White Sox vs. Blue Jays Pick
Will the Chicago White Sox open a weekend series with the Toronto Blue Jays with a win when the two meet tonight at 7:07PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Toronto is favored at home, as the Blue Jays are getting odds of -150 to win, while the White Sox have odds of +135 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 8.5 runs. These two have yet to meet this season.
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The pitching matchup tonight has Jose Quintana (2-8, 5.30 ERA) on the mound for the Sox to face Joe Biagini (1-5, 3.38) of the Blue Jays. Biagini has been somewhat consistent this year, allowing 21 earned runs over 56 innings of work. He has 48 strikeouts with just 12 walks and a WHIP of only 1.02. Quintana hasn’t been someone Chicago can count on this season, allowing 44 earned runs in 74.2 innings. He has 30 walks with 74 strikeouts and a 1.41 WHIP.
Chicago is coming off a series with in a four-game set with the Orioles this week. The White Sox are 29-36 overall and 14-24 on the road. Chicago is now averaging 4.53 runs per game this season while allowing 4.61. Matt Davidson has been leading the charge as of late, homering in four straight games. He now has 14 home runs and 35 RBI. Avisail Garcia is hitting .343 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 48 RBI.
Toronto had Thursday off, but it comes into today having won three of its last four games. The Jays are now 32-33 overall and 18-15 at home. Toronto is putting up 4.28 runs per game while allowing 4.45 per contest. The Blue Jays are being led by Justin Smoak, who has 18 home runs with 43 RBI. Josh Donaldson is hitting .315 with eight homers and 16 RBI through 25 games.
Bet on White Sox vs. Blue Jays
The White Sox come in hot, but have struggled on the road all season. They have dropped seven of their last 27 road games and send a struggling Quintana to the mound. Quintana is putting on a lot of base runners and struggling to keep them from scoring. Toronto is still a very dangerous lineup now that it is getting healthy. The Jays also have a steady arm on the mound in Biagini. He has a poor record, but it’s not been his fault. I see him getting the run support tonight that he’s been missing in previous starts.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: TORONTO BLUE JAYS -150