Pirates vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 14, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (27-69 look to avoid the sweep when they host the Pittsburgh Pirates (46-48) in the final game of a two-game set. Bookmakers have listed the Pirates as -205 favorites, while the White Sox are +172 underdogs to pick up a win. Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller and Chicago’s Chris Flexen have been named the starters for this contest.

Check out our betting preview for this tilt, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Pirates vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-205)
• Underdog: White Sox (+172)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Pirates have been chosen as favorites in 37 games this year and have walked away with the win 19 times (51.4%) in those games.
• Pittsburgh has played as a favorite of -205 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Pirates have a 67.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The White Sox have won 25.8% of the games this season they were the underdog on the moneyline (23-66).
• When it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +172 or longer, Chicago has a 6-28 record (winning just 17.6% of its games).
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the White Sox’s implied win probability is 36.8%.

Pirates vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in batting average (.274), home runs (17) and runs batted in (56) this season.
• Among all batters in Major League Baseball, Reynolds’ home run total ranks him 22nd and his RBI tally places him 24th.
• Connor Joe has 64 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .390 this season.
• Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox in runs batted in (43) and has racked up a team-high batting average of .240.
• Vaughn ranks 87th in homers and 70th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Gavin Sheets is hitting .228 with 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 34 walks.

Pirates vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Pirates have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 14th in the majors.
• The Pirates have pitched to a 3.88 ERA this season, which ranks 13th in baseball.
• The Pirates rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.280 WHIP this season.
• The White Sox pitching staff is ninth in the majors with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has a 4.53 team ERA that ranks 26th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The White Sox average baseball’s third-highest WHIP (1.366).