Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 9/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+129) Los Angeles (-154)

The Los Angeles Angels (60-90) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (36-115) at Angel Stadium on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +129 and Los Angeles is coming in at -154. The total has been set at O8.0. The men taking the mound are Garrett Crochet and Jack Kochanowicz.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 3.1 runs per game, which has them at 30th in MLB. They have tallied 470 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .279. The White Sox have earned 213 doubles as a team and have hit 123 balls out of the park. They have tallied 449 RBI's and 1,114 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .222. Chicago has a slugging rate of .342 and have been called out on strikes 1,306 times, while drawing a walk on 366 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.14 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.45. White Sox pitchers have allowed 193 long balls in addition to 777 runs in total (29th in baseball). Chicago has given up 1,318 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 706 earned runs. The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.81 on the year (29th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,266 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 592 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.61 as a squad this year.

White Sox pitchers have entered the game with runners on 163 times in addition to having 146 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 59 holds on the season (29th in baseball). The White Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 36.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 114 save situations. They have 19 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 33 of their 52 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 258 runners on the season and 34.5% of them crossed the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 496 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The White Sox have transformed 68.3% of balls in play into outs out of 11,886 innings, which has them sitting at 25th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 3,962 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,192 assists and 89 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .983 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and have accumulated 104 double plays.

Crochet has thrown 210 innings and has accounted for 280 strikeouts during his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.42 (80 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.175. He has given up 175 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 72 free passes. Crochet (9-19 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.37 while he has faced 882 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Angels have a team slugging percentage of .371 and they are scoring 3.93 runs per outing (27th in baseball). They have recorded 209 doubles, while walking 443 times as well as scoring 590 runs. Los Angeles has accumulated 156 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 554 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,291 occasions (13th in the league) and have totaled 1,126 base hits. The Los Angeles Angels have accumulated an OBP of .300 and a batting average of .228 over the course of the season.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.332 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.64 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.90 (1,165 strikeouts vs 555 walks). They rank 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,207. They have conceded 183 dingers and they relinquish 4.95 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 728 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.54 (668 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 114 save situations, the Angels have compiled 62 holds and also 16 blown saves. Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 50 save opportunities and they have tallied 34 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 132 times in high leverage situations and also on 124 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 198 inherited runners. They are ranked 7th in the league holding a save percentage of 68.0%, and they have sent 471 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 138 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in the majors). The Angels have recorded 1,321 assists, 83 errors and have amassed 3,971 putouts on the season. In their 11,913 innings on the diamond, the Angels hold a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (5th in baseball).

Kochanowicz (2-5 mark in his career) is the owner of a 5.10 earned run average while conceding 11.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.67 and he has faced 188 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 25 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.429 and a FIP of 5.0. So far in his MLB career, Kochanowicz has given up 54 base hits while he has earned 15 strikeouts in 44 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+129)

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