Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction MLB Picks 8/18/24

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago

-Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Houston 

-Recent betting trends in games played between Chicago and Houston

-A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between the White Sox and Astros. 

White Sox Continue to be Awful

The White Sox have been awful season, and it doesn’t look like that’s going to be changing anytime soon. On Saturday, the White Sox scored only one run and that led to the defeat. Chris Flexen went four innings, giving up seven hits and four runs. The White Sox are averaging 3.13 runs, while their pitching is giving up 5.19 runs per game. The offense is ranked 30th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 29th. Getting the start for the White will be Ky Bush, who sits with an 0-1 record and an ERA of 5.19. Against the New York Yankees in his last start he went 4.2 innings giving up two hits and two runs. 

Astros Continue to Win

Early in the season, there was panic mode around the Houston Astros, but that isn’t the case anymore. On Saturday, the pitching was dominant, and the offense scored six runs. Hunter Brown went seven innings, giving up four hits and one run. Jose Altuve finished with two hits, and he drove in two RBis. The Astros are averaging 4.62 runs, while their pitching is giving up 4.06 runs per game. The offense is ranked 12th in the league, while the pitching is ranked 7th. Yordan Alveraz hit 25 home runs and drove in 66 RBIs. Getting the start for the Astros will be Framber Valdez, who sits with a 12-5 record and an ERA of 3.38. On Monday, the Astros will host the Boston Red Sox in a key series. 

Why the Astros Will Beat the White Sox

• The White Sox have lost 25 of their last 26 games after playing the previous day.
• The Astros have won nine of their last 10 games.
• The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 13 Sunday day games.
• The Astros have covered the run line in seven of their last eight day games against American League opponents that held a losing record.

Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction

The Astros could win this game by 13 or 14 runs, and it wouldn’t shock me. The Astros offense scored only one run on Saturday, and they might be shutout here. Valdez is an above average pitcher, and he’s going to dominate here. The Astros offense will get out to a fast start against Bush, and Houston is going to have no issue cruising to the victory. Back the Astros -3.5 to cash here.