Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 6, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (70-70) will try to put a stop to their current five-game losing streak when they host the Chicago White Sox (32-109) at 7:10 p.m. ET on NESN Friday. Oddsmakers consider the Red Sox to be -275 favorites to end their skid, while the White Sox are +225 underdogs looking for the upset. Nick Pivetta will get the ball for Boston while Chicago will counter with Davis Martin.

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

Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-275)
• Underdog: White Sox (+225)
• Over/under: 9

Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been chosen as favorites in 68 games this year and have walked away with the win 36 times (52.9%) in those games.
• Oddsmakers have given Boston the best odds of winning it has seen this season, with a -275 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 73.3% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The White Sox are 28-105 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 21.1% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +225 or longer, Chicago has a record of 3-16 (15.8%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the White Sox a 30.8% chance to win.

Red Sox vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran leads Boston with a batting average of .294. He’s also hit 21 home runs with 72 RBI.
• Duran ranks 42nd in home runs and 41st in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Rafael Devers leads Boston in home runs (28) and runs batted in (81) this season while batting .277.
• Andrew Vaughn has a team-high 16 home runs and 60 runs batted in.
• In all of the majors, Vaughn is 97th in home runs and 81st in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi is hitting .217 with 19 doubles, 15 home runs and 36 walks.

Red Sox vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• The Red Sox have the 19th-ranked ERA (4.19) in the majors this season.
• The Red Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.255 as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Chicago’s 4.89 team ERA ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the second-worst WHIP in the majors (1.459).