Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Thursday, May 18, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (+120) Chicago (-140)

The Chicago White Sox (15-28) welcome the Cleveland Guardians (19-22) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday. The line on this contest has the Guardians at +120 and the White Sox open at -140. The betting total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Logan Allen and Dylan Cease.

The Guardians have compiled 67 doubles as a unit and have knocked 23 balls out of the stadium. Cleveland owns a slugging percentage of .342 and have been called out on strikes 307 times, while drawing a walk on 137 occasions. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 3.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 29th in MLB. They have 132 RBI's and 312 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .229. They have earned 145 runs scored while having a team OBP of .302.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.80 over the course of the season (7th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 307 hitters. Guardians pitchers have relinquished 40 home runs in addition to 173 runs in total (7th in the league). They have walked 113 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.06 as a team on the campaign. Cleveland has conceded 357 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 156 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.72 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27.

The Guardians have sent 129 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 42 runners so far this year with 21.4% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have 17 saves for the season and have missed out on 9 of 26 chances to get a save. The Guardians relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 65.4% and stepped onto the hill in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 20 holds on the campaign (20th in baseball). Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 35 times in addition to having 57 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated 1,107 putouts on the year, as well as 394 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 18th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 30 double plays. The Guardians have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,321 innings, which has them sitting 14th in MLB.

Allen has taken the hill for 96 innings and has earned 68 strikeouts during his career. Allen (5-10 record in his career) has a FIP of 5.62 while going up against 438 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.89 (63 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.661. He has given up 118 base knocks (11.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 42 free passes.

The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .394 and they tally 4.26 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have tallied 81 doubles, while walking 112 times as well as earning 183 runs. Chicago is sitting with 47 HRs for the season to go along with 180 RBIs. They have been rung up on 362 occasions (15th in baseball) and have earned a total of 359 hits. The Chicago White Sox have a team OBP of .303 in addition to a batting average of .242 on the campaign.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.483 in addition to having a FIP of 4.95 as a squad this year. They are sitting at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 392. The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 249 runs this season while having a team ERA of 5.40 (227 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.80 (411 strikeouts vs 169 bases on balls). They have given up 66 dingers and they allow 5.93 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

With 39 save situations, the White Sox have 24 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 15 save opportunities and they have earned 7 saves. Their relievers have come in 59 times in high leverage situations in addition to 44 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 51.5% out of their 66 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 46.7%, and they have dispatched 150 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In 3,408 innings played, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 66.8% (28th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have turned 26 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in MLB). The White Sox have 297 assists, 24 errors and have a tally of 1,136 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, Cease has conceded 438 base knocks while tallying 632 K's in 527 innings pitched. Cease (38-28 career record) is the owner of a 3.67 earned run average and has conceded 7.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 215 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.280 and a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has faced 2,248 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (-140) and under 8 runs

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