Guardians vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – September 11, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (33-113 look to avoid the sweep when they host the Cleveland Guardians (83-62) in the final game of a three-game set. Sportsbooks have listed the Guardians as -224 favorites, while the White Sox are +184 underdogs to pick up a win. Matthew Boyd gets the starting nod for Cleveland while Davis Martin is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

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

Guardians vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-224)
• Underdog: White Sox (+184)
• Over/under: 8

Guardians vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Guardians have been favorites in 89 games this season and have come away with the win 59 times (66.3%) in those contests.
• This year Cleveland has won five of seven games when listed as at least -224 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 69.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The White Sox have won 29 of the 138 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (21%).
• Chicago has a 10-43 record (winning only 18.9% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +184 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the White Sox a 35.2% chance to win.

Guardians vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Jose Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 34 and runs batted in with 106.
• Ramirez ranks ninth in baseball in home runs, and second in RBI.
• Josh Naylor has 124 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .467 this season.
• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 17 home runs and 63 runs batted in, while accumulating a team-best batting average of .246.
• Among all batters in the majors, Vaughn ranks 92nd in homers and 73rd in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi is batting .221 with 19 doubles, 16 home runs and 38 walks.

Guardians vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Guardians have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, 10th-best in baseball.
• Guardians pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.79 this year, eighth-best in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined 1.209 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-lowest in MLB.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 12th in MLB.
• Chicago has a 4.86 team ERA that ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in MLB (1.456).