Colorado Rockies vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 9/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

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

The Colorado Rockies (61-80) are traveling to Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (72-69). The moneyline on this contest has Colorado at +160 while Chicago opens at -190. The total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Chad Kuhl and Michael Kopech.

The Rockies have hit 251 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 131 balls out of the park. Colorado is slugging .403 and have struck out 1,119 times, while drawing a walk on 401 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 12th in the league. They have recorded 606 runs batted in and 1,249 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .259. They have tallied 635 runs and hold an OBP of .320.

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Rockies pitchers have allowed 163 home runs and also 770 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 475 hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.48 as a squad this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.12 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. The Rockies are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.11 over the course of the season (30th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,005 batters.

Rockies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 117 times as well as having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 56 holds over the course of the season (26th in the league). The Rockies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 67.3% and has entered the game in 111 save situations. They have 37 saves on the season and have blown 18 out of their 55 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 190 runners for the season with 35.3% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 437 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Colorado Rockies have notched a total of 3,727 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,422 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them sitting 25th in the majors, and have a total of 140 double plays. The Rockies have converted 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,181 innings on the diamond, ranking them 29th in MLB.

Kuhl has taken the hill for 556 innings and has tallied 487 punch outs in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.64 (287 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.439. He has conceded 556 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 245 free passes. Kuhl (31-38 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.77 while he has faced 2,421 batters during his time in the majors.

Chicago has tallied 127 HRs so far this season to go along with 582 RBIs. They have put up 239 two-baggers, while getting a free base 351 times and scoring 613 runs. The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .318 in addition to a batting average of .262 for the year. The White Sox hold a slugging percentage of .392 and they are scoring 4.35 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,092 occasions (24th in the league) and have a total of 1,283 base hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.294 and have a FIP of 3.87 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.68 (1,257 strikeouts against 469 free passes). They rank 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,157. They have surrendered 148 homers and they surrender 4.47 runs per 9 innings (19th in MLB). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 624 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.95 (552 earned runs allowed).

With 150 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 88 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Chicago has had relievers enter the contest in 61 save chances and they have converted 42 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 143 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.6% out of 178 inherited runners. They sit at 11th in MLB holding a save rate of 68.9%, and they have sent 475 relievers to the hill this season.

In 11,313 innings played, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 107 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (29th in the majors). The White Sox have racked up 1,125 assists, 89 errors and have earned a total of 3,771 putouts so far this year.

Kopech (9-13 record in his career) holds a 3.77 earned run average while allowing 7.1 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and he has faced 829 hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 83 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 4.1. So far in his MLB career, Kopech has surrendered 157 base knocks while he has totaled 220 strikeouts in 198 frames.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-190) and under 7.5 runs

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