Arizona Diamondbacks (32-36) vs Chicago White Sox (17-52)
Game Info: Friday, June 14, 2024 at 9:40 pm (Chase Field)
The Line: Betting Odds: Arizona Diamondbacks -185 / Chicago White Sox +156 — Over/Under: 8.5
The Chicago White Sox and the Arizona Diamondbacks meet Friday in MLB action from Chase Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Chicago White Sox will send out Chris Flexen for the start here and Flexen is 2-5 with a 5.06 ERA and 49 strikeouts this season. In his last five starts against the Diamondbacks, Flexen is 1-2 with a 7.11 ERA and 22 strikeouts. Ryne Nelson will get the start for Arizona in this one and is 3-5 with a 5.96 ERA and 33 strikeouts this season. This will be Nelson’s first career start against the White Sox.
Chicago White Sox Recap
The Chicago White Sox come into this series looking to build some momentum after salvaging something from their series finale against the Mariners with a 3-2 win in Thursday’s series finale. The White Sox still lost the series, meaning that Chicago would be unable to build some momentum after their series split with the White Sox from last weekend’s series.
White Sox Trying To Find Consistent Offense
Gavin Sheets leads the White Sox with a .238 batting average and a .346 OBP along with a team-high 14 doubles and 28 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn also has 8 homers and 25 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 4 home runs and 18 RBIs with Vaughn logging 13 doubles as well as a team-high 55 hits. Paul DeJong also has a team-high 13 home runs and 28 RBIs with a team-high 73 strikeouts as well this season.
Why the Chicago White Sox will win
- The Diamondbacks have lost each of their last six games against American League opponents following a home win.
- The road team has won five of the last six games between the White Sox and Diamondbacks.
- The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the run line in eight of their last nine home games following a home win.
- The White Sox have covered the run line in each of their last six road games against National League opponents following a road win.
- The Diamondbacks have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three Friday night games as favorites.
- The White Sox have led after 5 innings in five of their last six games as underdogs against National League opponents.
Arizona Diamondbacks Recap
The Arizona Diamondbacks come into this one looking to build on their series win over the Los Angeles Angels thanks to an 11-1 win over the Angels in Thursday’s series finale. The series win helped the Diamondbacks build on a series split from last weekend’s four-game set against the San Diego Padres.
Diamondbacks Looking To Build Steam At The Plate
Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with 75 hits in addition to a .282 batting average and 15 doubles with 14 home runs and 37 RBIs while Lourdes Gurriel Jr. also has 9 home runs and 41 RBIs as well this season. Corbin Carroll has a team-high 12 stolen bases while Eugenio Suarez has a team-high 76 strikeouts this season. Christian Walker also has 15 home runs with a team-high 46 RBIs of his own in addition to 76 strikeouts this season.
Why the Arizona Diamondbacks will win
- The White Sox have lost each of their last 10 night games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Diamondbacks have won 10 of their last 11 games against the White Sox.
- The Diamondbacks have covered the run line in six of their last seven games against the White Sox.
- The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven road games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
- The White Sox have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last seven games against NL West opponents that held a losing record.
Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction
I’m on the White Sox here. Is Chris Flexen my favorite pitcher in this White Sox rotation? No, but Ryne Nelson’s borderline unbackable given his career issues at home with an ERA this season just under seven and documented issues in the past couple of years. Chicago’s been competitive in a lot of their recent games and I think they can battle here and draw first blood. Give me Chicago in this one.