Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, 9/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-215) Oakland (+185)

The Chicago White Sox (69-68) are traveling to Oakland Coliseum on Saturday where they will meet the Oakland Athletics (50-87). The odds on this game have Chicago at -215 and Oakland is coming in at +185. The over/under comes in at 7. The pitchers taking the mound are Lance Lynn and Adrian Martinez.

The White Sox have compiled 230 doubles as a unit and have smacked 120 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging rate of .387 and have been rung up 1,062 times, while being walked on 341 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which is 19th in MLB. They have accrued 551 runs batted in in addition to 1,231 hits this season, while their batting average is sitting at .259. They have accounted for 581 runs while having a team OBP of .316.

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White Sox pitchers have surrendered 146 home runs and 607 total runs (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 461 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a unit over the course of the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.97 on the season (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,220 hitters.

White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 120 times and also have had 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have recorded 88 holds so far this year (4th in the league). The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 149 save situations. They have compiled 41 saves for the season and have missed out on 19 of their 60 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 175 runners on the year and 38.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The White Sox have sent 463 relievers to the mound for the year.

The White Sox have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,998 innings, which ranks them 23rd in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 3,666 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,098 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 105 double plays.

Lynn (120-82 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.60 while he has gone up against 7,068 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 1,521 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 588 walks. His ERA is 3.53 (657 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.259. Lynn has thrown 1,675 innings and has accounted for 1,693 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Athletics have a team SLG% of .346 and they are scoring 3.42 runs per game (29th in the league). They have hit 211 doubles, while walking 360 times as well as notching 469 runs. Oakland has hit 117 home runs so far this season and 442 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,158 occasions (16th in baseball) and have notched a total of 972 base knocks. The Oakland Athletics have accounted for a team OBP of .281 and a team batting average of .216 on the campaign.

The Oakland pitching staff have yielded 631 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.36 (585 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 158 dingers and they surrender 4.70 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.318 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 (1,009 strikeouts vs 440 walks). They rank 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,151.

With 147 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 95 holds and also 21 blown saves. Oakland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 50 save chances and they have earned 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 146 times in high leverage situations and also on 158 occasions with runners on base. Oakland bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.0% out of 227 inherited runners. They rank 21st in MLB with a save percentage of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 453 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

Out of their 10,866 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in pro baseball). The Oakland Athletics have gotten 111 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 1,228 assists, 77 errors and have notched a total of 3,622 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Martinez has allowed 33 base hits while totaling 29 punch outs in 35 frames. Martinez (4-3 career mark) has earned a 4.37 ERA and has surrendered 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 17 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.257 and a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and he has faced 148 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oakland (+185) and under 7 runs

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