Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 29, 2024

Nathan Eovaldi will take the mound for the Texas Rangers (62-71) Thursday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the Chicago White Sox (31-103). The Rangers are -196 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 2:10 p.m. ET on MLB Network, live from Guaranteed Rate Field. Eovaldi starts for Texas while Nick Nastrini is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this game, and uncover all of our expert MLB picks, too!

Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Rangers (-196)
• Underdog: White Sox (+163)
• Over/under: 9

Rangers vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Rangers have been chosen as favorites in 72 games this year and have walked away with the win 41 times (56.9%) in those games.
• Texas has a record of 4-3 when favored by -196 or more this year.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rangers have a 66.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• The White Sox have won 27 of the 126 games they were the underdog on the moneyline this season (21.4%).
• Chicago has a record of 9-51 when playing as a moneyline underdog with odds of +163 or longer (15%).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the White Sox a 38% chance to win.

Rangers vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Corey Seager leads Texas in home runs with 29, runs batted in with 73 and his batting average of .277 is also best on his team.
• Seager’s home runs put him 10th in baseball, and he ranks 32nd in RBI.
• Marcus Semien has collected 129 hits this season and has an OBP of .314. He’s slugging .398 on the year.
• Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox with 15 home runs and 59 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .241.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Vaughn’s home run total puts him 103rd, and his RBI total ranks 72nd.
• Andrew Benintendi has 17 doubles, 14 home runs and 33 walks while hitting .214.

Rangers vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Rangers strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• The Rangers have the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.28) in the majors this season.
• Rangers pitchers have a 1.291 WHIP this season, 20th in the majors.
• The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 18th in MLB.
• Chicago has the 29th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.90).
• The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in the majors (1.448).