The Los Angeles Dodgers (48-31), led by the red-hot Shohei Ohtani and his three-game homer streak, are -146 favorites to pick up a win over the Chicago White Sox (21-57) Monday at 8:10 PM ET, live from Guaranteed Rate Field and broadcast on SportsNet LA. James Paxton will get the ball for Los Angeles while Chicago will counter with Garrett Crochet.
Here is our betting preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $33.70
Dodgers to win vs White Sox -146
Dodgers vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Dodgers (-146)
- Underdog: White Sox (+124)
- Over/under: 8
Dodgers vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Dodgers have been victorious in 46, or 62.2%, of the 74 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year Los Angeles has won 39 of 63 games when listed as at least -146 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Dodgers have a 59.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- The White Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 76 total times this season. They’ve finished 19-57 in those games.
- Chicago has a 15-52 record (winning just 22.4% of its games) when it has played as a moneyline underdog of +124 or longer.
- Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the White Sox’s implied win probability is 44.6%.
Dodgers vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Ohtani leads Los Angeles in home runs with 23, runs batted in with 57 and his batting average of .321 is also best on his team.
- Among all MLB hitters, Ohtani ranks first in batting average, sixth in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
- Freddie Freeman is batting .298 with an OBP of .402 and a slugging percentage of .498 this season.
- Gavin Sheets is hitting .233 with 14 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 32 walks.
- Sheets is 121st in home runs and 124th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
- Andrew Vaughn has 35 RBI while batting .243. Both are team-highs.
Dodgers vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Dodgers average the 11th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the league this season.
- The Dodgers have the fourth-best ERA (3.34) in the majors this season.
- The Dodgers have a combined 1.111 WHIP as a pitching staff, second-lowest in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.8 K/9, the seventh-best in MLB.
- Chicago has a 4.74 team ERA that ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox average baseball’s second-highest WHIP (1.411).