Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/1/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-166) Chicago (+140)

Guaranteed Rate Field is the site where the Chicago White Sox (6-23) will take on the Minnesota Twins (15-13) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Minnesota at -166 and Chicago is opening at +140. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Bailey Ober and Chris Flexen.

Minnesota has a slugging rate of .400 and have struck out 263 times, while drawing a walk on 88 occasions. They have earned 119 RBI's in addition to 221 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .234. The Twins have recorded 56 doubles as a team and have hit 31 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 127 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 15th in the league.

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The Twins are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.91 on the campaign (15th in the league), and the staff has rung up 281 hitters. Twins pitchers have yielded 34 long balls and 118 runs in total (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 76 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.74 as a unit this year. Minnesota has given up 228 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 108 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.70 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23.

Twins bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 23 times in addition to having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 20 holds for the year (6th in MLB). The Twins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 72.7% and has come into the game in 31 save situations. They have recorded 8 saves this year and have not converted 3 out of their 11 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 33 runners over the course of the season and 39.4% of those players earned a run for their team. The Twins have dispatched 88 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Minnesota Twins have a total of 745 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 191 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 5th in MLB, and they have turned 13 double plays. The Twins have turned 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,235 innings, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB.

Ober has taken the mound for 20 innings and has racked up 19 K's during his career. Ober (1-1 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.62 while he has gone up against 88 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.35 (10 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.258. He has conceded 19 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 7 walks.

The White Sox have a SLG% of .312 and they are recording 2.72 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have hit 41 two-baggers, while taking a walk 78 times as well as scoring 79 runs. Chicago is sitting with 18 HRs over the course of the season and 72 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 254 occasions (13th in MLB) and have recorded 194 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have a team OBP of .276 and a team batting average of .208 for the season.

The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.446 and have a FIP of 4.97 as a pitching staff on the year. They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 248. The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 157 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.02 (140 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (233 strikeouts against 115 free passes). They have yielded 42 homers and they concede 5.63 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Sitting with 22 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 11 holds and 7 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 11 save opportunities and they have walked away with 4 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 39 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of 60 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB with a save rate of 36.4%, and they have dispatched 105 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 19 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (23rd in professional baseball). The White Sox have racked up 233 assists, 18 errors and are sitting with 753 putouts this year. Out of their 2,259 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (20th in professional baseball).

Flexen (17-11 record in his career) has earned a 3.69 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and he has faced 1,149 batters so far in his career. He has given up 113 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.257 and having a FIP of 4.2. In his pro baseball career, Flexen has allowed 262 base hits while accumulating 213 punch outs in 275 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota (-166)

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