Athletics at White Sox 8/9/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox
MLB: 3:10 PM EST
Aug. 09, 2019
TV: MLBN
Latest Odds : OAK -175 O/U 10.5
The Oakland Athletics open a three-game series on the road Friday in the Windy City against the Chicago White Sox. The A’s were defeated on Wednesday by the Chicago Cubs 10-1 and lost two of three in the interleague series with Chicago. With the loss, the A’s dropped 10 games behind first place Houston in the American League West.
The White Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday and took three of four from the Tigers in their four-game series. Ivan Nova pitched eight shutout innings and the White Sox received three RBIs from James McCann while Tim Anderson got on base five times and scored three runs. Ryan Cordell hit a solo home run for the White Sox and Wellington Castillo and Jose Abreu each had an RBI double.
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Ramon Laureano leads Oakland with a .284 batting average. Matt Chapman leads in home runs with 24 and in RBIs with 64. Marcus Semien leads in hits with 130. The A’s are averaging .246 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .245. On Friday, the A’s will send Mike Fiers to the mound. The right-hander is 10-3 with an ERA of 3.46, 91 Ks and 42 BBs.
Yoan Moncada is leading the White Sox with a .301 batting average. Jose Abreu is the team leader in home runs with 24 and RBIs with 83. Leury Garcia leads in hits with 124. Chicago is batting .255 while its opponents are averaging .265. On Friday, the White Sox will send Ross Detwiler to the mound. The southpaw is 1-2 with an ERA of 5.72, 18 Ks and 5 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Oakland is 12-2 in its last 14 following a day off
The OVER has cashed in 3 of the A’s last 5
Chicago is 4-1 in its last 5
The UNDER has cashed in 5 of the White Sox last 6 at home
Free Betting Pick: Oakland Athletics -175
The Athletics have dominated this series winning 5 of the last 7 played on the road in Chicago and 13 of the last 16 overall against the White Sox. Oakland has won each of Fiers’ last 3 starts overall. The right-hander has allowed just 5 earned runs on 16 hits over 19.1 innings and is 1-0 over that span with 2 no decisions. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win 7-4