Mets vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 30, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (31-104) will try to end their seven-game losing streak when they host the New York Mets (70-64) on Friday at 8:10 p.m. ET on WPIX. Oddsmakers consider the Mets to be -224 favorites for the contest, while the White Sox are +183 underdogs looking for the upset. Tylor Megill takes the mound for New York while Jonathan Cannon is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

Here is our betting primer for this tilt, and find all of our MLB picks, too!

Mets vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Mets (-224)
• Underdog: White Sox (+183)
• Over/under: 9

Mets vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Mets have won in 41, or 55.4%, of the 74 contests they have been named as odds-on favorites in this year.
• New York has been listed as a favorite of -224 or more on two occasions this season and won both games.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Mets have a 69.1% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The White Sox have compiled a 27-100 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 21.3% of those games).
• Chicago has a record of 8-40 in games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +183 or longer (16.7%).
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the White Sox have an implied win probability of 35.3%.

Mets vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Francisco Lindor leads New York in batting average (.270) and runs batted in (79) this season while also slugging 28 homers.
• Among all MLB batters, Lindor is 40th in batting average, 37th in on-base percentage, and 20th in slugging.
• Pete Alonso leads New York in home runs with 29 while driving in 74 runs and slugging .472.
• Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox in home runs (15) and runs batted in (59).
• Vaughn ranks 103rd in homers and 73rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Andrew Benintendi has shown his power as he paces his team with 15 home runs.

Mets vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Mets average 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, sixth-most in the league.
• Mets pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.14 this year, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Mets pitchers have a 1.299 WHIP this season, 21st in the majors.
• The 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 18th in the majors.
• Chicago’s 4.87 team ERA ranks 29th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The White Sox average MLB’s second-highest WHIP (1.445).