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The Boston Red Sox (71-70) are set to take on the Chicago White Sox (32-110) Saturday at 7:15 p.m. ET, airing on FOX. The Red Sox are listed as -196 favorites by bookmakers, while the underdog White Sox have +164 odds for the contest. Cooper Criswell will get the ball for Boston while Chicago will counter with Garrett Crochet.
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Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $30.20
Red Sox to win vs White Sox -196
Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Red Sox (-196)
- Underdog: White Sox (+164)
- Over/under: 9
Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Red Sox have come away with 37 wins in the 69 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
- This season Boston has come away with a win four times in seven chances when named as a favorite of at least -196 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 66.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- The White Sox have won 20.9% of the games this season they were the moneyline underdog (28-106).
- When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +164 or longer, Chicago has a 10-56 record (winning just 15.2% of its games).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the White Sox’s implied win probability is 37.9%.
Red Sox vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Jarren Duran leads Boston with a batting average of .292. He’s also hit 21 home runs with 72 RBI.
- Of all hitters in Major League Baseball, Duran’s home run total places him 46th and his RBI tally ranks him 42nd.
- Rafael Devers leads Boston in home runs (28) and runs batted in (81) this season while batting .279.
- Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox in home runs (16) and runs batted in (60).
- Vaughn is 97th in home runs and 82nd in RBI among all batters in the majors.
- Andrew Benintendi is batting .218 with 19 doubles, 15 home runs and 37 walks.
Red Sox vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Red Sox have an 8.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in the majors.
- Red Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.16 this year, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Red Sox rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.253 WHIP this season.
- The White Sox pitching staff ranks 13th in the majors with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Chicago has a 4.88 team ERA that ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox average baseball’s second-worst WHIP (1.455).