Rangers vs. White Sox Pick
Will the Texas Rangers be able to pick up a road win over the Chicago White Sox when the two teams meet up tonight at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Rangers are favored on the road, as they are getting odds of -120 to win, while the White Sox are getting a money line of +110 to prevail. The over/under total for the game has been set at 9.5 runs. These two have yet to meet this season.
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The pitching matchup today has Austin Bibens-Dirkx (3-0, 3.68 ERA) on the mound for Texas to face Mike Pelfrey (3-6, 3.73) of the White Sox. Bibens-Dirkx is making his fifth start of the season. Two of his last three starts have seen him go seven innings and allow just one run. On the year he has 21 strikeouts with nine walks and a 1.01 WHIP. Pelfrey is coming off his worst start in over a month, allowing three runs in 4.2 innings of work with five walks. He has 39 strikeouts and 26 walks this season and a 1.31 WHIP.
Texas is coming off a four-game series loss to the Indians in Cleveland. The Rangers are now 39-40 overall and 17-23 on the road. The Rangers put up 4.94 runs per game while allowing 4.71 per contest. Texas has been led by Elvis Andrus, who has 18 doubles, 10 home runs and 46 RBI with 18 stolen bases. Joey Gallo leads the team in home runs with 20, while also driving in 40.
The White Sox are coming off a four-game split with the Yankees at home. Chicago is now 34-44 overall and 17-17 at home. The Sox are averaging 4.53 runs per game while allowing 4.68 per contest. Avisail Garcia is leading the team with a .318 average, 17 doubles, 11 home runs and 51 RBI. Jose Abreu is adding 13 home runs and 51 RBI.
I like the Rangers tonight. Dirkx has been pretty good in his limited starts and I think the Texas lineup is a little more reliable than Chicago’s. Pelfrey has actually been quite promising with the White Sox, but he doesn’t get deep into games. I don’t trust the Chicago bullpen to keep this Texas lineup in check.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: TEXAS RANGERS -120