Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, July 15, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+115) Minnesota (-135)

Target Field is the site where the Minnesota Twins (49-41) will play the Chicago White Sox (43-45) on Friday. The line on this contest has the White Sox at +115 while the Twins are opening at -135. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Michael Kopech and Devin Smeltzer.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in the league. They have notched a total of 374 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .308. The White Sox have earned 151 doubles as a team and have smacked 72 balls out of the park. They have 353 runs batted in as well as 775 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .253. Chicago is slugging .377 and have been rung up 689 times, while drawing a walk on 209 occasions.

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The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.04 over the course of the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 817 batters. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.33. White Sox pitchers have given up 96 home runs and also 410 runs (22nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 321 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a squad so far this season.

White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 86 times as well as having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have notched 59 holds over the course of the season (3rd in MLB). The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 65.0% and has come into the game in 100 save situations. They have recorded 26 saves for the season and have not converted 14 out of their 40 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 runners on the year with 38.1% of them crossed home plate. The White Sox have dispatched 310 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The White Sox have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs in their 6,885 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have a total of 2,295 putouts this year, as well as 696 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 28th in the majors, and have a total of 63 double plays.

Kopech has taken the hill for 161 innings and has accumulated 190 K's in his career. Kopech (7-10 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.98 and he has faced 672 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.56 (64 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.169. He has surrendered 125 hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 64 walks.

The Twins hold a slugging percentage of .423 and they have an average of 4.57 runs per game (10th in the league). They have notched 157 two-baggers, while walking 300 times and scoring 411 runs. Minnesota has a total of 113 HRs on the campaign to go along with 397 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 735 occasions (19th in the league) and are sitting with 770 base hits. The Minnesota Twins have a team on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .253 over the course of the season.

The Twins have a WHIP of 1.222 with a FIP of 4.10 as a staff this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 (721 strikeouts vs 263 free passes). They sit at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 711. They have surrendered 104 dingers and they relinquish 4.08 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Minnesota pitching staff have given up 361 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.76 (333 earned runs surrendered).

Minnesota has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 36 save opportunities and they have tallied 19 saves. They sit at 27th in MLB with a save percentage of 52.8%, and they have sent 295 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 98 times in high leverage situations and also on 69 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 103 inherited runners. With 94 save situations, the Twins have tallied 57 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In 7,014 innings on the field, the Twins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (7th in professional baseball). The Minnesota Twins have turned 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Twins have accrued 723 assists, 45 errors and have earned 2,338 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Smeltzer has allowed 124 base knocks and he has 92 K's in 129 innings. Smeltzer (8-4 career mark) has earned a 4.11 ERA while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 59 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.214 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 531 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (-135) and under 9 runs

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