Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 6, 2024

Following a two-homer game in a win over the Braves, Rafael Devers leads the Boston Red Sox (31-31) into action as -222 favorites against the Chicago White Sox (15-47). First pitch from Guaranteed Rate Field at 8:10 PM ET on Thursday, live on NBCS-CHI. Boston’s Tanner Houck and Chicago’s Jake Woodford have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting primer for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-222)
• Underdog: White Sox (+181)
• Over/under: 8

Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have won in 16, or 55.2%, of the 29 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Boston has played as a favorite of -222 or more just one time this year and came away with a loss in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 68.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The White Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 60 total times this season. They’ve gone 13-47 in those games.
• Chicago has a 3-19 record (winning just 13.6% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +181 or longer.
• The White Sox have a 35.6% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Red Sox vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Devers leads Boston in homers with 13 while also maintaining a team-best .288 batting average.
• Devers ranks 13th in MLB in homers, and 44th in RBI.
• Jarren Duran has collected 66 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .447 on the year.
• Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with 22 runs batted in while accumulating a team-best batting average of .236.
• In all of MLB, Sheets ranks 135th in home runs and 128th in RBI.
• Paul DeJong has shown his power as he leads his team with 10 home runs.

Red Sox vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, ninth-best in baseball.
• The Red Sox have the fifth-best ERA (3.36) in the majors this season.
• The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of just 1.153 as a pitching staff, which is the sixth-best in baseball this season.
• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the White Sox pitching staff ranks ninth in MLB.
• Chicago has the 29th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.95).
• Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the second-worst WHIP in baseball (1.425).