Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, July 31, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+270) Chicago (-325)

The Oakland Athletics (39-63) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday where they will go up against the Chicago White Sox (49-50). The line on this matchup has Oakland at +270 while Chicago opens at -325. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Adam Oller and Dylan Cease.

Oakland has a slugging percentage of .345 and have been called out on strikes 863 times, while being walked on 250 occasions. They have amassed 328 runs batted in and 716 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .215. The Athletics have accumulated 159 doubles as a team and have knocked 87 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 352 runs while holding a team OBP of .275. As a unit, the Oakland Athletics are notching 3.5 runs per game, which ranks them 29th in the league.

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The Athletics have a team earned run average of 4.27 so far this year (23rd in the league), and their staff has rung up 770 hitters. They have walked 325 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a unit on the campaign. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Athletics pitchers have allowed 112 long balls and 460 total runs (23rd in the league).

Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 119 times as well as having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 74 holds so far this season (1st in MLB). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save percentage of 61.0% and has come into the game in 117 save situations. They have earned 25 saves on the year and have blown 16 of 41 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 182 runners this season with 28.6% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have sent 344 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Athletics have converted 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,058 innings on the field, which has them sitting 10th in the majors. The Oakland Athletics have a tally of 2,686 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 909 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 83 double plays.

Oller (1-3 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 7.51 while he has gone up against 158 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 39 base hits (10.9 hits per nine innings) with 21 free passes. His ERA is 8.07 (29 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.856. Oller has taken the ball for 32 innings and has earned 22 strikeouts so far in his career.

Chicago has a total of 85 home runs on the campaign as well as 412 runs batted in. They have recorded 174 doubles, while taking a walk 237 times as well as putting up 433 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .256 so far this season. The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .384 and they earn 4.37 runs per contest (17th in the league). They have struck out on 768 instances (26th in MLB) and have earned 885 base knocks.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 456 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.04 (399 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 109 dingers and they concede 4.62 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.340 and have a FIP of 3.97 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 (901 strikeouts vs 354 walks). They have a ranking of 19th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 836.

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.1% of 126 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 105 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 112 save situations, the White Sox have 67 holds and 16 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 347 relievers onto the field on the year. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 28 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 78 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 814 assists, 65 errors and have accumulated 2,664 putouts on the campaign. In their 7,992 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (26th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Cease has allowed 350 hits while he has totaled 505 strikeouts in 407 frames. He has given up 170 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and he has faced 1,750 batters in his MLB career. Cease (32-22 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.75 earned run average while giving up 7.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-325)

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