Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+126) Chicago (-152)

The Chicago White Sox (2-2) will go up against the Minnesota Twins (0-4) at Rate Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Minnesota at +126 while Chicago is coming in at -152. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Pablo Lopez and Sean Burke.

The Twins have tallied 5 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 2 balls out of the stadium. Minnesota has a slugging rate of .230 and have been rung up 32 times, while taking a walk on 9 occasions. As a squad, the Minnesota Twins are scoring 1.5 runs per contest, which is 30th in the league. They have recorded 6 runs batted in in addition to 18 hits for the season, while their team batting average comes in at .143. They have accounted for 6 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .206.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.41 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.72. Twins pitchers have conceded 8 long balls and 28 runs (28th in MLB). Minnesota has allowed 38 base hits (10.7 per 9 innings) as well as 26 earned runs. The Twins have an earned run average of 7.31 this year (29th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 24 batters. They have walked 17 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 6.31 as a squad on the campaign.

The Twins relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 0.0%. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 8 runners so far this year and 37.5% of those runners crossed the plate. Twins relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 5 times in addition to having 1 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 13 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have racked up 0 holds on the season (29th in the league). They have compiled 0 saves on the season.

The Twins have turned 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 288 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in pro baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers have a total of 96 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 27 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which puts them in 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 2 double plays.

Lopez has taken the ball for 889 innings and has earned 921 punch outs in his career. Lopez (54-49 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 3.85 while facing 3,683 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.91 (386 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.181. He has allowed 819 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 231 walks.

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .283 in addition to a team batting average of .210 for the year. They have struck out on 24 instances (28th in MLB) and have earned 26 hits. Chicago has knocked in 7 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 19 runs batted in. The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .411 and they are recording 4.75 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have 4 doubles, while getting a free base 13 times as well as putting up 19 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 5 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 0.75 (3 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 2 home runs and they allow 1.25 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB). The White Sox have a WHIP of 0.917 with a FIP of 2.84 as a staff over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (36 strikeouts vs 12 walks). They come in at 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 21.

With 3 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 3 holds and 0 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 0 save chances. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 5 times in high leverage situations and on 1 occasion with base runners. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 0.0% out of 2 inherited base runners. They are ranked 26th in baseball with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 13 relievers to the mound so far this year.

In their 324 innings on the diamond, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 76.5% (8th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in MLB). The White Sox have 35 assists, 2 errors and have accumulated 108 putouts for the season.

Burke (2-0 win-loss record in his career) has a 1.42 ERA while allowing 5.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.14 and he has gone up against 76 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 3 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 1.4. During his career, Burke has allowed 12 hits while he has tallied 22 strikeouts in 19 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (-152)

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