Chris Sale leads the Atlanta Braves to face the Chicago White Sox. It's time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-White Sox prediction and pick.

Braves-White Sox Projected Starters 

Chris Sale vs. Drew Thorpe

Chris Sale (10-2) with a 2.91 ERA and a 0.93 WHIP

Last Start: Sale went five innings giving up just one hit and one run against the Yankees in his previous start. He also earned his tenth win of the year.

2024 Road Splits: Chris Sale has made six starts on the road this year. He is 3-2 with a 2.97 ERA and a .205 opponent batting average.

Drew Thorpe (1-1) with a 5.02 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP.

Last Start: Thorpe went six innings in his last start, giving up just two hits and without a run in a no-decision against the Tigers.

2024 Home Splits: Thorpe has yet to make a start at home this year.

Here are the MLB Odds, courtesy of FanDuel. 

MLB Odds: Braves-White Sox Odds

Atlanta Braves: -1.5 (-162)

Moneyline: -290

Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (+134)

Moneyline: +235

Over: 8.5 (+100)

Under: 8.5 (-122)

How to Watch Braves vs. White Sox

Time: 4:10 PM ET/ 1:10 PM PT

TV: BSSE/NBCSCH

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Why The Braves Will Cover The Spread/Win

The Braves are 16th in the majors in runs scored while sitting 15th in batting average, 18th in on-base percentage, and tenth in slugging. Marcell Ozuna leads the way this year. He is hitting .314 on the year with a .391 on-base percentage. Ozuna has 21 home runs and 64 RBIs on the year while scoring 46 times. Meanwhile, Matt Olson is also having a solid year. He is hitting .246 on the year with 12 home runs and 40 RBIS. Olson has scored 36 times. Austin Riley has also been stellar for the Braves. He is hitting .251 on the year with eight home runs and 30 RBIs. Riley has scored 38 times.

In the last week, Sean Murphy has been swinging the hot back. He is hitting .400 in the last week with two home runs and four RBIs. He has also scored three times. Ozzie Albies has been solid as well in the last week. He is hitting .238 with a home run and four RBIs while scoring three times. The hottest bat may belong to Ramon Laureano. He is hitting .368 in his last 19 at-bats with a home run, three RBIS, and two runs scored.

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. Andrew Vaughn leads the way for the White Sox. He is hitting .236 on the year with 13 doubles and nine home runs. That gives him 35 RBIs and 26 runs scored. Paul DeJong has also been solid this year. He is hitting .235 on the year with 14 home runs and 30 RBIs. Further, he has scored 30 times this year. Rounding out the top bats on the year is Gavin Sheets. Sheets is hitting .241 on the year with seven home runs and 28 RBIS. He has scored 22 times this season as well.

Andrew Vaughn has also led the way in the last week. He is hitting .250 in the last week with two RBIs but has not scored a run. Nicky Lopez has also hitting well in the last week. He is hitting .333 in the last week while driving in three runs. Rounding out the hottest bats is  Andrew Benintendi. He is hitting just .222 in the last week, but he has two home runs and three runs scored. He also has walked three times in the last six games.

Current members of the Braves have 23 career at-bats against Chris Sale. They have hit just .130 against him. Ramon Laureano and Matt Olson both have the same experience against Sale. They are both 0-5 with two strikeouts. Travis d'Arnaud, Adam Duval, and Marcell Ozuna all have one hit in three at-bats against Sale. Travis d'Arnaud has a home run with two RBIs, while Ozuna has a double.

Final Braves-White Sox Prediction & Pick

This is a makeup game from April 3rd. The Braves will be playing a doubleheader in St. Louis, before traveling to Chicago for the game Thursday. Then, they will play the next day at home against the Pirates. Likely, the Braves will not have their full complement of players with three games behind within 27 hours of each other. The Braves are the better squad and have the better pitcher, but with uncertainty due to all the travel, the best lay in this game is on the total. Take the under.

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Final Braves-White Sox Prediction & Pick: Under 8.5 (-122)