Astros vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 17, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (30-93) will look to Luis Robert, after his four-hit game last time out, to lead them in a matchup with the Houston Astros (65-56) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET on SCHN. The White Sox are +307 underdogs for the contest, according to bookmakers. Houston’s Hunter Brown gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Chris Flexen.

Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Astros vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Astros (-400)
• Underdog: White Sox (+307)
• Over/under: 8

Astros vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Astros have been victorious in 49, or 55.7%, of the 88 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
• Oddsmakers have given Houston the best odds of winning it has seen this season, with a -400 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The Astros have an implied victory probability of 80% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• The White Sox have gone 26-90 in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 22.4% of those games).
• Chicago has not yet played a game with moneyline odds of +307 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the White Sox a 24.6% chance to win.

Astros vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.304) and home runs (25) this season, while also chipping in with 65 RBI.
• Alvarez’s home runs put him 18th in MLB, and he is 39th in RBI.
• Alex Bregman is batting .261 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .445 this season.
• Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox in home runs (14), runs batted in (52) and has accumulated a team-best batting average of .241.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Vaughn ranks 98th in home runs and 83rd in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi is hitting .217 with 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 24 walks.

Astros vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Astros strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, second-best in MLB.
• Astros pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.89 this year, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.269 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Chicago’s 4.85 team ERA ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the White Sox combine for the second-worst WHIP in baseball (1.433).