The Milwaukee Brewers (4-5) close out a four-game, home-and-home set with the Chicago White Sox (7-5) Thursday at 8:10 p.m. ET at Guaranteed Rate Field. We analyze the Brewers-White Sox betting odds and lines, with MLB picks and best bets.
Brewers at White Sox: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Josh Lindblom vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez
Lindblom owns a career ERA of 4.12 across seven starts and 108 relief appearances.
- In his only other appearance of the season, the 6-foot-4, 240-pounder exited in the fourth inning with cramping in his back. That was July 28 at Pittsburgh (3 2/3 IP, 3H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 K).
- Both bullpens are relatively well rested for this contest, but the core arms for the Brewers could be a little more spent. With Lindblom’s back issue and his coming off a bit of a layoff, the Milwaukee bullpen could be exposed.
Gonzalez has appeared in two games this season – one in a 3 2/3-inning relief appearance and one as a starter. He has an ERA of 7.36. The veteran southpaw logged an 87 1/3-frame ERA of 3.50 in 2019; he owns a 3.70 mark over a 12-year Major League career.
- Current Milwaukee bats own a singles-heavy .686 OPS against Gonzalez.
- The Brewers typically perform better against lefty pitchers, but due to injuries, Gonzalez gets to face a Cream City crew sans Lorenzo Cain and Ryan Braun. Both typically feast on southpaw pitching.
Baseball season is finally here! Get some action on the 2020 season with an MLB bet at BetMGM in NJ, IN, CO and WV. Bet now!
Brewers at White Sox: Key injuries
(List of injuries around the league)
White Sox
- 2B Nick Madrigal (shoulder) out
- 1B Edwin Encarnacion (shoulder) questionable
- SS Tim Anderson (groin) our
Brewers
- OF Ryan Braun (finger) out
- OF Lorenzo Cain (personal) opted out of 2020 season
Brewers at White Sox: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Moneyline (ML)
The Brewers have scored just seven runs over their three previous games against Chicago (a win and two losses). Betting-wise, the White Sox are a 15.3% return on investment through a dozen games. The lean is on Chicago here, but better value for Thursday’s matchup can be found with the run line. AVOID THE WHITE SOX (-118).
New to sports betting? A winning $10 bet on Chicago pays out a profit of $8.47.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Figure on the score for this one edging into double figures, and give Chicago an edge in the bullpen department. The Pale Hose were shut out, 1-0, Wednesday but had averaged 5.4 runs per game on the strength of an .803 OPS over the 10 games prior. MAKE A PLAY ON CHICAGO -1.5 (+120).
Over/Under (O/U)
Shading the Over 9 makes sense here, but see if you can wait out something closer to a 10-cent price. LET’S PUT A LINE-WATCH ON THE OVER 9 (-121).
Want some action on this game? Place a bet at BetMGM now. For more sports betting tips and advice, visit SportsbookWire.com.
Follow SportsbookWire on Twitter and like us on Facebook.
Gannett may earn revenue from audience referrals to betting services. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.
[lawrence-newsletter]
[lawrence-auto-related count=3 category=1372]