Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 27, 2024

A losing streak will come to an end Tuesday when the Texas Rangers (60-71), losers of two straight, take on the Chicago White Sox (31-101). The White Sox are hoping to avoid their fourth loss in a row. The Rangers are -152 favorites to snap out of their slide when the teams hit the field at Guaranteed Rate Field, with first pitch at 8:10 p.m. ET on BSSW. Andrew Heaney will get the ball for Texas while Chicago will counter with Garrett Crochet.

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

Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-152)
• Underdog: White Sox (+128)
• Over/under: 8.5

Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Rangers have come away with 40 wins in the 71 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• Texas has a record of 14-7 when favored by -152 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 60.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The White Sox have won 21.6% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (27-98).
• In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +128 or longer, Chicago has a 22-85 record (winning only 20.6% of its games).
• The White Sox have a 43.9% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Rangers vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien has been key for Texas with 128 hits, an OBP of .314 plus a slugging percentage of .400.
• Of all batters in baseball, Semien’s home run total ranks him 62nd and his RBI tally ranks him 49th.
• Corey Seager is batting .270 with 29 home runs and 71 RBI, all three of which lead Texas this season.
• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 15 home runs and 59 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .246.
• In all of MLB, Vaughn is 96th in home runs and 68th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi has 16 doubles, 14 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .212.

Rangers vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers average the 13th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.6) in the league this season.
• The Rangers have the 24th-ranked ERA (4.32) in the majors this season.
• The Rangers rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.290 WHIP this season.
• The White Sox pitching staff is 18th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago’s 4.92 team ERA ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The White Sox average MLB’s second-worst WHIP (1.449).