Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 5/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+140) New York (-160)

The Chicago White Sox (18-19) are on their way to Yankee Stadium on Friday where they will try to beat the New York Yankees (28-9). The line on this contest has Chicago at +140 and New York is at -160. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Dallas Keuchel and Nestor Cortes Jr.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 3.5 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They have accumulated 128 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .283. The White Sox have accounted for 53 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 32 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 120 runs batted in and 280 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is at .228. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .351 and have struck out 264 times, while taking a walk on 82 occasions.

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The White Sox hold a team ERA of 3.70 on the campaign (14th in the league), and they have rung up 360 batters. They have walked 145 opposing players and their FIP is 3.64 as a team on the campaign. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. White Sox pitchers have yielded 33 home runs and 158 total runs (20th in MLB).

White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 41 times in addition to having 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 41 holds for the season (1st in the league). The White Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 65.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 64 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 8 of 23 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 58 runners this year and 29.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The White Sox have dispatched 142 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The White Sox have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,979 innings on the field, which ranks them 27th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 993 putouts thus far, as well as 303 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball, and have 31 double plays.

Keuchel (101-85 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.94 and he has gone up against 6,529 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,536 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 473 walks. His ERA is 3.80 (656 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.293. Keuchel has thrown 1,553 innings and has totaled 1,189 strikeouts in his career.

New York has accounted for 54 home runs for the season to go along with 169 runs batted in. They have notched 54 doubles, while walking 136 times and putting up 181 runs. The New York Yankees have recorded an OBP of .324 as well as a batting average of .244 on the campaign. The Yankees hold a team slugging percentage of .424 and they score 4.89 runs per game (4th in the league). They have struck out on 309 occasions (18th in the league) and have notched a total of 299 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 106 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 2.74 (101 earned runs allowed). They have yielded 27 home runs and they allow 2.87 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.099 and have a FIP of 3.11 as a squad on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.45 (345 strikeouts vs 100 walks). They come in at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 265.

With 49 save situations, the Yankees have amassed 29 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have come away with 14 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 51 times in high leverage situations and on 42 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 22.2% out of their 63 inherited runners. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 73.7%, and they have sent 122 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The New York Yankees have turned 27 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in MLB). The Yankees have accrued 348 assists, 15 errors and have amassed 996 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 2,988 innings played, the Yankees hold a efficiency on defense of 71.3% (10th in the majors).

In his career, Cortes Jr has surrendered 195 base hits and he has 232 K's in 212 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 95 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.269 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.14 and he has gone up against 893 hitters in his MLB career. Cortes Jr (9-6 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.03 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+140)

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