White Sox vs. Diamondbacks Pick
Can the Chicago White Sox find enough offense to hit the over with the Arizona Diamondbacks when the two meet tonight at 9:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, the Diamondbacks are the clear favorite today, as they are getting odds of -180 to win. The White Sox are listed with a money line of +160 to prevail, while the over/under total has been set at 9.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup in today’s game has Zack Greinke (5-2, 3.09 ERA) on the mound for Arizona to face Miguel Gonzalez (3-4, 4.29) of the White Sox. Greinke hasn’t always been dominant, but he still has a pretty solid ERA to go with 66 strikeouts and only 11 walks. His WHIP this season is 1.03. Gonzalez has lost his last four starts, allowing 18 earned runs in those four games. He has 30 strikeouts and 19 walks this season with a WHIP of 1.47.
Chicago was out West all last week as well and is coming off three straight wins over the Mariners. They have hit the over in five of their last six games. Chicago is now 20-22 overall, 12-14 on the road and 20-19 with the over. The Sox put up 4.60 runs per game while allowing just 4.07. Avisail Garica is leading Chicago with eight home runs and 34 RBI while hitting .350. Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson also have eight home runs and 23 RBI each for the Sox.
Arizona had a five-game game win streak snapped in a 5-1 loss to the Padres on Sunday. The Diamondbacks have pushed or hit the over in five of their last seven games. Arizona is 26-19 overall, 18-8 at home and 22-21 with the under. Arizona is scoring 5.02 runs per game and giving up 3.98. Jake Lamb has 11 home runs and 36 RBI to lead the D’Backs while Paul Goldschmidt has 10 homers and 34 RBI.
Bet on White Sox vs. Diamondbacks
While both lineups are very strong here, I think the pitching is going to dominate the game. Greinke is going to rack up the strikeouts and keep Chicago at bay while Gonzalez has had some decent outings and I think he can break out of his current slump. The real key is the bullpens. Both starters can hand the ball over to reliable pitchers who should keep score low. Anytime Greinke can pitch and the total is at nearly 10, jump on the under.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: WHITE SOX/DIAMONDBACKS UNDER 9.5