Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/19/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+150) Houston (-175)

Minute Maid Park is the site where the Houston Astros (40-24) will take on the Chicago White Sox (30-32) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has Chicago at +150 and Houston is at -175. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Michael Kopech and Cristian Javier.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which has them at 21st in the league. They have tallied 257 runs while holding a team OBP of .307. The White Sox have recorded 102 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 55 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 242 runs batted in and 538 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .251. Chicago is slugging .379 and have struck out 478 times, while taking a walk on 150 occasions.

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The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.17 on the year (21st in baseball), and the staff has rung up 584 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 243 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.01 as a unit so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.40 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.39. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 68 home runs in addition to 302 runs in total (22nd in baseball).

White Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on 69 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 53 holds this year (1st in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have a save rate of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 86 save situations. They have recorded 20 saves on the year and have blown 12 out of their 32 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 base runners for the year and 36.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 236 relievers to the hill this season.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 1,671 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 510 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 28th in baseball, and have accumulated 47 double plays. The White Sox have turned 67.5% of balls in play into outs in their 5,013 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in MLB.

Kopech (7-6 career mark) has a FIP of 3.36 and he has faced 555 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 98 base hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 50 walks. His earned run average is 3.06 (46 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.094. Kopech has taken the mound for 135 frames and has accounted for 169 strikeouts during his career.

The Astros have a team SLG% of .416 and they tally 4.33 runs per contest (16th in baseball). They have recorded 106 two-baggers, while taking a walk 225 times as well as putting up 277 runs. Houston has a total of 85 long balls over the course of the season as well as 269 RBIs. They have been rung up on 472 occasions (29th in the league) and are sitting with 508 hits. The Houston Astros hold an OBP of .317 as well as a team batting average of .239 so far this season.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.127 in addition to having a FIP of 3.61 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.01 (536 strikeouts vs 178 bases on balls). They are sitting at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 458. They have yielded 55 home runs and they relinquish 3.48 runs per 9 innings (3rd in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 218 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.03 (190 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 58 save situations, the Astros have accrued 37 holds and 4 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers take the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have recorded 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 59 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with base runners. Houston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.5% of 68 inherited runners. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save rate of 81.0%, and they have dispatched 196 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

Out of their 5,079 innings on the field, the Astros hold a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (3rd in MLB). The Houston Astros have gotten 47 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Astros have recorded 506 assists, 32 errors and have amassed 1,693 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Javier has allowed 143 hits while earning 247 K's in 206 frames. He has given up a total of 79 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.129 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and he has gone up against 848 opposing batters during his MLB career. Javier (12-6 record in his career) holds a 3.45 earned run average while giving up 6.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Houston (-175) and under 8 runs

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