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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 Saturday.
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 game. They are the worst team in the MLB behind the plate and are also struggling on the mound, ranking second to last and only in front of the Rockies. Gavin Sheets, Paul DeJong, Andrew Vaughn, and Andrew Benintendi are standouts despite the offense being awful, 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 both on the mound and behind the plate.
The Brewers have been very good this season with a 33-23 record, ranking as one of the best in the NL. They recently won three out of four in their most recent series against the Brewers. Their offense has been the biggest key to their success. Their bats are a top 10 unit in the MLB, while their pitching is very good still, and just outside the top 10. William Contreras, Rhys Hoskins, Sal Frelick, Brice Turang, Jackson Chourio, Christian Yelich, 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 for them against the White Sox in this series.
Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel.
MLB Odds: White Sox-Brewers Odds
Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-184)
Moneyline: +126
Milwaukee Brewers: -1.5 (+152)
Moneyline: -148
Over: 7 (-115)
Under: 7 (-105)
How to Watch White Sox vs. Brewers
Time: 4:10 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 Garrett Crochet as a pitcher in this game and he has a 5-5 record, a 3.68 ERA, and a 0.93 WHIP. He has allowed 26 runs on 45 hits with 14 walks and 85 strikeouts. In his 12 appearances this season, the White Sox are 5-7. In his last start, he pitched six innings and gave up two runs on three hits with one walk and 11 strikeouts. Crochet has been solid despite all the struggles from the White Sox, but the Brewers have been great behind the plate.
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 which comes 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 Robert Gasser because he has been solid in a limited capacity for the Brewers.
Why The Brewers Will Cover The Spread/Win
The Brewers are starting Robert Gasser on the mound and he has a 2-0 record, a 1.96 ERA, and a 0.96 WHIP. He has allowed six runs on 21 hits with one walk and 13 strikeouts through 23 innings. In his four starts this season, the Brewers are 4-0. In his last start, he pitched six innings and allowed zero runs on three hits with zero walks and seven strikeouts in a Brewers win. Gasser has been solid on the mound in a limited capacity and it helps in this game against the White Sox because of how much they have struggled across the board.
The offense for the Brewers has been very good this season. They are sixth in team batting average at .253, as compared to the finishing with a .240 batting average last season, which has been a big improvement. 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 .317, in RBI at 43, in OBP at .387, 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 Garrett Crochet on the mound for the White Sox because he has been one of the few bright spots this season despite their struggles.
Final White Sox-Brewers Prediction & Pick
The Brewers are the better team in this game because the White Sox have struggled across the board and do not have much good happening for them. Expect the Brewers to carry their hot streak from one Chicago team the Cubs to the next one in the White Sox. Crochet is solid, but Gasser is better and that goes with the Brewers offense too. Milwaukee wins and covers at home in this game.
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Final White Sox-Brewers Prediction & Pick: Brewers -1.5 (+152)
