San Francisco Giants vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, April 3, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

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

The San Francisco Giants (1-2) are hitting the road to Guaranteed Rate Field on Monday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (2-2). The line on this contest has the Giants at +110 and the White Sox are at -130. The total comes in at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Sean Manaea and Michael Kopech.

The Giants have compiled 3 doubles as a unit and have hit 2 baseballs out of the stadium. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .362 and have been called out on strikes 29 times, while taking a walk on 6 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 3.5 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in MLB. They have tallied 7 runs batted in in addition to 16 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .232. They have accumulated 7 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312.

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The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.76 this season (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 25 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 5.00 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.35. Giants pitchers have surrendered 4 long balls in addition to 10 total runs (15th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 5 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.43 as a team over the course of the season.

The San Francisco Giants notched a total of 4,299 putouts over the course of last year, in addition to 1,546 assists and 100 errors. Their fielding rate was at .983 which was 27th in baseball, and earned 130 double plays. The Giants converted 67.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,897 innings, which ranked them 29th in MLB.

Manaea has pitched in 885 innings and has 797 K's thus far in his career. Manaea (58-50 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.07 while he has gone up against 3,696 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.06 (399 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.220. He has surrendered 850 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 230 free passes.

The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .333 as well as a batting average of .286 so far this season. They have been rung up on 32 occasions (1st in the league) and are sitting with 32 base hits. Chicago has hit 3 home runs for the year as well as 10 runs batted in. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .420 and they average 3.33 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have put up 6 doubles, while getting a free base 6 times and scoring 10 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 14 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.68 (13 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 2 dingers and they yield 5.04 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball). The White Sox have a WHIP of 1.360 with a FIP of 4.07 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.42 (29 strikeouts against 12 free passes). They have a ranking of 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 22.

The Chicago White Sox twisted 122 double plays and had a fielding rate of .982 (28th in professional baseball). The White Sox had 1,293 assists, 101 errors and accumulated 4,343 putouts for the previous season. In 13,029 innings on the field, the White Sox finished with a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (23rd in professional baseball).

Kopech (10-13 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.64 ERA while giving up 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and he has gone up against 847 batters in his career. He has given up a total of 82 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.192 and a FIP of 4.1. In his career, Kopech has conceded 159 hits while accumulating 223 strikeouts in 203 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-130)

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