Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 4/24/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Monday, April 24, 2023

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+140) Toronto (-165)

The Chicago White Sox (7-14) are en route to Rogers Centre on Monday where they will go up against the Toronto Blue Jays (12-9). The line on this contest has Chicago at +140 and Toronto is coming in at -165. The over/under is 9. The men taking the mound will be Lucas Giolito and Chris Bassitt.

The White Sox have hit 45 doubles as a unit and have hit 23 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .402 and have been rung up 183 times, while drawing a walk on 56 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 18th in MLB. They have 91 RBI's and 181 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is .247. They have accounted for 93 runs scored and hold an OBP of .306.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.29 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.56. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 29 home runs and 121 total runs (28th in baseball). Chicago has conceded 194 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) and 112 earned runs. The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.47 this year (28th in the league), and their staff has rung up 215 batters. They have walked 94 opposing players and their FIP is 4.86 as a team this season.

The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 24 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 36 runners this year and 52.8% of them crossed home plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 23 times as well as having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 80 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen have 18 holds on the year (7th in MLB). They have recorded 3 saves over the course of the season and have blown 3 out of their 6 chances to save the game.

The White Sox have converted 65.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,659 innings, which ranks them 29th in MLB. The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 553 putouts thus far, in addition to 144 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 21st in baseball, and they have twisted 11 double plays.

Giolito has pitched in 850 innings and has 896 K's during his MLB career. Giolito (54-48 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.24 and he has gone up against 3,557 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.33 (409 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.241. He has surrendered 739 base hits (7.8 hits per nine innings) and has 316 walks.

Toronto has accumulated 23 home runs this year as well as 90 runs batted in. They have tallied 33 doubles, while getting a free base 72 times as well as putting up 95 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have earned a team OBP of .332 as well as a batting average of .259 so far this year. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .403 and they earn 4.52 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 169 occasions (24th in the league) and are sitting with 188 hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have yielded 103 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.65 (95 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 29 homers and they relinquish 5.04 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.310 with a FIP of 4.63 as a unit on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (183 strikeouts against 66 bases on balls). They come in at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 175.

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have recorded 9 saves. They are currently ranked 5th in the league holding a save percentage of 81.8%, and they have sent 75 relievers onto the diamond on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 21 times in high leverage situations and also on 24 occasions with base runners. Toronto relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.9% of 38 inherited base runners. With 26 save situations, the Blue Jays have accumulated 15 holds and also 2 blown saves.

Out of their 1,656 innings on the diamond, the Blue Jays hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (14th in professional baseball). The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 18 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in MLB). The Blue Jays have accrued 169 assists, 10 errors and have accounted for 552 putouts this year.

Bassitt (48-36 career mark) has a 3.51 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 3,184 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 296 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and having a FIP of 3.9. So far in his pro baseball career, Bassitt has given up 674 base hits while he has tallied 688 punch outs in 759 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+140)

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