Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 8, 2024

The Boston Red Sox (72-70) will look to Tyler O’Neill, who is coming off a two-homer game, to lead them in a matchup with the Chicago White Sox (32-111) Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET on NBCS-CHI. The Red Sox are -282 favorites for the contest, according to oddsmakers. Boston’s Brayan Bello gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Chris Flexen.

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Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Red Sox (-282)
• Underdog: White Sox (+229)
• Over/under: 9.5

Red Sox vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Red Sox have been victorious in 38, or 54.3%, of the 70 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Boston has not played a game this season with better moneyline odds than -282.
• The Red Sox have an implied victory probability of 73.8% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The White Sox have won 28 of the 135 games they were the moneyline underdog this season (20.7%).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +229 or longer, Chicago has gone 3-16 (15.8%).
• The White Sox have a 30.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.

Red Sox vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Jarren Duran leads Boston with a .292 batting average. He’s also hit 21 homers and has 72 RBI.
• Duran is 47th in homers and 43rd in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Rafael Devers is batting .280 this season with a team-high 28 home runs and 81 RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox in home runs (17) and runs batted in (62).
• In all of MLB, Vaughn is 91st in homers and 75th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi is hitting .223 with 19 doubles, 16 home runs and 38 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 4.17 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• The Red Sox rank 14th in MLB with a combined 1.254 WHIP this season.
• The White Sox pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has a 4.89 team ERA that ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in baseball (1.457).