Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/30/2022

Game Time: 7:15 pm ET, Saturday, July 30, 2022

Venue:  Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL

Where to Watch:  NBCS-CHI

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +155, White Sox -180; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +155, White Sox -180; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Athletics +155, White Sox -180; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Oakland Athletics:  38-63 (5th place, AL West)

Chicago White Sox:  49-49 (3rd place, AL Central)

 

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Oakland Athletics:  7-3 last 10

Chicago White Sox:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Athletics enter this game on a 3 game winning streak. They won their last series against the Houston Astros 3-0 completing the sweep in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 38-63 record overall and have a road record of 21-30. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Saturday with the series opener still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 30th in the MLB with a .617 OPS. James Kaprielian is their starting pitcher on Friday while Paul Blackburn is making his start in this game on Saturday. He is 6-6 with a 4.35 ERA this season. His team lost their last 6 straight games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 10 ER, 2 HRs, and 2 BB with 5 Ks on 10 hits through 4.1 IP against the Texas Rangers. 

 

The White Sox were on a 3 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They split their last series against the Colorado Rockies 1-1 in a 2-game series. They enter this game with a 49-49 record overall and have a home record of 21-27. This is the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Athletics on Saturday with the 1st game still to be played on Friday. Their offense ranks 18th in the MLB with a .696 OPS. Lance Lynn is on the mound on Friday while Johnny Cueto will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Saturday. He is 4-4 with a 2.89 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 0 Ks on 8 hits through 7 IP against the Cleveland Guardians. 

The current betting odds have the White Sox listed as a big favorite in this game. The White Sox have been very inconsistent recently but they have still been winning games and have a very good pitching matchup in this game. They have Cueto starting here and he has been solid in his starts all season, not allowing many runs in his starts. He will pitch well against this A's offense that has not been very good this season. The A's have been getting hot on offense in their recent games and are winning a lot more now, but they also have Blackburn starting here and he went from their best pitcher by far in the first 2 months to being one of their worst on staff over the last month. He has been allowing way too many runs in his recent start and is coming off of a start where he allowed 10 runs against the Rangers. He has not been pitching well for a while now and until he starts to figure things out, he cannot be backed in this game. The best way to place a bet here is on the White Sox to win this game.

 

Athletics White Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Saturday, July 30, 2022 (7:15 pm ET start time) is White Sox 8 Athletics 4.

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Oakland Athletics: 16-17 (+9.6 Units) ML when the total is 8 to 8.5. 21-29 (+4.8 Units) ML in road games. 31-19 UNDER as a road underdog of +150 or more.

Chicago White Sox: 30-26 (-8.3 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 49-49 (-6.6 Units) ML in all games. 37-19 UNDER as a favorite of -175 to -250.

 

 

Oakland Athletics:  J. Bride (SS) Early Aug - Shoulder. D. Jimenez (RP) Early Aug - Shoulder. J. Lowrie (2B) Early Aug - Shoulder.

Chicago White Sox:  L. Robert (CF) Early Aug - Head. J. Burger (3B) Early Aug - Hand. D. Mendick (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"Any time you can sweep a team at this level, it's always a good thing." - Cole Irvin after their win against the Astros on Wednesday.

 

 

"He was all around the strike zone. He just wasn't throwing strikes. It wasn't like he was wild." - Tony La Russa after his team’s loss against the Rockies on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Vimael Machin (L) 3B

Tony Kemp (L) 2B

Ramon Laureano (R) RF

Chad Pinder (R) DH

Elvis Andrus (R) SS

Stephen Vogt (L) C

Stephen Piscotty (R) LF

Jonah Bride (R) 1B

Skye Bolt (S) CF

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

Yoan Moncada (S) 3B

AJ Pollock (R) LF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Yasmani Grandal (S) DH

Andrew Vaughn (R) RF

Josh Harrison (R) 2B

Leury Garcia (S) CF

Seby Zavala (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Dermis Garcia (.313)

Hits:  Sean Murphy (79)

Home Runs:  Seth Brown (12)

RBI:  Seth Brown (41)

Stolen Bases:  Ramon Laureano (9)

Wins:  Paul Blackburn (6)

Saves:  Dany Jimenez (11)

ERA:   Parker Markel (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Tim Anderson (.310)

Hits:  Jose Abreu (110)

Home Runs:  Luis Robert (12)

RBI:  Luis Robert (54)

Stolen Bases:  Tim Anderson (12)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (10)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (19)

ERA:  Dylan Cease (2.03)

 

Managers:

Oakland Athletics: Mark Kotsay (1st season)

Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa (2nd season)