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

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-190) Oakland (+160)

The Oakland Athletics (50-87) will take on the Chicago White Sox (69-68) at Oakland Coliseum on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -190 and Oakland is coming in at +160. The betting total is set at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Lucas Giolito and James Kaprielian.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .387 and have struck out 1,062 times, while drawing a walk on 341 occasions. They have accumulated 551 runs batted in in addition to 1,231 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average sits at .259. The White Sox have accrued 230 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 120 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 581 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .316. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are earning 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball.

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White Sox pitchers have surrendered 146 long balls and 607 total runs (19th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 461 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.30. The White Sox have an earned run average of 3.97 over the course of the season (18th in the league), and they have struck out 1,220 batters.

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

The White Sox have converted 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,998 innings, which has them ranked 23rd in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 3,666 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,098 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which ranks 29th in pro baseball, and have earned 105 double plays.

Giolito has taken the hill for 800 innings and has earned 843 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Giolito (52-47 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.31 while facing 3,348 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.36 (388 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.245. He has surrendered 696 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 301 free passes.

The Oakland Athletics have tallied a team OBP of .281 as well as a team batting average of .216 on the season. They have been rung up on 1,158 occasions (16th in MLB) and have a total of 972 hits. Oakland has accounted for 117 long balls on the year as well as 442 RBIs. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .346 and they have an average of 3.42 runs per contest (29th in baseball). They have recorded 211 two-baggers, while walking 360 times and scoring 469 runs.

The Oakland pitching staff have surrendered 631 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.36 (585 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 158 homers and they relinquish 4.70 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.318 in addition to having a FIP of 4.37 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.29 (1,009 strikeouts against 440 bases on balls). They rank 21st in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,151.

Oakland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% of 227 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 158 occasions with base runners. With 147 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 95 holds and also 21 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB with a save rate of 58.0%, and they have dispatched 453 relievers to the mound for the year. Oakland has called on relievers to enter the game in 50 save chances and they have come away with 29 saves.

In 10,866 innings on the field, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (10th in the majors). The Oakland Athletics have turned 111 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Athletics have racked up 1,228 assists, 77 errors and have a total of 3,622 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Kaprielian has allowed 212 base knocks while he has totaled 203 punch outs in 232 frames. Kaprielian (11-14 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.46 ERA and has allowed 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 115 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.323 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and he has gone up against 998 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oakland (+160) and under 7 runs

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