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Bryana Bello leads the Boston Red Sox to Chicago to face the Chicago White Sox. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-White Sox prediction and pick.
Red Sox-White Sox Projected Starters
Brayan Bello vs. Nick Nastrini
Bryana Bello (6-2) with a 4.36 ERA and 1.25 WHIP.
Last Start: Last time out, Belo gave up four runs over 6.1 innings. In the game, he also gave up eight hits and walked three, but did not factor into the decision as the Tigers would beat the Red Sox in Ten innings.
2024 Road Splits: Bello is 4-1 on the road this year. He has a 4.83 ERA as opponents are hitting .221 against him. The issue has been home runs on the road this year. He has given up six home runs on the road in six starts.
Nick Nastrini (0-5) with a 9.74 ERA with a 2.07 WHIP.
Last Start: Nastrini gave up three hits, three walks, and a home run in four innings of work last time out. He gave up four runs in the loss. Nastrini has now lost all five starts he has made this year.
2024 Home Splits: Nastrini is 0-2 at home with a 4.50 ERA. Still, opponents have just a .167 batting average against Nastrini at home this year.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: Red Sox-White Sox Odds
Boston Red Sox: -1.5 (-128)
Moneyline: -210
Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (+106)
Moneyline: +176
Over: 8.5 (-120)
Under: 8.5 (-102)
How to Watch Red Sox vs. White Sox
Time: 4:10 PM ET/ 1:10 PM PT
TV: NESN/NBCSCH
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The Red Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Red Sox are ninth in the majors in runs scored while sitting eighth in batting average, seventh in base percentage, and fifth in slugging. Rafael Devers has led the way this year. He is hitting .287 on the year with a .378 on-base percentage. He has 12 doubles and 13 home runs, which has led to 32 RBIs. Further, he has scored 35 times this year. Meanwhile, Ceddanne Rafela leads the team in RBIs this year. Rafela is not hitting well, hitting just .215 on the year with a .243 on-base percentage. He has nine doubles, two triples, and seven home runs, leading to 37 RBIs. Rafela has also scored 29 times.
In the last week, it has been Rafela to help lead the way. He is hitting .292 in the last week with two home runs and nine RBIs. Further, Enmanuel Valdez has been great as well in the last week. He has three home runs and eight RBIs in the last week while hitting .350. Rounding out the hottest bats on the team is Dominic Smith. He is hitting .429 with a .538 on-base percentage in his last six games. He has a home run, has scored six times, and has driven in six runs.
Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win
The White Sox are 30th in the majors in runs scored, while sitting 30th in batting average, 30th in on-base percentage, and 30th in slugging percentage. Gavis Sheets has led the way this year. He is hitting .232 on the year with a .333 on-base percentage. He has 14 doubles and five home runs, leading to 22 RBIs. meanwhile, Paul DeJong leads the in-home runs this year. He has hit ten home runs while hitting .222 overall. He has 21 RBIs and 23 runs scored. Rounding out the top bats is Andrew Vaughn. Vaughn is hitting just .211 this year, but he has 12 doubles and five home runs. Further, he has driven in 20 runs and scored 17 times.
Korey Lee has been driving in a lot of runs in the last week. He is hitting just .130 in the past week with four RBIs. Paul DeJong has had a power surge in the last week as well. He is hitting just .190 over the last six games, but he has three home runs, leading to four RBIs and four runs scored. Hitting the best in the last week in Lenyn Sosa. Sosa is hitting .438 in the last week, with a home run and three RBIs. HJe has also scored twice. Corey Julks is also hitting above average for his season. He is hitting .333 in the last week, with a home run and three RBIs.
Final Red Sox-White Sox Prediction & Pick
The White Sox are the worst offense in the majors this year. They consistently struggle to get on base and struggle to score when they get one base. They do not have a lot of power in their lineup and do not manufacture runs. Further, they are sending out a starting pitcher that has been terrible this year. Take the Red Sox to cover in this one.
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Final Red Sox-White Sox Prediction & Pick: Red Sox -1.5 (-128)
