Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction MLB Picks 8/27/24

David Racey

2 years ago

Chicago White Sox (31-101) vs Texas Rangers (60-71)

Game Info: Tuesday, August 27, 2024 at 8:10 pm (Guaranteed Rate Field)

The Line: Betting Odds: Chicago White Sox +125 / Texas Rangers -150 — Over/Under: 8.5

In this article we will formulate a Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox prediction for this MLB game on Tuesday, August 27th at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. To formulate this prediction for game one in the series, we will examine:

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

Texas Rangers Betting Preview

The Texas Rangers are 60-71 this year and they have split their last four games. Texas is coming off of a series loss against Cleveland, where they lost two out of three games. Prior to that series, the Rangers won two out of three against the Pirates, lost three out of four against the Twins, and lost two out of three against the Red Sox. Texas is 4-6 in their last 10 games and they are third in the AL West.

The Texas pitching staff has a 4.31 ERA, a 1.29 WHIP, and a .240 opponent batting average. The Rangers offense has scored 548 runs with a .237 batting average and a .305 on base percentage. Corey Seager is batting .270 with 29 home runs and 71 RBI’s for the Rangers this season.

Chicago White Sox Betting Preview

The Chicago White Sox are 31-101 this season and they have lost four games in a row. Chicago is coming off of a series loss against Detroit, where they lost all four games by at least three runs. Prior to that series, the White Sox lost two out of three against the Giants, lost two out of three against the Astros, and lost two out of three against the Yankees. Chicago is just 1-8 in their last nine games and they are last in the AL Central.

The Chicago pitching staff has a 4.91 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and a .256 opponent batting average. The White Sox offense has scored 411 runs with a .221 batting average and a .278 on base percentage. Andrew Vaughn is batting .246 with 15 home runs and 59 RBI’s for the White Sox this season.

Starting Pitchers

The projected starting pitcher for Texas is Andrew Heaney, who is 4-13 with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP over 129.1 innings pitched this year. Heaney has allowed at least three earned runs in three of his last five starts. The projected starting pitcher for Chicago is Garrett Crochet, who is 6-9 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP over 128.2 innings pitched this season. Crochet has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts, but has not pitched more than four innings in any of those outings.

Why the Rangers will beat the White Sox

The White Sox have lost each of their last 10 home games against teams that held a losing record.
The Rangers have won nine of their last 10 games against the White Sox.
The White Sox have failed to cover the run line in 14 of their last 15 games as home underdogs after playing the previous day.
The favorites have covered the run line in eight of the White Sox’s last nine games.

Total Runs Facts

Six of the Rangers’ last seven games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
Five of the White Sox’s last six games as underdogs against AL West opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the White Sox’s last five home games.
The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last three games as road favorites against AL Central opponents.

Chicago White Sox Player Prop Facts

Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 15 appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Yoan Moncada has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 11 Tuesday night appearances.
Yoan Moncada has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances with the White Sox as home underdogs against the Rangers.
Luis Robert has scored a run in each of the White Sox’s last six games against the Rangers at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one total base in each of his last 15 appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field against AL opponents that held a losing record.
Andrew Benintendi has hit a home run in each of the White Sox’s last two games against AL West opponents that held a losing record.
Andrew Vaughn has recorded at least one RBI in each of the White Sox’s last five home games against the Rangers.

Texas Rangers Player Prop Facts

Leody Taveras has recorded a Double in each of the Rangers’ last three games as road favorites against AL Central opponents.
Marcus Semien has scored at least one run in each of the Rangers’ last six games against the White Sox.
Andrew Heaney has recorded a win in each of his last three appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Marcus Semien has recorded at least one total base in each of the Rangers’ last 11 games against the White Sox.
Marcus Semien has hit a home run in four of the Rangers’ last six games against the White Sox.
Jonah Heim has recorded at least one RBI in four of the Rangers’ last five games against the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Andrew Heaney has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last three appearances at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Marcus Semien has recorded at least one hit in each of the Rangers’ last 11 games against the White Sox.
Josh Jung has recorded at least one Single in seven of his last eight appearances against AL Central opponents.