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The Chicago White Sox (17-52) will try to end their four-game losing streak when they visit the Arizona Diamondbacks (32-36) on Friday at 9:40 PM ET on NBCS-CHI. Sportsbooks consider the Diamondbacks to be -175 favorites for the contest, while the White Sox are +147 underdogs looking for the upset. Arizona’s Ryne Nelson and Chicago’s Chris Flexen have been named the starters for this contest.
Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $31.43
Diamondbacks to win vs White Sox -175
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-175)
- Underdog: White Sox (+147)
- Over/under: 9
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Diamondbacks have come away with 17 wins in the 31 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Arizona has been victorious six times in nine chances when named as a favorite of at least -175 on the moneyline.
- The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 63.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- The White Sox have been the moneyline underdog 67 total times this season. They’ve gone 15-52 in those games.
- When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +147 or longer, Chicago has an 8-36 record (winning just 18.2% of its games).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the White Sox a 40.5% chance to win.
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Ketel Marte is batting .282 this season with 14 home runs, both best among Arizona hitters.
- Among all MLB batters, Marte is 26th in batting average, 34th in on-base percentage, and 14th in slugging.
- Christian Walker leads Arizona in runs batted in with 42 while batting .255 with 13 homers.
- Gavin Sheets paces the White Sox in runs batted in (28) and has accumulated a team-high batting average of .238.
- In all of MLB, Sheets is 91st in home runs and 95th in RBI.
- Paul DeJong has hit 13 home runs with 28 runs batted in. Both pace his team.
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Diamondbacks average just 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in the league.
- Diamondbacks pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.60 this year, which ranks 26th in MLB.
- Diamondbacks pitchers have a 1.372 WHIP this season, third-worst in the majors.
- The White Sox pitching staff ranks seventh in MLB with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has a 4.92 team ERA that ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in baseball (1.430).