Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction MLB Picks 9/15/24

The Oakland A’s and the Chicago White Sox meet Sunday in MLB action from Guaranteed Rate Field. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Oakland A’s vs. Chicago White Sox prediction.

Starting Pitching Matchup

The Oakland A’s will trot out JP Sears for the start here and Sears is 11-10 with a 4.18 ERA and 123 strikeouts this season. In his career, Sears is 1-2 with a 7.80 ERA and 15 strikeouts against the White Sox. Sean Burke will get the start for the White Sox here and is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts this season. This will be Burke’s first career start against the A’s.

Oakland A’s Recap

The Oakland A’s come into this one looking to win the series after falling short in Saturday’s matchup by a final score of 7-6. The loss put the A’s at risk of failing to build on their series win over the Astros from earlier in the week.

A’s Trying To Finish Season Strong

Brent Rooker leads the A’s with 149 hits and 105 RBIs along with 36 home runs this season while Lawrence Butler has 21 home runs, 55 RBIs and 23 doubles. JJ Bleday has a team-high 41 doubles, 4 triples, 130 hits and 56 RBIs. Rooker also has 159 K’s at the dish this season, while Zack Gelof has the unfortunate title of leading strikeout bat with 169 strikeouts this season. Shea Langeliers has also chipped in 25 home runs and 70 RBIs.

Why the Oakland Athletics will win

• The White Sox have lost each of their last 11 games against American League opponents following a win.
• The Athletics have won 11 of their last 12 games following a road loss.
• The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in each of their last eight Sunday home games.
• The Athletics have covered the run line in 11 of their last 12 games following a road loss.

Chicago White Sox Recap

The Chicago White Sox come into this game hoping to pick up a rare series win after evening the set up at one win apiece with Saturday’s victory. The win would help the White Sox rebound from series losses to the Guardians, Red Sox and Orioles in the month of September so far.

White Sox Trying To Avoid Dubious Record

Gavin Sheets has a .242 batting average and a .313 OBP along with 24 doubles and 43 RBIs while Andrew Vaughn has 17 homers and 63 RBIs and Andrew Benintendi has 17 home runs and 55 RBIs with Vaughn logging 29 doubles as well as a team-high 127 hits.

Why the Chicago White Sox will win

• The Athletics have lost five of their last six games as road favorites after playing the previous day.
• The White Sox have won four of their last five games as home underdogs against the Athletics.
• The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 10 Sunday games as favorites.
• The White Sox have covered the run line in eight of their last nine games as underdogs against AL West opponents following a home win.

A’s vs. White Sox Prediction

I’m on the A’s here. I think that the White Sox are in some serious trouble when it comes to trying to avoid the worst record in major league history, and this is another step in that direction as they’ve had little success against left-handed pitching this season. JP Sears has been on a roll more often than not over the last couple of months, and I’m honestly just not looking to step in front of him when the White Sox are the alternative. I think Oakland bounces back for the series win here. Give me the A’s.