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Led by Joc Pederson (two-game homer streak), the Arizona Diamondbacks (34-36) are favorites versus the Chicago White Sox (18-53) Saturday at 10:10 PM ET. Bookmakers have named the Diamondbacks as -157 favorites for the game, which airs on Fox Sports 1. Scott McGough takes the mound for Arizona while Erick Fedde is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
Take a look at our betting preview for this contest, and discover all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $32.74
Diamondbacks to win vs White Sox -157
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Diamondbacks (-157)
- Underdog: White Sox (+132)
- Over/under: 8.5
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Diamondbacks have been victorious in 19, or 57.6%, of the 33 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This season Arizona has come away with a win nine times in 12 chances when named as a favorite of at least -157 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Diamondbacks have a 61.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The White Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 69 total times this season. They’ve finished 16-53 in those games.
- Chicago is 11-46 (winning just 19.3% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +132 or longer.
- Based on this contest’s moneyline, the White Sox’s implied win probability is 43.1%.
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Ketel Marte leads Arizona with a .279 batting average. He’s also hit 14 homers and has 37 RBI.
- Marte’s home runs put him 15th in baseball, and he ranks 38th in RBI.
- Christian Walker leads Arizona in home runs (15) and runs batted in (46) this season while batting .254.
- Gavin Sheets has racked up a team-best 28 runs batted in.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Sheets is 94th in homers and 97th in RBI.
- Andrew Vaughn is hitting .224 with 13 doubles, eight home runs and 17 walks.
Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Diamondbacks strike out just 7.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 29th in MLB.
- The Diamondbacks have the 26th-ranked ERA (4.50) in the majors this season.
- The Diamondbacks have a combined 1.363 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
- The 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks fifth in MLB.
- Chicago has the 29th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.88).
- Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the second-worst WHIP in baseball (1.418).