Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction MLB Picks 7/24/24

The Chicago White Sox and the Texas Rangers meet Wednesday in MLB action from Globe Life Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Chicago White Sox will send out Chris Flexen for the start here and Flexen is 2-9 with a 5.22 ERA and 75 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against Texas, Flexen is 3-0 with a 1.52 ERA and 24 strikeouts. The Texas Rangers will send out Nathan Eovaldi here and Eovaldi is 6-4 with a 3.36 ERA and 94 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the White Sox, Eovaldi is 2-2 with a 6.12 ERA and 23 strikeouts.

Chicago White Sox Recap

The Chicago White Sox will try to salvage something from this series and avoid the sweep after falling short in a 3-2 loss in Tuesday’s matchup. The back-to-back losses meant yet another series loss for the White Sox, making it 9 straight losses and putting the White Sox at risk of a third straight series sweep. The White Sox will take on the Mariners after this series.

White Sox Trying To Find Some Silver Lining In Abysmal Season

Gavin Sheets has a .222 batting average and a .311 OBP along with 19 doubles and 30 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn has 11 homers and 44 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 8 home runs and 28 RBIs with Vaughn logging 20 doubles as well as a team-high 84 hits. Paul DeJong also has a team-high 17 home runs and 38 RBIs with a team-high 109 strikeouts as well this season.

Why the Chicago White Sox will win

• The Rangers have lost each of their last three Wednesday games as favorites.
• The Rangers have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven night games against American League opponents.
• The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last six night games against AL West opponents following a loss.

Texas Rangers Recap

The Texas Rangers come into this one looking to complete the sweep and build some momentum after taking down the White Sox once again on Tuesday. The series win helps the Rangers bounce back from their series loss to the Baltimore Orioles to start the second half this past weekend.

Rangers Trying To Make A Push In AL West

Marcus Semien leads the Rangers with 98 hits along with 18 doubles, 14 home runs and 52 RBIs while Adolis Garcia has 17 home runs and 47 RBIs with 15 doubles as well as 8 stolen bases. Jonah Heim has 9 homers and 40 RBIs and Josh Smith also has a team-high 20 doubles. Corey Seager also has 18 home runs with 48 RBIs of his own this season.

Why the Texas Rangers will win

• The White Sox have lost each of their last nine games.
• The Rangers have won each of their last nine home games against AL Central opponents following a home win.
• The Rangers have covered the run line in each of their last six Wednesday games against AL Central opponents.
• The White Sox have failed to cover the run line each of their last five Wednesday games against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Prediction

I’m on the Rangers -1.5 here. I know the first couple of games in this series have been relatively tight, but the Rangers are the better team by a fair margin and Eovaldi’s clearly the better arm here. Flexen’s had a big issue with giving up runs on the road this season and overall as of late, while Eovaldi’s been money at home and I’m not holding one bad start against him against a Baltimore Orioles team that’s been crushing right handed pitching for the better part of the season. I just think this is a crucial series for the Texas Rangers and they complete the sweep over a White Sox team that already looks like they’ve mailed it in.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Texas -1.5