Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, June 24, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+135) Chicago (-155)

The Baltimore Orioles (31-39) are en route to Guaranteed Rate Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (33-34). The moneyline on this game has the Orioles at +135 and the White Sox open at -155. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Bradish and Michael Kopech.

The Orioles have compiled 118 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 71 balls out of the park. Baltimore has a slugging % of .380 and have been rung up 628 times, while drawing a walk on 194 occasions. As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are putting up 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 22nd in baseball. They have 272 runs batted in and 545 base knocks this year, while their batting average is .231. They have earned 285 runs and have an on-base percentage of .299.

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Orioles pitchers have relinquished 77 home runs in addition to 320 runs in total (21st in the league). They have walked 205 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.35. The Orioles are sitting with a team ERA of 4.21 this year (22nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 491 batters.

The Orioles have dispatched 244 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 142 runners for the season and 27.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 16 saves for the year and have blown 5 of their 21 chances to get a save. The Orioles bullpen have a save percentage of 76.2% and stepped onto the hill in 56 save situations. The relievers have racked up 33 holds for the year (21st in the league). Orioles bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 98 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 1,855 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 690 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which has them ranked 24th in baseball, and have accumulated 68 double plays. The Orioles have turned 68.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,565 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB.

Bradish (1-4 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.59 while he has gone up against 212 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 64 hits (12.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 18 free passes. His earned run average is 7.38 (38 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.770. Bradish has taken the mound for 46 innings and has 46 K's in his pro baseball career.

The White Sox have a slugging percentage of .383 and they tally 4.28 runs per contest (19th in the league). They have put up 111 doubles, while getting a free base 166 times as well as recording 287 runs. Chicago has recorded 58 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 271 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 519 occasions (28th in the league) and have earned a total of 597 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .255 this season.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 328 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.17 (280 earned runs allowed). They have given up 76 home runs and they yield 4.89 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.369 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 (629 strikeouts vs 258 free passes). They sit at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 569.

Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 34 save chances and they have earned 21 saves. They sit at 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 249 relievers to the hill for the year. Their relievers have come in 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.0% out of their 100 inherited base runners. With 90 save situations, the White Sox have earned 55 holds and also 13 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 50 double plays and have a fielding rate of .980 (27th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 550 assists, 47 errors and have accumulated 1,812 putouts so far this year. Out of their 5,436 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Kopech has allowed 105 hits while he has accumulated 173 K's in 140 innings. Kopech (7-7 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.21 ERA while giving up 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 50 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.112 and having a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.39 and he has gone up against 577 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+135)

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