White Sox vs. Pirates Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 12, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (27-68), led by the red-hot Martin Maldonado and his two-game homer streak, are -161 favorites to pick up a win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (45-48) Friday at 8:10 PM ET, live from Guaranteed Rate Field and broadcast on SportsNet PT. Chicago will send Garrett Crochet out to start this one, while Pittsburgh has yet to name a starter.

Be sure to check out our betting preview for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

White Sox vs. Pirates Betting Lines

• Favorite: White Sox (-161)
• Underdog: Pirates (+137)
• Over/under: 7.5

White Sox vs. Pirates Betting Insights

• The White Sox have been chosen as favorites in six games this year and have walked away with the win four times (66.7%) in those games.
• Chicago has been listed as a favorite of -161 or more on two occasions this season and split those games.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 61.7% chance of pulling out a win.
• The Pirates have won 25 of the 54 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (46.3%).
• When playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +137 or longer, Pittsburgh has a record of 4-8 (33.3%).
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 42.2% in this game.

White Sox vs. Pirates Hitting Leaders

• Andrew Vaughn leads Chicago in runs batted in with 43 while batting .240, which is also best on the team.
• Of all batters in MLB, Vaughn’s home run total ranks him 85th and his RBI tally places him 68th.
• Gavin Sheets is batting .228 with an OBP of .319 and a slugging percentage of .384 this season.
• Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 17 home runs and 56 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .277.
• Reynolds’ home run total ranks 21st in the big leagues, and he is 24th in RBI.
• Connor Joe is hitting .241 with 16 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 27 walks.

White Sox vs. Pirates Pitching Rankings

• The White Sox strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
• The White Sox have pitched to a 4.54 ERA this season, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• The White Sox have a combined 1.368 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-highest in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Pittsburgh’s 3.90 team ERA ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 19th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.282).