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The White Sox make the trip to Milwaukee to face the Brewers! These two teams are very different with the White Sox struggling and the Brewers having a very good season. The White Sox enter the game spiraling, while the Brewers are playing well, but have not been consistent of late. Our MLB odds series has our White Sox-Brewers prediction, odds, and pick for Friday.
The White Sox are the worst team in the MLB currently. They have a 15-42 record so far this season, and they have lost eight straight games heading into this series. They are the worst team in the MLB behind the plate and are also struggling on the mound, ranking second to last there. Gavin Sheets, Paul DeJong, Andrew Vaughn, and Andrew Benintendi are standouts on an awful offense, while the only notable pitchers in the lineup are Erick Fedde and Garrett Crochet. The White Sox have struggled across the board this season, and this is a terrible matchup for them because of how good the Brewers have been in comparison.
The Brewers have been very good this season with a 32-23 record, ranking as one of the best in the NL. Their offense has been the biggest key to their success. Their bats are a top 10 unit in the MLB, while their pitching is just outside the top 10. William Contreras, Rhys Hoskins, Sal Frelick, Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, and Willy Adames have led the way for the Brewers behind the plate, making this offense extremely hard to play against. Freddy Peralta and Colin Rea have been the biggest keys on the mound and both have been great overall and then more recently Robert Gasser. The Brewers have shown that they have the talent to compete in the loaded NL and this is a favorable matchup against the White Sox.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: White Sox-Brewers Odds
Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-142)
Moneyline: +152
Milwaukee Brewers: -1.5 (+118)
Moneyline: -180
Over: 7.5 (-122)
Under: 7.5 (+100)
How to Watch White Sox vs. Brewers
Time: 8:10 pm ET
TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin / NBC Sports Chicago
Stream: fuboTV (Click for free trial)
Why The White Sox Will Cover The Spread/Win
The White Sox are starting Erick Fedde as a pitcher in this game and he has a 4-1 record, a 2.80 ERA, and a 1.07 WHIP. He has allowed 21 runs on 51 hits with 18 walks and 58 strikeouts. In his 11 appearances this season, the White Sox are 5-6. In his last start, he pitched 6.1 innings and gave up zero runs on three hits with three walks and six strikeouts. Fedde has been the best pitcher for the White Sox this season, but this is a very difficult matchup against the offense of the Brewers with how well they have played behind the plate this season.
The offense for the White Sox has been awful this season. The White Sox are last in the MLB in team batting average at .214 after having a team batting average of .238 last season. Gavin Sheets, Andrew Vaughn, and Paul DeJong lead the way for the offense in most categories. Sheets leads the way in batting average at .241 and in OBP at .354. Vaughn leads the way in RBI in RBI at 19 and in total hits at 40 and then DeJong leads the way in home runs at seven. The White Sox offense gets an interesting matchup in this spot against Tobias Myers who has been solid for the Brewers and their offense struggling.
Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Brewers are starting Tobias Myers on the mound and he has a 1-2 record, a 4.43 ERA, and a 1.39 WHIP. He has allowed 11 runs on 22 hits with nine walks and 23 strikeouts through 22.1 innings. In his six appearances this season, the Brewers are 2-4. In his last start, he pitched 4.1 innings and allowed one run on six hits with zero walks and four strikeouts in a Brewers loss. Myers has been inconsistent but gets a favorable matchup against a White Sox offense that has done nothing but struggle.
The offense for the Brewers has been very good this season. They are sixth in team batting average at .252, as compared to the finishing with a .240 batting average last season. William Contreras, Willy Adames, and Rhys Hoskins lead the way for the Brewers in most of the batting categories. Contreras leads with a batting average of .323, in RBI at 43, in OBP at .394, and in total hits at 71. Hoskins and Adames are then tied for the lead in home runs at nine. They get a tougher-than-expected matchup against Erick Fedde on the mound for the White Sox.
Final White Sox-Brewers Prediction & Pick
The White Sox are spiraling and heading into this game struggling across the board as the worst team in the MLB. The Brewers have the better talent behind the plate, but the White Sox have the better pitcher in this game with Fedde over Myers. That is the key and why I believe the White Sox cover this game. The game might still go in the Brewers' favor, but the White Sox will keep it close and cover on the road.
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Final White Sox-Brewers Prediction & Pick: White Sox +1.5 (-142)
