Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, August 5, 2022

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-155) Texas (+135)

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (46-58) will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (53-51) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -155 while Texas is priced at +135. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Dylan Cease and Glenn Otto.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball. They have 454 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .313. The White Sox have hit 180 doubles as a team and have knocked 91 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 432 runs batted in as well as 938 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .259. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 801 times, while being walked on 245 occasions.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.93 for the year (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 945 batters. They have walked 362 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.94 as a team for the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.32. White Sox pitchers have given up 115 home runs and also 464 runs (19th in baseball).

The White Sox have dispatched 361 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 126 runners over the course of the season and 38.1% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 30 saves for the year and have not converted 16 of their 46 save chances. The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 65.2% and stepped onto the hill in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 72 holds so far this season (2nd in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 91 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 2,799 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 857 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them sitting 27th in the majors, and have accumulated 81 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,397 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in the majors.

Cease has pitched in 413 innings and is sitting with 512 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Cease (33-22 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 1,772 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.72 (171 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.308. He has given up 354 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 187 walks.

The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .398 and they have an average of 4.49 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have recorded 147 doubles, while getting a free base 297 times and putting up 467 runs. Texas is sitting with 131 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 441 RBIs. They have struck out on 917 occasions (8th in the league) and have a total of 847 hits. The Texas Rangers have accounted for a team OBP of .301 in addition to a batting average of .239 so far this year.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.318 in addition to having a FIP of 4.15 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.32 (853 strikeouts against 367 walks). They are sitting at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 852. They have allowed 109 homers and they surrender 4.57 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Texas pitching staff have conceded 470 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.14 (425 earned runs relinquished).

Texas has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have earned 23 saves. They rank 27th in MLB with a save rate of 56.1%, and they have sent 355 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 120 times in high leverage situations in addition to 87 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.6% out of 133 inherited base runners. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 54 holds and 18 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in MLB). The Rangers have racked up 972 assists, 64 errors and have a total of 2,775 putouts so far this season. In 8,325 innings played, the Rangers hold a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (19th in pro baseball).

So far in his career, Otto has conceded 99 hits while earning 85 K's in 95 innings pitched. He has allowed 68 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.521 and having a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.85 and he has gone up against 428 opposing batters so far in his career. Otto (4-10 career record) has a 6.42 ERA and has given up 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (+135)

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