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Lawrence Butler will look to extend his 21-game hitting streak when the Oakland Athletics (65-83) take on the Chicago White Sox (33-115). The Athletics are listed as -165 favorites on the moneyline for the contest, which starts at 7:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, live on NBCS-CHI from Guaranteed Rate Field. J.T. Ginn gets the starting nod for Oakland while Chris Flexen is Chicago’s starter for the contest.
Here is our betting primer for this game, and discover all of our MLB picks, too!
Betting Odds
Bet $20, Payout $32.12
Athletics to win vs White Sox -165
Athletics vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Athletics (-165)
- Underdog: White Sox (+138)
- Over/under: 8.5
Athletics vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Athletics have been favorites in 17 games this season and have come away with the win 12 times (70.6%) in those contests.
- Oakland has a record of 2-1 when favored by -165 or more this year.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 62.3% chance of walking away with the win.
- The White Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 140 total times this season. They’ve gone 29-111 in those games.
- Chicago has gone 19-88 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +138 or longer (17.8%).
- Based on this game’s moneyline, the White Sox’s implied win probability is 42%.
Athletics vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Brent Rooker leads Oakland in batting average (.298), home runs (36) and runs batted in (103) this season.
- Among hitters in Major League Baseball, Rooker is sixth in home runs and fourth in RBI.
- JJ Bleday has 130 hits and an OBP of .324 to go with a slugging percentage of .453 this season.
- Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 17 home runs and 63 runs batted in, while putting up a team-best batting average of .246.
- Vaughn’s home run total ranks 96th in the majors, and he is 76th in RBI.
- Andrew Benintendi is hitting .220 with 19 doubles, 16 home runs and 38 walks.
Athletics vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Athletics have a 7.9 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
- Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.30 this year, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
- Athletics pitchers have a 1.322 WHIP this season, 24th in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.
- Chicago’s 4.84 team ERA ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in the majors (1.454).