Chicago White Sox vs New York Mets Prediction, 7/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: SportsNet NY

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+125) New York (-145)

The Chicago White Sox (40-56) are hitting the road to Citi Field on Thursday where they will play the New York Mets (44-50). The line on this contest has Chicago at +125 and New York is coming in at -145. The over/under is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Michael Kopech and Jose Quintana.

The White Sox have hit 164 doubles as a unit and have knocked 107 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .393 and have been called out on strikes 846 times, while being walked on 238 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball. They have compiled 394 runs batted in in addition to 785 hits this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .239. They have a total of 406 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .297.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.62 so far this season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 923 hitters. White Sox pitchers have yielded 133 home runs and also 475 runs (25th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 375 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.65 as a team on the campaign. Chicago has relinquished 794 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 438 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The White Sox have dispatched 321 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 140 base runners on the year and 39.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 18 saves this season and have blown 20 of 38 chances to get a save. The White Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 47.4% and has come into the game in 87 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 48 holds this year (17th in the league). White Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 98 times in addition to having 137 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 2,557 putouts thus far, in addition to 710 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 14th in baseball, and have 59 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 69.1% of balls in play into outs in their 7,671 innings on the field, which ranks them 16th in baseball.

Kopech has pitched in 289 frames and is sitting with 320 punch outs during his career. Kopech (13-21 career record) holds a FIP of 4.63 while he has faced 1,228 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.88 (125 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.257. He has allowed 228 hits (7.1 hits per 9 innings) with 136 free passes.

New York has compiled 119 long balls on the season as well as 408 RBIs. They have hit 124 doubles, while walking 314 times as well as putting up 419 runs. The New York Mets have an OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .238 so far this season. The Mets have a slugging percentage of .402 and they average 4.46 runs per contest (18th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 747 instances (26th in the league) and have notched a total of 740 hits.

The New York pitching staff have relinquished 430 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.41 (402 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 122 dingers and they concede 4.72 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.357 in addition to having a FIP of 4.71 as a staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (808 strikeouts against 347 bases on balls). They sit at 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 766.

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 34 save opportunities and they have tallied 22 saves. They rank 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 304 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have taken the field 95 times in high leverage situations and on 89 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 28.0% out of their 132 inherited base runners. Sitting with 95 save situations, the Mets have compiled 58 holds and also 12 blown saves.

The New York Mets have turned 84 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (19th in pro baseball). The Mets have racked up 814 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 2,462 putouts so far this season. In their 7,386 innings on the diamond, the Mets have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (12th in professional baseball).

Quintana (89-87 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.75 earned run average and has given up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 7,220 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 718 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.278 and having a FIP of 3.6. So far in his MLB career, Quintana has surrendered 1,698 base hits and he has 1,532 K's in 1,723 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+125)

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