White Sox at Athletics 7/13/19 - MLB Betting Odds & Picks
Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics
MLB: 4:07 PM EST
Jul. 13, 2019
TV: FS1
Latest Odds : OAK -195 O/U 9.5
On Saturday, the Chicago White Sox play the second game of a three-game series on the road against the Oakland Athletics. The White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs on Sunday 3-1 in their last game prior to the All-Star Game. Ivan Nova tossed shutout baseball into the sixth inning for the first time at home in eight starts. Eloy Jimenez and Jose Abreu each hit home runs to help the White Sox to the win.
Oakland beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4 last Sunday after taking a 5-0 lead in the first inning. Matt Olson led the A’s offense with a homer in the first inning. Ramon Laureano and Marcus Semien each hit home runs for Oakland and the A’s have hit 24 home runs over the past 12 games.
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Tim Anderson leads the White Sox with a .317 batting average. Jose Abreu is the team leader in home runs with 21 and in RBIs with 66. Chicago is batting .257 while its opponents are averaging .266. The White Sox have not yet announced a starting pitcher for Saturday game with Oakland.
Marcus Semien is leading the Athletics with a .271 batting average and in hits with 102. Matt Chapman leads in home runs with 21 and in RBIs with 52. The A’s are averaging .246 at the plate while opposing hitters are averaging .241. On Saturday, the A’s will send Chris Bassitt to the mound. The right-hander is 5-4 with an ERA of 4.29, 75 Ks and 32 BBs.
Recent Betting Trends:
Chicago is 1-4 in its last 5 on the road
The OVER has cashed in 6 of the White Sox last 8 in game 2 of a series
Oakland is 7-2 in its last 9
The UNDER has cashed in 4 of the A’s last 5
Free Betting Pick: OVER 9.5
Take the OVER in this matchup. The OVER has cashed in each of the last 6 meetings between the two played in Oakland and in 11 of the last 12 meetings between the two overall. Oakland has seen the OVER cash in each of Bassitt’s last 4 starts at home, in 4 of the right-hander’s last 5 starts overall and in 4 of their hurler’s last 5 starts versus an opponent with a losing record. Final Score Prediction, Oakland Athletics win, but our best play is OVER 7-5