Astros vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 18, 2024

The Houston Astros (66-56) host the Chicago White Sox (30-94) Sunday to close out a three-game series. The Astros are favored (-400) to win the rubber match, which starts at 2:10 p.m. ET from Minute Maid Park. Houston’s Framber Valdez gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Ky Bush.

Take a look at our preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our MLB picks, too!

Astros vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Astros (-400)
• Underdog: White Sox (+318)
• Over/under: 8

Astros vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Astros have won in 50, or 56.2%, of the 89 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• Oddsmakers have given Houston the best odds of winning it has seen this season, with a -400 moneyline listed for this contest.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 80% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The White Sox have a 26-91 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 22.2% of those games).
• Chicago has not played a game this season with moneyline odds of +318 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the White Sox a 23.9% chance to win.

Astros vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Yordan Alvarez leads Houston in batting average (.306) and home runs (25) this season, while also chipping in with 66 RBI.
• Of all MLB hitters, Alvarez is seventh in batting average, fourth in on-base percentage, and 10th in slugging.
• Alex Bregman is batting .261 with an OBP of .318 and a slugging percentage of .445 this season.
• Andrew Vaughn has put up a team-best batting average of .244, while leading the White Sox in home runs (14) and runs batted in (52).
• Vaughn’s home run total ranks 99th in the big leagues, and he is 85th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi is batting .216 with 15 doubles, 13 home runs and 26 walks.

Astros vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Astros have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
• The Astros have the 10th-best ERA (3.86) in the majors this season.
• The Astros have a combined WHIP of 1.266 as a pitching staff, which ranks 17th in MLB.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 17th in the majors.
• 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 (1.437).