White Sox vs. Royals Pick
Will the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago White Sox have a high-scoring game when the two teams meet tonight at 8:15PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Royals are the favorite at home tonight, as they are getting odds of -145 to win. The White Sox are getting a money line of +135 to prevail, while the over/under total is listed at 8 runs.
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The pitching matchup for today’s game has Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 5.00 ERA) on the mound for the White Sox to face Nathan Karns (0-2, 6.26) of the Royals. Pelfrey hasn’t been able to get through five innings in his two starts this year, allowing five runs over 9 innings of work with five walks and only three strikeouts. Karns had a couple of nice outings, but he has allowed 10 earned runs over his last two starts. He went just 10.2 innings in those two starts, allowing 12 hits with three walks and 11 strikeouts.
The Royals won the first game in the series, 6-1, on Monday while the Sox got a 6-0 win on Tuesday. These two have hit the under in their last three outings. Chicago is 14-11 overall, 8-6 on the road and 14-10 with the under. Kansas City is 8-17 overall, 6-6 at home and 15-8 with the under.
In Tuesday’s win for the Sox, the Royals were held to just four hits. Jose Quintana went eight strong innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out seven. Danny Duffy struggled for the Royals, allowing six runs and 10 hits in five innings of work. Geovany Soto had two hits and drove in two runs in the win while Yolmer Sanchez had three hits.
The under has been common for both teams this season and certainly has been when these two have played this season. However, today’s pitching matchup makes me lean toward the over. Pelfrey and Karns haven’t proven any ability to get deep into games. They also give up a lot of hits, which tends to lead to a lot of runs. While the Royals have struggled at the plate lately, facing Pelfrey should be a good remedy.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: WHITE SOX/ROYALS OVER 8