Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, July 14, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

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

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (48-41) will meet the Chicago White Sox (42-45) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the White Sox at +150 and the Twins are sitting at -175. The betting total is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Johnny Cueto and Sonny Gray.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .378 and have been rung up 680 times, while drawing a walk on 207 occasions. They have tallied 351 runs batted in as well as 767 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .254. The White Sox have tallied 148 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 72 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 372 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which is 18th in MLB.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.09 over the course of the season (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 808 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 320 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.96 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.34. White Sox pitchers have conceded 96 home runs in addition to 409 runs in total (22nd in the league).

White Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 85 times and also have had 89 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 57 holds over the course of the season (6th in baseball). The White Sox relievers have earned a save rate of 64.1% and has come into the game in 97 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves so far this season and have blown 14 of their 39 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 116 runners this year with 37.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The White Sox have dispatched 307 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Chicago White Sox have a total of 2,295 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 696 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which puts them in 28th in the majors, and they have turned 63 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,885 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in the majors.

Cueto (138-101 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.86 while he has gone up against 8,726 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 1,928 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 604 walks. His earned run average is 3.43 (802 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.204. Cueto has taken the hill for 2,102 innings and is sitting with 1,763 punch outs during his career.

Minnesota has tallied 112 long balls so far this year as well as 393 RBIs. They have put up 156 two-baggers, while getting a free base 294 times and scoring 407 runs. The Minnesota Twins have earned an on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .253 on the season. The Twins hold a team slugging % of .423 and they score 4.57 runs per game (10th in MLB). They have struck out on 726 instances (18th in baseball) and have a total of 760 base knocks.

The Twins are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.226 with a FIP of 4.10 as a pitching staff this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.76 (714 strikeouts vs 259 free passes). They sit at 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 707. They have conceded 103 homers and they surrender 4.11 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 360 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 3.79 (332 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 94 save situations, the Twins have 57 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 36 save chances and they have converted 19 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 97 times in high leverage situations in addition to 69 occasions with base runners. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.2% of 103 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 27th in baseball with a save rate of 52.8%, and they have dispatched 292 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Twins have racked up 723 assists, 45 errors and are sitting with 2,338 putouts so far this season. In 7,014 innings played, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (7th in professional baseball).

Gray (86-74 career record) has a 3.58 earned run average and has allowed 7.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and he has faced 5,525 batters in his career. He has surrendered a total of 528 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.213 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his career, Gray has surrendered 1,140 base hits and he has 1,275 strikeouts in 1,326 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (-175) and under 8.5 runs

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