Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Betting Pick & Prediction 6/7/24

The Red Sox and White Sox are facing off in an AL matchup at 8:10 PM ET. This one is being played at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, and the Red Sox are the slight favorite on the money line (-106). The White Sox are 14-48 overall and their losing streak is at 14 games. LHP Garrett Crochet is starting for the White Sox, while the Red Sox are going with Cooper Criswell.

Friday’s forecast in Chicago calls for clear skies and temperatures in the mid-70s. NBCS will be televising this one, and the over/under line is currently at 7.5 runs. Boston is 32-31 and has won two straight. They are third in the AL East, while the White Sox are 5th in the AL Central.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS BOSTON RED SOX BETTING PICK

The Pick: Chicago White Sox Moneyline -113

This game will be played at Guaranteed Rate Field at 8:10 ET on Friday, June 7th.

HOW TO BET THE RED SOX VS WHITE SOX:

• We have the White Sox winning by a score of 5 to 4
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the White Sox to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

Boston cruised to a 14-2 win over the White Sox in the most recent game of this series. The Red Sox had a huge 4th inning, scoring 10 of their 14 runs. As for the White Sox, they scored their only two runs in the 6th. Heading into the game, the Red Sox were favored at -242 on the money line.

Tanner Houck pitched well for the Red Sox in this one, going seven innings and giving up just two earned runs. He finished the game with nine strikeouts and picked up a win. On the other side, Jake Woodford got the start for the White Sox and took the loss, giving up seven earned runs in just four innings of work.

At the plate, Boston was led by Jarren Duran and Enmanuel Valdez, as they were the only two Red Sox hitters to have more than one hit. Duran also hit the game’s only home run. For the White Sox, Andrew Vaughn went 1/4 with a home run.

Red Sox Records & Stats

With an overall record of 32-31, the Red Sox are 3rd in the AL East, 12.5 games behind the Yankees for the division lead. The Red Sox are 5-8 in divisional games this season but have won two straight games overall. Boston took the final game of their series vs. the Astros and won the series opener vs. the White Sox.

At home, the Red Sox are just 14-18 this season, but they have been better on the road at 18-13. As the road favorite, the Red Sox have gone 7-1 this season, and they are 18-13 overall as the favorite. Boston’s overall series record is 8-9-3, and they are 5-5 in their last 10 games.

When the Red Sox are on the road, they have a run line record of 19-12, and their average run margin is 1.7 runs per game. They have covered the run line in two straight games and are 18-14 against the run line as an underdog this season.

When the Red Sox are on the road, the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs for their game against the White Sox. Boston’s games have averaged 8.5 runs per game this season, and their over/under record is 26-32. The average over/under line for their games is set at 8 runs, and when the line is set at 7.5 runs, their over/under record is 6-9. In 73.0% of their games this season, the over/under line has been set higher than 7.5 runs.

Right-hander Cooper Criswell is starting for the Red Sox today as he faces the White Sox on the road. He has made nine starts this season and has a record of 3-2 with a 3.92 ERA. Criswell’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.19. In his last outing, he picked up the win, going five innings and giving up just one earned run on four hits. Looking back, he has given up a homer in three of his last four outings. Criswell has a record of 1-1 on the road this year and an ERA of 5.3 compared to 3.52 at home.

Heading into today’s game, the Red Sox are averaging 4.6 runs per game, which is 9th in the league. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5.1 runs per contest. As a team, the Red Sox are batting .249, and their team on-base percentage of .318 is 7th in the league.

Rafael Devers comes into the game with a six-game hitting streak, during which he has gone 8/23 with three home runs. For the season, Devers is batting .287 with a team-high 13 homers. Ceddanne Rafaela is the team’s top run producer, as he is 15th in the league with 37 RBIs. He is also 3rd on the team with seven homers but is batting just .215.

White Sox Records & Stats

With a record of 15-48, the White Sox are 26 games out of the AL Central lead, and they are in 5th place in the division. Chicago has dropped 14 straight games, and they are just 5-26 on the road this season.

At home, the White Sox are 8-22 and have lost eight straight as the home underdog. So far, they have an overall series record of 4-15-1 and have dropped six straight series.

Despite a losing record on the run line, the White Sox have been a profitable bet at home, where they are 15-17 against the run line. They have been a solid run line bet as the underdog, going 24-37, but have yet to cover in two games as the favorite. The White Sox have been outscored by an average of 2.4 runs per game this season.

When the White Sox play at home, the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs for their game against the Red Sox. The combined run average in White Sox games this season is 8.3 runs per game, and their over/under record for the season is 30-30. When the over/under line is set at 7.5 runs, their record is 8-11, and the over has hit in their last four games.

Left-hander Garrett Crochet gets the start for the White Sox today as he faces the Red Sox at home. He has made 13 starts this year and has a record of 5-5 with a 3.49 ERA. Crochet’s WHIP for the season is .93, and opponents are batting .189 off him this year. Crochet’s last outing came against the Brewers, where he finished with a no-decision. In that start, he went six innings, giving up one earned run on five hits. Before that, he had won two straight starts. Crochet has been excellent at home, coming in with a 2.72 ERA compared to 6.48 on the road.

Chicago’s offense has been really struggling this season, as they are dead last in the league in scoring at just 3 runs per game. Not only are they the worst home run hitting team in the league, but they also have the worst team batting average and on-base percentage in the MLB. As a team, the White Sox are also near the bottom of the league in slugging percentage and OPS.

Paul DeJong is the team’s leader in home runs this season, but he is batting just .222 overall and has really struggled of late, going 4/21 over his last six games. As a team, they are hoping that Andrew Vaughn and Corey Julks can keep their hitting streaks alive, as Vaughn has a six-game streak going, and Julks has hit safely in eight straight games.