Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, June 18, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+190) Houston (-225)

The Houston Astros (39-24) will go up against the Chicago White Sox (30-31) at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the White Sox at +190 and the Astros are sitting at -225. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Johnny Cueto and Justin Verlander.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .379 and have been called out on strikes 466 times, while being walked on 150 occasions. They have accumulated 239 runs batted in and 530 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .251. The White Sox have accrued 101 doubles as a unit and have knocked 54 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 254 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .308. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.2 runs/g, which ranks them 21st in MLB.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.02 on the season (21st in MLB), and their staff has rung up 577 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 239 hitters and their FIP is 3.91 as a squad on the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. White Sox pitchers have conceded 63 home runs and 289 runs (21st in the league).

White Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 68 times and also have had 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 53 holds for the season (1st in the league). The White Sox bullpen have compiled a save rate of 62.5% and has entered the game in 86 save situations. They have earned 20 saves for the season and have blown 12 of their 32 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 93 runners on the campaign with 34.4% of those players earned a run for their team. The White Sox have dispatched 234 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Chicago White Sox have 1,647 putouts on the year, as well as 504 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which is 26th in pro baseball, and have 46 double plays. The White Sox have converted 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,941 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball.

Cueto (135-100 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.85 while he has faced 8,601 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 1,902 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 595 free passes. His ERA is 3.45 (794 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.206. Cueto has pitched in 2,070 innings and has racked up 1,738 K's in his career.

The Astros have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they are scoring 4.19 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have put up 105 doubles, while taking a walk 221 times and earning 264 runs. Houston has recorded 80 home runs on the campaign and 257 runs batted in. They have struck out on 465 occasions (28th in the league) and have notched a total of 496 base hits. The Houston Astros have an OBP of .315 and a batting average of .237 for the year.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.131 in addition to having a FIP of 3.64 as a unit on the campaign. They have a ranking of 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 450. The Houston pitching staff have given up 215 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.03 (187 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.94 (524 strikeouts against 178 walks). They have given up 54 home runs and they allow 3.49 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league).

Houston has had relief pitchers enter the game in 21 save chances and they have converted 17 saves. They sit at 1st in MLB holding a save rate of 81.0%, and they have sent 193 relievers to the hill this year. Their relievers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.5% of 68 inherited runners. Sitting with 58 save situations, the Astros have tallied 37 holds and 4 blown saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Astros have recorded 496 assists, 31 errors and have earned 1,666 putouts this season. Out of their 4,998 innings played, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (2nd in professional baseball).

Verlander (234-131 career mark) holds a 3.29 earned run average and has surrendered 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has faced 12,511 batters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 1,122 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.126 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. During his pro baseball career, Verlander has surrendered 2,587 hits and he has 3,091 strikeouts in 3,066 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston (-225) and under 8 runs

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