St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox Predictions, MLB Picks, Betting Tips 8/16/2020

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2020

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NSCH/FSMW

Odds/Point Spread: Cardinals (+121) White Sox (-131)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where Edwin Encarnacion and the Chicago White Sox (10-9, 4th in AL Central) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (2-3, 4th in NL Central) on Sunday. The White Sox open this game at -131 while the Cardinals are coming in at +121. The over/under is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Dakota Hudson and Dallas Keuchel.

Key St. Louis Cardinals Injuries

8/14/2020 Paul DeJong SS Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 20
8/14/2020 Edmundo Sosa 2B Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 21
8/14/2020 Rangel Ravelo DH Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
8/14/2020 Yadier Molina C Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 20
8/14/2020 Junior Fernandez RP Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 21
8/14/2020 Austin Gomber RP Not Injury Related Expected to be out until at least Aug 20
8/14/2020 Kodi Whitley RP Illness Expected to be out until at least Aug 21

Key Chicago White Sox Injuries

8/15/2020 Leury Garcia SS Thumb Out for the season
8/15/2020 Ian Hamilton RP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 28
8/12/2020 Carlos Rodon SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 24
8/12/2020 Reynaldo Lopez SP Shoulder Expected to be out until at least Aug 24

Useful Pitching Statistics

The Cardinals have a 2-3 overall record this season. Hudson (20-9 career mark) has a FIP of 4.84 and he has gone up against 894 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.36 (77 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.412. He has given up 186 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 105 walks. Hudson has thrown 206 innings and has earned 159 strikeouts thus far in his career. The bullpen has an earned run average of 0.98 and they have given up 6 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .094 against the bullpen and they've struck out 12 hitters and walked 3 batters. As a team, St. Louis allows 6.5 hits per nine innings while striking out 7.7 batters per nine innings. They are 5th in the league in team earned run average at 3.77. The Cardinals pitchers collectively have given up 31 base hits and 18 earned runs. They have allowed 5 home runs this season, ranking them 30th in the league. St. Louis as a pitching staff has walked 9 batters and struck out 37. They have walked 1.9 men per 9 innings while striking out 7.7 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 0.93 and their FIP as a unit is 3.69.

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Hitting Statistics

As a team St. Louis is hitting .217, good for 26th in the league. The Cardinals hold a .382 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .281, which is good for 29th in baseball. They rank 29th in MLB with 6.8 hits per game. Tommy Edman is hitting .250 with an on-base percentage of .286. He has 5 hits this season in 20 at bats with 4 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .550 and an OPS+ of 126. Matt Carpenter is hitting .200 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .294. He has totaled 3 hits and he has driven in 2 men in 15 at bats. His OPS+ is 59 while his slugging percentage is at .267. The Cardinals have 34 hits, including 4 doubles and 6 home runs. St. Louis has walked 11 times so far this season and they have struck out 44 times as a unit. They have left 24 men on base and have a team OPS of .663. They score 3.6 runs per contest and have scored a total of 18 runs this year.

Useful Pitching Statistics

Chicago has a 10-9 overall mark this year. During his MLB career, Keuchel has allowed 1,280 base hits while he has earned 1,051 punchouts in 1,325 innings pitched. He has surrendered 539 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.257 and a FIP of 3.9. His SO/W ratio is 2.72 and he has faced 5,519 opposing batters in his MLB career. Keuchel (86-73 career mark) is the owner of a 3.66 ERA while allowing 8.7 hits per nine innings. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.15 and they have given up 72 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .206 against the White Sox bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 93 batters and walked 29 opposing hitters. As a team, Chicago allows 8.6 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.9 batters per nine innings. They are 15th in the league in team earned run average at 4.26. The White Sox pitchers as a team have surrendered 161 base knocks and 80 earned runs this season. They have given up 24 home runs this year, which ranks 15th in Major League Baseball. Chicago as a staff has walked 65 hitters and struck out 168 batters. They give up a walk 3.5 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8.9 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.34 while their FIP as a staff is 4.30.

Hitting Statistics

As a team, they are batting .257, good for 6th in the league. The White Sox hold a .421 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .318, which is good for 14th in baseball. They rank 3rd in MLB with 9.1 hits per contest. Edwin Encarnacion comes into this matchup batting .179 with an OBP of .220. He has 7 hits this year along with 3 RBI in 39 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .333 with an OPS+ of 51. Tim Anderson is hitting .385 this season and he has an OBP of .415. He has collected 15 hits in 39 at bats while driving in 2 runs. He has an OPS+ of 200 and a slugging percentage of .692. The White Sox as a unit have 172 base hits, including 30 doubles and 25 homers. Chicago has walked 53 times this year and they have struck out on 182 occasions. They have had 138 men left on base and have an OPS of .739. They have scored 4.47 runs per game and totaled 85 runs this season.

Who will win tonight's Cardinals/White Sox MLB game against the spread?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take the White Sox (-131) and over 9 runs

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