Twins vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 3, 2024

Led by Byron Buxton (two-game homer streak), the Minnesota Twins (60-48) are favorites versus the Chicago White Sox (27-85) Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. Sportsbooks have named the Twins as -341 favorites for the game, which airs on NBCS-CHI. Bailey Ober takes the mound for Minnesota while Garrett Crochet is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this matchup, and discover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Twins vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Twins (-341)
• Underdog: White Sox (+269)
• Over/under: 8.5

Twins vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Twins have been favorites in 73 games this season and have come away with the win 46 times (63%) in those contests.
• Minnesota has played as a favorite of -341 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Twins have a 77.3% chance of walking away with the win.
• The White Sox have won 23 of the 105 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (21.9%).
• Chicago has played as a moneyline underdog of +269 or longer in just one game this season, which it lost.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the White Sox a 27.1% chance to win.

Twins vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Carlos Santana is batting .245 with 14 home runs and 48 RBI for Minnesota this season.
• Santana ranks 76th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 75th in RBI.
• Willi Castro is batting .260 to lead Minnesota, while adding eight homers and 36 runs batted in this season.
• Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox with 13 home runs and 48 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .230.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Vaughn’s home run total puts him 86th, and his RBI total ranks 75th.
• Gavin Sheets is hitting .216 with 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 35 walks.

Twins vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Twins have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a staff, which is best in baseball.
• The Twins have the 20th-ranked ERA (4.15) in the majors this season.
• Twins pitchers have a 1.175 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The White Sox pitching staff is 18th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has a 4.81 team ERA that ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the second-worst WHIP in baseball (1.406).