Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-110) Chicago (-106)

The Boston Red Sox (32-31) are headed to Guaranteed Rate Field on Saturday where they will compete against the Chicago White Sox (15-48). The line on this matchup has Boston at -110 and Chicago is coming in at -106. The total is set at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Brayan Bello and Nick Nastrini.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. They have racked up 287 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .318. The Red Sox have tallied 112 doubles as a team and have smacked 70 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 279 RBI's and 539 hits so far this year, and their batting average sits at .249. Boston has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been rung up 603 times, while drawing a walk on 194 occasions.

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The Red Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.33 for the year (5th in the league), and they have struck out 549 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 55 home runs and also 249 runs in total (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 159 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.45 as a squad for the year. Boston has relinquished 486 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 209 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.45 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.14.

Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 45 times as well as having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 25 holds on the season (28th in baseball). The Red Sox relievers have earned a save rate of 54.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 48 save situations. They have recorded 12 saves this year and have not converted 10 of their 22 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 57 base runners for the year with 33.3% of those players crossed home plate. The Red Sox have sent 187 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Red Sox have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,079 innings, which has them ranked 13th in MLB. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 1,693 putouts on the year, as well as 560 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which is 30th in the majors, and they have turned 45 double plays.

Bello (20-21 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.30 while he has faced 1,164 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 289 base knocks (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 90 free passes. His earned run average is 4.37 (130 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.414. Bello has thrown 268 innings and has earned 236 K's so far in his MLB career.

The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .336 and they are earning 2.95 runs per outing (30th in baseball). They have hit 95 two-baggers, while taking a walk 158 times as well as scoring 186 runs. Chicago is sitting with 48 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 174 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 533 occasions (11th in the league) and have a total of 443 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have a team on-base percentage of .277 as well as a team batting average of .216 so far this season.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 338 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.09 (309 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 84 homers and they concede 5.57 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.452 with a FIP of 4.70 as a unit this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (524 strikeouts vs 249 bases on balls). They sit at 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 544.

With 56 save situations, the White Sox have earned 31 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 25 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 72 times in high leverage situations in addition to 78 occasions with runners on. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.5% of 126 inherited base runners. They rank 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 40.0%, and they have dispatched 215 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 36 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in professional baseball). The White Sox have racked up 500 assists, 35 errors and have amassed 1,638 putouts on the season. In 4,914 innings on the field, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 68.7% (26th in MLB).

So far in his career, Nastrini has given up 22 hits while accumulating 14 K's in 20 innings pitched. He has surrendered 22 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 2.090 and a FIP of 9.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 0.70 and he has faced 103 hitters in his pro baseball career. Nastrini (0-5 win-loss record in his career) holds a 9.85 ERA while conceding 9.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-110)

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