White Sox vs. Red Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – June 7, 2024

Following a four-hit effort last time out, Ceddanne Rafaela leads the Boston Red Sox (32-31) into action as -104 underdogs against the Chicago White Sox (15-48). The game gets underway from Guaranteed Rate Field at 8:10 PM ET on Friday, live on NBCS-CHI. Chicago’s Garrett Crochet and Boston’s Cooper Criswell have been named the starters for this contest.

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

White Sox vs. Red Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: White Sox (-115)
• Underdog: Red Sox (-104)
• Over/under: 7.5

White Sox vs. Red Sox Betting Insights

• The White Sox have won in each of the two match ups they have played as odds-on favorites this season.
• Chicago has been listed as a favorite of -115 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 53.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Red Sox have a 15-16 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 48.4% of those games).
• Boston has gone 11-14 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of -104 or longer (44%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Red Sox have an implied win probability of 51%.

White Sox vs. Red Sox Hitting Leaders

• Gavin Sheets leads Chicago in runs batted in with 22 while batting .232, which is also best on the team.
• Sheets ranks 137th in Major League Baseball in homers, and 130th in RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn has 45 hits and an OBP of .275 to go with a slugging percentage of .338 this season.
• Jarren Duran has 17 doubles, nine triples, five home runs and 23 walks while hitting .271.
• Duran’s home run total ranks 137th in MLB, and he is 81st in RBI.
• Rafael Devers’ 13 home runs and .287 batting average are both team-highs.

White Sox vs. Red Sox Pitching Rankings

• The White Sox strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• White Sox pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.10 this year, which ranks 29th in MLB.
• The White Sox have a combined 1.454 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
• The Red Sox pitching staff ranks sixth in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Boston has a 3.33 team ERA that ranks fifth across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Red Sox pitchers combine for the No. 5 WHIP in MLB (1.143).