Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/16/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, July 16, 2022

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+100) Minnesota (-120)

The Chicago White Sox (44-45) are headed to Target Field on Saturday where they will play the Minnesota Twins (49-42). The moneyline on this contest has the White Sox at +100 and the Twins are at -120. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Lance Lynn and Dylan Bundy.

Chicago is slugging .381 and have struck out 694 times, while being walked on 212 occasions. They have 365 runs batted in and 792 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .255. The White Sox have earned 153 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 75 balls out of the stadium. They have 386 runs scored and have an OBP of .310. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are earning 4.3 runs/g, which has them at 16th in MLB.

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White Sox pitchers have surrendered 97 home runs in addition to 412 total runs (22nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 323 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.02 this season (19th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 825 batters.

White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 86 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 59 holds this season (4th in the league). The White Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 65.0% and has entered the game in 100 save situations. They have earned 26 saves on the season and have not converted 14 of 40 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 118 base runners so far this year and 38.1% of those players ended up scoring. The White Sox have dispatched 313 relievers to the mound this year.

The Chicago White Sox have earned 2,400 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 720 assists and 58 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which ranks 29th in MLB, and they have turned 67 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,200 innings, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball.

Lynn has taken the ball for 1,614 frames and has accumulated 1,620 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.55 (637 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.273. He has given up 1,473 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 583 free passes. Lynn (116-79 career record) has a FIP of 3.60 while he has gone up against 6,833 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Twins have a team slugging percentage of .423 and they are recording 4.54 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have 158 doubles, while taking a walk 302 times as well as putting up 413 runs. Minnesota has accounted for 114 home runs for the season as well as 399 RBIs. They have been rung up on 743 instances (19th in the league) and have tallied 781 hits. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .254 this year.

The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 373 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 3.83 (343 earned runs conceded). They have given up 107 dingers and they relinquish 4.16 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Twins have a team WHIP of 1.233 with a FIP of 4.14 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.73 (726 strikeouts vs 266 free passes). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 728.

Minnesota has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 36 save chances and they have recorded 19 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 52.8%, and they have sent 299 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their relievers have taken the field 98 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with base runners. Minnesota bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.0% out of 104 inherited base runners. Sitting with 94 save situations, the Twins have accrued 57 holds and also 17 blown saves.

In their 7,257 innings on the diamond, the Twins are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.0% (7th in baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (13th in pro baseball). The Twins have accrued 745 assists, 47 errors and are sitting with 2,419 putouts so far this season.

Bundy (51-61 career record) holds a 4.71 ERA and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.99 and he has gone up against 3,610 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 443 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.305 and having a FIP of 4.6. During his career, Bundy has surrendered 831 base knocks and he has 815 punch outs in 845 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Minnesota (-120) and under 8.5 runs

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