Braves vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 27, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (21-61) hope to avoid their fifth straight defeat when they host the Atlanta Braves (44-34) Thursday at 4:10 PM ET on BSSE. The Braves are listed as -310 favorites, while the White Sox are +247 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Chris Sale takes the mound for Atlanta while Drew Thorpe is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this contest, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Braves vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Braves (-310)
• Underdog: White Sox (+247)
• Over/under: 8

Braves vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Braves have been victorious in 40, or 58.8%, of the 68 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• This year Atlanta has won two of three games when listed as at least -310 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Braves have a 75.6% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The White Sox have won 23.8% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (19-61).
• Chicago has played in four games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +247 or longer without earning a win.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the White Sox have an implied win probability of 28.8%.

Braves vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Marcell Ozuna is batting .305 with 21 home runs and 64 RBI. All three of those stats lead Atlanta hitters this season.
• Ozuna ranks fourth in baseball in homers, and third in RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has collected 71 hits this season and has an OBP of .310. He’s slugging .396 on the year.
• Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with a team-best batting average of .243.
• In all of the majors, Sheets is 130th in home runs and 137th in RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn has capitalized on opportunities as he leads his team with 35 RBI.

Braves vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Braves strike out nine batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• The Braves have pitched to a 3.59 ERA this season, which ranks eighth in baseball.
• The Braves have a combined 1.217 WHIP as a pitching staff, 10th-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the White Sox pitching staff ranks eighth in the majors.
• Chicago has the 29th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.74).
• Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the second-worst WHIP in the majors (1.411).