Pirates vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 13, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (27-69) will look to Martin Maldonado, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (46-48) Saturday at Guaranteed Rate Field. The Pirates are -154 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 2:10 PM ET live on SportsNet PT. Pittsburgh’s Luis Ortiz and Chicago’s Chris Flexen have been named the starters for this contest.

Here is our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Pirates vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-154)
• Underdog: White Sox (+129)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been favorites in 37 games this season and have come away with the win 19 times (51.4%) in those contests.
• This season Pittsburgh has come away with a win four times in eight chances when named as a favorite of at least -154 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Pirates have a 60.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• The White Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 89 total times this season. They’ve finished 23-66 in those games.
• Chicago has a record of 18-57 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +129 or longer (24%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the White Sox a 43.7% chance to win.

Pirates vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.274), home runs (17) and runs batted in (56) this season.
• Reynolds’ home runs put him 22nd in baseball, and he ranks 24th in RBI.
• Connor Joe has collected 64 hits this season and has an OBP of .326. He’s slugging .390 on the year.
• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 43 runs batted in while racking up a team-best batting average of .240.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Vaughn ranks 87th in home runs and 70th in RBI.
• Gavin Sheets has 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 34 walks while batting .228.

Pirates vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
• The Pirates have the 13th-ranked ERA (3.87) in the majors this season.
• The Pirates have a combined WHIP of 1.279 as a pitching staff, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.7 K/9, the ninth-best in the majors.
• Chicago has the 26th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.53).
• Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the third-worst WHIP in baseball (1.366).