The Houston Astros (20-19) and Chicago White Sox (14-27) meet Sunday afternoon to close out a 3-game series. First pitch from Guaranteed Rate Field is slated for 2:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze FanDuel Sportsbook’s lines around the Astros vs. White Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: tied 3-3
Houston is looking to take Sunday’s rubber match after the Astros and ChiSox split the Friday and Saturday games of this set. A series win would mark the Astros’ 2nd in a row after losing 3 straight series from April 28-May 7.
The White Sox snapped a 3-game losing skid with a 3-1 triumph Saturday. That pitching-and-defensive performance goes against the grain of the club allowing an untenable 5.90 runs per game for the season, the 2nd worst mark in MLB.
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Astros at White Sox projected starters
RHP Hunter Brown vs. RHP Lucas Giolito
Brown (3-1, 3.23 ERA) is tabbed for his 8th start. He has logged a 1.31 WHIP, 3.7 BB/9 and 9.0 K/9 through 39 IP.
- Posted a 1.80 ERA from April 9-May 2 but allowed 4 runs on 9 hits over 4 1/3 innings in his last start at the Los Angeles Angels Monday
- Figures to see a left lean in the Chicago batting order: has limited lefty bats to a .504 OPS in 125 career plate appearances
Giolito (2-2, 3.59 ERA) is making his 9th start of the 2023 season. He has a 1.11 WHIP, 2.1 BB/9 and 9.4 K/9 through 47 2/3 IP.
- Owns a 5.23 ERA over his last 5 starts against Houston
- Faced the Astros on April 1, allowing 3 R (2 ER) in 5 IP
- Has a 2.36 ERA and 0.79 WHIP across 3 home starts in 2023
Astros at White Sox odds
Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:13 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline: Astros -138 (bet $138 to win $100) | White Sox +118 (bet $100 to win $118)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): Astros -1.5 (+122) | White Sox +1.5 (-146)
- Over/Under (O/U): 7.5 (O: -120 | U: -102)
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Astros at White Sox picks and predictions
Prediction
White Sox 4, Astros 3
Moneyline
Brown does a good job inducing ground-ball contact, but he has been somewhat fortunate on the fly balls he has allowed (4.2% HR/FB). He’s failed to pitch 5 innings in 3 of his last 4 outings, walked 5 two starts back and is a young hurler making his 2nd straight road start.
That’s enough smoke to expect some regression. Giolito puts the best foot forward for a bad White Sox club with a struggling (but underrated by its surface ERA) bullpen.
TAKE CHICAGO (+118).
Run line/Against the spread
Houston has only played in 6 one-run games. The preference here is to shoot for the plus return on a straight-up wager. PASS.
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Over/Under
PASS. The runs scoring and prevention — expected vs. actual — evens out when paring these teams. The slight fade to Brown and slight play on the Pale Hose bullpen does nothing to add a lean.
Not enough fish on either side of the boat. Pull in the lines and fish elsewhere.
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