San Francisco Giants vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

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

The Chicago White Sox (2-3) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (2-2) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has San Francisco at +110 while Chicago is opening at -130. The betting total comes in at 7. The pitchers who are expected to start are Logan Webb and Dylan Cease.

The Giants have recorded 4 doubles as a team and have smacked 9 balls out of the stadium. San Francisco is slugging .464 and have been rung up 50 times, while being walked on 16 occasions. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are compiling 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 15th in the league. They have compiled 19 runs batted in as well as 33 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .239. They have a total of 19 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .335.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.76 on the campaign (19th in the league), and the staff has struck out 36 hitters. They have walked 12 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 5.36 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Giants pitchers have surrendered 8 long balls and also 19 runs in total (14th in baseball).

The San Francisco Giants have amassed 102 putouts this season, as well as 37 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .993 which is 11th in the majors, and have accumulated 2 double plays. The Giants have turned 73.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 306 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball.

Webb (31-20 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.19 while he has gone up against 1,827 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 411 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 125 free passes. His ERA is 3.51 (172 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.216. Webb has thrown 440 innings and has totaled 416 K's in his MLB career.

The White Sox have a SLG% of .454 and they have an average of 3.80 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have hit 15 two-baggers, while getting a free base 11 times and putting up 19 runs. Chicago has accumulated 6 home runs for the year and 19 RBIs. They have struck out on 44 occasions (6th in the league) and have tallied 50 hits. The Chicago White Sox have an on-base percentage of .328 and a team batting average of .273 for the year.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 29 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.86 (28 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 9 home runs and they concede 6.07 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.605 with a FIP of 5.90 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.92 (50 strikeouts vs 26 walks). They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 43.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 4 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .994 (5th in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 36 assists, 1 error and have a tally of 129 putouts this year. In 387 innings on the field, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (18th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Cease has allowed 395 base hits while he has accumulated 588 strikeouts in 487 frames. Cease (36-26 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.53 earned run average and has surrendered 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up 191 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and a FIP of 3.9. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.73 and he has faced 2,058 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (-130)

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