own an aggregate .655 OPS against him.
RHP Lance Lynn is the projected starter for the White Sox. He is 10-3 with a 2.04 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 10.2 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 across 114 2/3 IP over 20 starts.
- Allowed 1 or zero runs in six of his last seven starts and yielded just 2 HR over that stretch.
Yankees vs. White Sox odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 11:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Yankees +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | White Sox -170 (bet $170 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Yankees +1.5 (-150) | White Sox -1.5 (+120)
- Over/Under: 9.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Prediction
Yankees 6, White Sox 5
Money line (ML)
The Yankees are battling injuries and COVID-19 roster issues, but they’ve played through a revolving door of roster and lineup combinations to log a 17-8 record in the second half. New York is coming off a 2-1 series win at the Kansas City Royals and has won five of its last six road games.
Chicago is coming off a 2-1 series loss at the Minnesota Twins and the White Sox are 13-13 since the All-Star break.
Thursday’s game is a special tribute to the 1989 film Field of Dreams and it’s being played in a specially constructed facility surrounded by cornfields and adjacent to the rural Iowa film location.
There is some marginal give-and-take in the metrics for Heaney and Lynn that make for the Yankees being the play. Much like the premise of the movie this game is based on, it’s a gamble … but one worth the risk.
TAKE THE YANKEES (+140).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
PASS. A tag under -135 would make for a different call, but stick to the ML play as the best leverage here.
Over/Under (O/U)
Both offenses can string together some walks and homers and get to 5-plus runs with regularity. The yard obviously doesn’t come with years of ballpark effects, but on a warm, wind-out night at higher elevation than one would think, BACK THE OVER 9.5 (-108).
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