Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/15/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+130) Los Angeles (-150)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (38-29) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (29-39) at Dodger Stadium on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the White Sox at +130 while the Dodgers are coming in at -150. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Dylan Cease and Michael Grove.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .383 and have been rung up 579 times, while drawing a walk on 168 occasions. They have tallied 273 RBI's as well as 540 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .235. The White Sox have earned 117 doubles as a team and have hit 70 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 280 runs scored and have an OBP of .294. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 24th in MLB.

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The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.59 for the season (24th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 624 batters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 96 home runs in addition to 336 total runs (26th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 259 batters and their FIP sits at 4.76 as a unit for the year. Chicago has surrendered 551 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 306 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.35.

The White Sox relievers have a save rate of 52.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 64 save situations. The relievers have inherited 92 runners on the year with 43.5% of those players ended up scoring. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 62 times and also have had 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 228 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 39 holds this year (8th in MLB). They have compiled 13 saves on the season and have missed out on 12 of 25 save chances.

The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 1,801 putouts thus far, in addition to 518 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 13th in pro baseball, and they have turned 44 double plays. The White Sox have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,403 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 7th in professional baseball.

Cease has pitched in 555 innings and has totaled 659 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.66 (226 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.274. He has conceded 458 hits (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 249 walks. Cease (39-29 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.96 while he has gone up against 2,360 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Los Angeles has hit 115 home runs over the course of the season as well as 360 runs batted in. They have put up 122 two-baggers, while taking a walk 279 times and putting up 372 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers have compiled a team on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a team batting average of .242 this year. The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .460 and they have an average of 5.55 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have struck out on 589 instances (12th in baseball) and have 545 hits.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.258 and have a FIP of 4.24 as a staff on the season. They rank 15th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 554. The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 306 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.45 (291 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (566 strikeouts vs 187 bases on balls). They have allowed 81 home runs and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

With 55 save situations, the Dodgers have amassed 34 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have walked away with 15 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 61 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on base. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% out of their 102 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in MLB holding a save percentage of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 232 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

In 5,307 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (10th in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 571 assists, 29 errors and are sitting with 1,769 putouts for the season.

Grove (1-2 mark in his career) has earned a 6.29 earned run average while giving up 10.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 and he has gone up against 247 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has conceded 38 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.509 and having a FIP of 4.9. During his career, Grove has allowed 64 base knocks while he has totaled 47 K's in 54 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-150)

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