Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction MLB Picks 9/13/24

In this article, we will formulate an Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox prediction for this MLB game on Friday, September 13th at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. To formulate this prediction for game one in the series, we will examine:

• The Athletics’ recent form and recent player performance 
• The White Sox’s recent form and recent play performance
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Oakland
• Recent Betting trends and streaks involving Chicago 
• Recent betting trends in games played between Oakland and Chicago
• A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for Today’s Game between Oakland and Chicago

Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

The Oakland Athletics are 64-83 this year and they have lost three of their last five games. Oakland is coming off of a series win against Houston, where they won two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Athletics lost two out of three against the Tigers, split four games with the Mariners, and lost two out of three against the Rangers. Oakland is 5-7 in their last 12 games and they are fourth in the AL West. 

The Oakland pitching staff has a 4.32 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .251 opponent batting average. The Athletics offense has scored 596 runs with a .234 batting average and a .303 on-base percentage. Brent Rooker is batting .298 with 36 home runs and 102 RBI’s for the Athletics this season. 

Chicago White Sox Betting Preview

The Chicago White Sox are 33-114 this season and they have lost five of their last six games. Chicago is coming off of a series loss against Cleveland, where they lost all three games. Prior to that series, the White Sox lost two out of three against the Red Sox, lost two out of three against the Orioles, and lost all three against the Mets. Chicago is 2-17 in their last 19 games and they are last in the AL Central. 

The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.85 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and a .258 opponent batting average. The White Sox offense has scored 451 runs with a .221 batting average and a .278 on-base percentage. Andrew Vaughn is batting .244 with 17 home runs and 63 RBI’s for the White Sox this season. 

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Oakland is Brady Basso, who is 0-0 with a 1.93 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP over 9.1 innings pitched this year. Basso allowed zero earned runs and three hits in six innings of work against the Tigers in his last start. The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Garrett Crochet, who is 6-11 with a 3.83 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP over 134.0 innings pitched this season. Crochet has allowed five earned runs in his last two starts (5.1 IP). 

Why the Athletics will beat the White Sox

• The White Sox have lost each of their last 15 home games.
• The favorites have won 25 of the White Sox’s last 26 games at Guaranteed Rate Field.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last six night games against AL Central opponents following a loss.
• The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games.
• The Athletics have led after 3 innings in each of their last five Friday night games against AL Central opponents that held a losing record.
• The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last five Friday night games against the White Sox.

Total Runs Facts

• Nine of the Athletics’ last 10 road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
• Eight of the White Sox’s last nine home games have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last five games against AL Central opponents.

Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts

• Andrew Benintendi has recorded at least one RBI in eight of the White Sox’s last 10 games against the Athletics.
• Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one Single in each of his last six appearances with the White Sox as underdogs against AL West opponents.
• Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 13 appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field against opponents that held a losing record.
• Andrew Benintendi has scored at least one run in each of his last five home appearances against the Athletics.
• Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field against opponents that held a losing record.
• Andrew Benintendi has hit a home run in each of the White Sox’s last two games as underdogs against the Athletics.

Oakland Athletics Player Prop Facts

• Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 18 appearances after playing the previous day.
• Lawrence Butler has scored at least one run in eight of the Athletics’ last nine games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Lawrence Butler has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 18 appearances after playing the previous day.
• Lawrence Butler has hit at least one home run in four of the Athletics’ last six night games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Lawrence Butler has recorded a Double in each of the Athletics’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one RBI in eight of his last nine road appearances after playing the previous day.
• Brent Rooker has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Athletics’ last eight night games.

Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction 

Chicago comes into this game creeping closer to being the worst team in MLB history, and they are just 18-57 at home this year. Oakland is 28-44 on the road, but they have played decently well over the last two months and just won a series against Houston. The White Sox have Crochet on the mound for this game, but he has not been the same since going on his innings limit. On the other side, Basso pitched very well against Detroit last time out. Take Oakland to get the Game 1 win. 

David Racey's Pick: Athletics ML