Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 28, 2024

One team will end a losing skid when the 60-71 Texas Rangers (two-game losing streak) and the 31-101 Chicago White Sox (four-game losing streak) meet Wednesday at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Rangers have been set as -179 favorites by sportsbooks for the contest at Guaranteed Rate Field. Andrew Heaney takes the mound for Texas while Chris Flexen is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

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

Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-179)
• Underdog: White Sox (+150)
• Over/under: 9

Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Rangers have come away with 40 wins in the 71 contests they have been listed as the favorites in this season.
• This year Texas has won six of 11 games when listed as at least -179 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 64.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The White Sox have been the underdog on the moneyline 125 total times this season. They’ve finished 27-98 in those games.
• Chicago is 14-64 (winning just 17.9% of its games) when playing as a moneyline underdog of +150 or longer.
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the White Sox a 40% chance to win.

Rangers vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Marcus Semien is batting .244 with 18 home runs and 63 RBI for Texas this season.
• Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Semien is 64th in home runs and 51st in RBI.
• Corey Seager leads Texas in home runs with 29, runs batted in with 71 and a batting average of .270.
• Andrew Vaughn has racked up a team-high batting average of .246, while leading the White Sox in home runs (15) and runs batted in (59).
• Vaughn’s home run total ranks 99th in MLB, and he is 69th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi is batting .212 with 16 doubles, 14 home runs and 30 walks.

Rangers vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers have an 8.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 13th in the majors.
• Rangers pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.32 this year, which ranks 24th in MLB.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.290 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
• The White Sox pitching staff ranks 18th in MLB with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the 29th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.92).
• The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in baseball (1.449).