Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-130) Chicago (+110)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (13-25) will play the Houston Astros (19-18) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Astros at -130 and the White Sox are sitting at +110. The over/under is set at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are J.P. France and Michael Kopech.

As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in the league. They have racked up 161 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. The Astros have earned 56 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 33 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 155 RBI's and 295 hits so far this season, while their batting average sits at .238. Houston owns a slugging percentage of .366 and have been called out on strikes 300 times, while drawing a walk on 110 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.34 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Astros pitchers have given up 36 home runs and also 140 total runs (5th in the league). Houston has surrendered 293 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 123 earned runs. The Astros have compiled a team earned run average of 3.36 for the season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 357 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 107 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.69 as a unit this season.

The Astros bullpen have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 35 base runners so far this season with 25.7% of those players earned a run for their team. Astros relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 20 times in addition to having 32 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have sent 116 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have notched 12 holds on the season (27th in MLB). They have compiled 10 saves this year and have blown 5 of 15 save chances.

The Houston Astros have a total of 989 putouts for the season, in addition to 312 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball, and have 34 double plays. The Astros have converted 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,967 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 17th in baseball.

France (0-0 career mark) sits with a FIP of 2.51 and he has faced 20 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 3 hits (5.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 1 walks. His earned run average is 0.00 (0 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.800. France has pitched in 5 frames and has accumulated 5 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Chicago White Sox have compiled a team OBP of .302 and a batting average of .238 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 324 instances (16th in MLB) and have recorded 312 base hits. Chicago has 40 home runs on the year as well as 162 RBIs. The White Sox have a team SLG% of .386 and they earn 4.34 runs per game (18th in the league). They have put up 71 two-baggers, while taking a walk 105 times as well as earning 165 runs.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.521 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.15 as a unit so far this season. They are sitting at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 352. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 232 runs on the season while having an ERA of 5.71 (212 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 10.10 (374 strikeouts vs 156 free passes). They have conceded 63 HR's and they allow 6.25 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Chicago has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 13 save chances and they have come away with 6 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league with a save percentage of 46.2%, and they have sent 135 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 40 occasions with runners on. Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 53.3% out of their 60 inherited runners. Sitting with 36 save situations, the White Sox have earned 23 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

In 3,009 innings played, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (28th in the majors). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 23 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The White Sox have 263 assists, 21 errors and have a total of 1,003 putouts this year.

Kopech (11-16 career win-loss mark) holds a 4.00 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.47 and he has faced 1,017 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 107 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.251 and having a FIP of 4.6. Thus far in his career, Kopech has allowed 196 base hits while he has tallied 259 strikeouts in 240 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+110)

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