White Sox vs. Rays Pick
Will the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays be able to put up enough runs to hit the over when the two meet up at 7:10PM ET tonight?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, Tampa Bay is favored to win this game, as they are getting odds of -165 to win. The White Sox are listed with odds of +150 to win, while the over/under total for the game is set at 7.5 runs. These two have yet to meet this season.
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The pitching matchup for this game has Jose Quintana (2-7, 5.60 ERA) on the mound for the White Sox to face Chris Archer (4-3, 3.74) of the Rays. Archer has been racking up the strikeouts this season. He has 95 through 79.1 innings. However, he has given up 15 runs over his last five starts, a total of 26 innings. For the year, Archer has a 1.18 WHIP. Quintana started the year well but has been a mess in his last two starts. He has given up 15 runs over two starts (7.0 inning) with 18 hits allowed. He now has 64 strikeouts with 24 walks and a 1.40 WHIP.
The White Sox have lost five straight entering today, hitting the over in four of those five games. They have allowed double figures in runs in three of those five losses. Chicago is now 24-31 overall, 12-20 on the road and 27-25 with the over. Chicago is averaging 4.51 runs per game while allowing 4.56. Avisail Garcia is leading the Sox with a .330 average, eight homers and 38 RBI. Jose Abreu has added 10 home runs and 30 RBI.
Tampa Bay has dropped three straight entering tonight. The Rays have scored just 7 runs in those games, but still allowed a total of 28. They have hit the over in six of their last seven. Tampa Bay is 29-30 overall, 16-13 at home and 34-25 with the over. The Rays are putting up 4.61 runs per game while allowing 4.53. Tampa is being led by Corey Dickerson, who is hitting .336 with 13 home runs and 26 RBI. Logan Morrison has added 16 home runs and 37 RBI.
The total seems too low for two teams that have been giving up a lot of runs right now. I know Archer is Tampa’s ace, but he has been giving up multiple runs in his last handful of starts. Quintana has been a dumpster fire in recent starts and I am not sure he can correct that on the road. I think both teams should be able to get to 4 runs in this one, which would hit the over as is.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: WHITE SOX/RAYS OVER 7.5