Chicago White Sox vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 7/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Miami Marlins

Date: Saturday, July 6, 2024

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-105) Miami (-110)

The Miami Marlins (30-57) will go up against the Chicago White Sox (25-64) at loanDepot park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at -105 and Miami is sitting at -110. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Garrett Crochet and Yonny Chirinos.

The White Sox have recorded 130 doubles as a team and have knocked 80 baseballs out of the park. Chicago is slugging .350 and have struck out 762 times, while being walked on 230 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 3.2 runs per game, which is 30th in baseball. They have earned 272 RBI's as well as 650 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .221. They have accumulated 285 runs while having a team OBP of .282.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.57 so far this year (27th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 760 batters. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 111 home runs in addition to 446 runs in total (29th in MLB). They have walked 333 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.44 as a unit over the course of the season. Chicago has relinquished 735 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 396 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37.

The White Sox have sent 292 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 164 base runners so far this season and 34.8% of those runners crossed the plate. They have recorded 15 saves on the year and have blown 21 out of their 36 save opportunities. The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 41.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 78 save situations. The bullpen have 41 holds for the year (20th in MLB). White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 104 times as well as having 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 2,341 putouts this year, as well as 703 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .983 which has them ranked 25th in pro baseball, and have a total of 54 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs in their 7,023 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 20th in the majors.

Crochet has taken the mound for 173 innings and has racked up 226 strikeouts thus far in his career. Crochet (9-13 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 2.86 and he has faced 715 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.91 (56 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.101. He has allowed 131 base hits (6.8 hits per nine innings) and has 60 free passes.

The Miami Marlins are sitting with an on-base percentage of .280 and a batting average of .231 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 710 instances (18th in the league) and are sitting with 679 hits. Miami has knocked in 69 home runs so far this year as well as 294 runs batted in. The Marlins have a team SLG% of .350 and they average 3.48 runs per contest (29th in the league). They have 119 doubles, while getting a free base 177 times as well as putting up 303 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.365 in addition to having a FIP of 4.14 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.30 (711 strikeouts against 297 bases on balls). They rank 26th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 761. They have given up 88 homers and they allow 5.11 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have conceded 440 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.56 (393 earned runs surrendered).

Miami has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 31 save opportunities and they have recorded 14 saves. They rank 29th in the league holding a save rate of 45.2%, and they have dispatched 304 relievers onto the field this year. Their relievers have taken the field 105 times in high leverage situations in addition to 94 occasions with runners on. Miami relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of their 127 inherited base runners. Sitting with 70 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 39 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

Out of their 6,978 innings on the field, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (28th in MLB). The Miami Marlins have gotten 64 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (29th in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 813 assists, 59 errors and have notched a total of 2,326 putouts for the season.

Chirinos (20-15 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.02 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.07 and he has faced 1,416 batters so far in his career. He has conceded 152 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.226 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. In his career, Chirinos has conceded 328 base hits and he has 273 strikeouts in 340 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-110)

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