Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 6/27/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+175) Los Angeles (-205)

The Los Angeles Angels (42-37) will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (34-45) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the White Sox at +175 while the Angels are sitting at -205. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Michael Kopech and Shohei Ohtani.

The White Sox have accumulated 134 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 91 balls out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging rate of .392 and have been rung up 675 times, while drawing a walk on 189 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in baseball. They have amassed 314 runs batted in and 631 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .235. They have earned a total of 321 runs scored and have an OBP of .292.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.46 for the year (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 757 batters. White Sox pitchers have allowed 105 home runs in addition to 381 runs (25th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 307 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.55 as a team on the campaign. Chicago has yielded 637 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 347 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.47 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35.

The White Sox have dispatched 267 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 119 runners this season and 41.2% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 15 saves on the season and have blown 16 of 31 save chances. The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 48.4% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 42 holds for the season (12th in the league). White Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 80 times as well as having 105 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have transformed 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,303 innings, which has them sitting at 12th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 2,101 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 578 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 17th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 48 double plays.

Kopech has taken the hill for 285 innings and has racked up 317 strikeouts during his MLB career. Kopech (13-19 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.45 and he has gone up against 1,199 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.76 (119 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.221. He has given up 223 hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 125 free passes.

Los Angeles has knocked in 115 home runs this year to go along with 385 runs batted in. They have notched 134 doubles, while taking a walk 269 times as well as putting up 397 runs. The Los Angeles Angels have tallied an on-base percentage of .334 and a team batting average of .259 on the year. The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .444 and they average 5.03 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have struck out on 684 instances (13th in MLB) and have earned a total of 699 base hits.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.326 in addition to having a FIP of 4.25 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 648. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 356 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.11 (319 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (693 strikeouts vs 279 bases on balls). They have yielded 85 dingers and they allow 4.58 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball).

Sitting with 100 save situations, the Angels have earned 58 holds and also 14 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 41 save opportunities and they have come away with 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations and on 67 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 43.4% out of their 113 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 11th in baseball with a save rate of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 228 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Angels have 654 assists, 44 errors and have notched a total of 2,097 putouts this season. In 6,291 innings on the diamond, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (16th in baseball).

In his career, Ohtani has given up 319 base hits while he has totaled 558 strikeouts in 438 frames. Ohtani (34-17 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.00 ERA while giving up 6.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 146 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.081 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.60 and he has faced 1,779 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-205)

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