Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 4/22/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Monday, April 22, 2024

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+150) Minnesota (-178)

Target Field is the location where the Minnesota Twins (7-13) will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (3-18) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the White Sox at +150 while the Twins are sitting at -178. The total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jonathan Cannon and Chris Paddack.

Chicago has a slugging percentage of .290 and have struck out 170 times, while being walked on 59 occasions. They have accounted for 40 runs batted in as well as 119 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .190. The White Sox have earned 30 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 43 runs while holding a team OBP of .268. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 2.2 runs/g, which puts them at 30th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.83 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42. White Sox pitchers have conceded 28 long balls in addition to 108 total runs (25th in MLB). Chicago has given up 162 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 93 earned runs. The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.83 on the campaign (26th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 154 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 84 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 5.11 as a team over the course of the season.

White Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on 27 times as well as having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 7 holds for the year (28th in MLB). The White Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 37.5% and has stepped onto the mound in 15 save situations. They have 3 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 5 of 8 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 runners so far this season with 43.2% of those runners crossed home plate. The White Sox have dispatched 72 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The White Sox have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,560 innings, which has them sitting 8th in pro baseball. The Chicago White Sox have notched a total of 520 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 169 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .979 which puts them in 27th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 14 double plays.

Cannon has thrown 5 frames and has accounted for 3 strikeouts thus far in his career. Cannon (0-0 career mark) sits with a FIP of 2.60 and he has gone up against 19 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 1.80 (1 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.800. He has given up 3 hits (5.4 hits per nine innings) with 1 free passes.

The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an OBP of .280 as well as a team batting average of .194 this season. They have struck out on 193 instances (9th in baseball) and have earned 121 hits. Minnesota is sitting with 16 home runs for the year to go along with 60 RBIs. The Twins have a SLG% of .329 and they are scoring 3.47 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have 28 doubles, while getting a free base 60 times as well as racking up 66 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.263 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a team this season. They are sitting at 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 162. The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 86 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.20 (78 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 10.30 (191 strikeouts against 49 free passes). They have yielded 27 home runs and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

With 20 save situations, the Twins have tallied 13 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Minnesota has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 7 save opportunities and they have tallied 4 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 24 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 37.5% out of their 24 inherited runners. They rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 61 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 8 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in baseball). The Twins have racked up 128 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 502 putouts on the season. Out of their 1,506 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (24th in the majors).

Paddack (22-22 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.38 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.75 and he has faced 1,457 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 170 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.174 and a FIP of 4.1. During his pro baseball career, Paddack has given up 337 base hits and he has 347 K's in 349 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-178)

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