Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-135) Chicago (+115)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (35-19) are en route to Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (25-27). The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -135 and the White Sox open at +115. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Mitch White and Michael Kopech.

The Dodgers have tallied 108 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 65 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .428 and have struck out 436 times, while drawing a walk on 220 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.4 runs per game, which puts them at 1st in MLB. They have 272 runs batted in and 458 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .251. They have notched a total of 290 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .333.

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Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 50 home runs and 177 runs in total (3rd in baseball). They have walked 138 opposing players and their FIP is 3.51 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.49 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.09. The Dodgers hold a team earned run average of 2.91 on the year (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 481 batters.

Dodgers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 32 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 35 holds on the year (9th in MLB). The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 71.4% and has entered the game in 57 save situations. They have 15 saves so far this year and have blown 6 of their 21 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 46 runners this season and 26.1% of those players ended up scoring. The Dodgers have dispatched 184 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Dodgers have transformed 71.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 4,341 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in MLB. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 1,447 putouts thus far, as well as 454 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which is 5th in baseball, and have earned 50 double plays.

White has thrown 70 innings and has tallied 73 strikeouts during his career. White (3-4 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.90 and he has faced 295 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.84 (30 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.166. He has conceded 56 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 26 free passes.

The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .363 and they average 3.65 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have 82 two-baggers, while walking 119 times as well as scoring 190 runs. Chicago has recorded 45 HRs so far this season as well as 180 RBIs. They have been rung up on 381 occasions (29th in the league) and have earned 425 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .294 and a team batting average of .240 for the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have relinquished 246 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.11 (212 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 52 dingers and they concede 4.77 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.399 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a team over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.26 (479 strikeouts against 212 bases on balls). They sit at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 437.

With 79 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 50 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 29 save chances and they have earned 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations in addition to 57 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of 81 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 11th in the league with a save rate of 69.0%, and they have sent 199 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 42 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .981 (27th in the majors). The White Sox have recorded 439 assists, 36 errors and have 1,392 putouts so far this season. In their 4,176 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (27th in MLB).

So far in his career, Kopech has allowed 97 base hits while he has accumulated 161 K's in 128 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 46 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.135 and having a FIP of 3.5. His K/BB ratio is 3.29 and he has gone up against 533 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Kopech (6-6 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.22 earned run average and has given up 6.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+115)

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