Astros vs. White Sox Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

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29 March 2023

Astros vs. White Sox Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

The Houston Astros are moneyline favorites (-157) to begin their season with a home win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday at 7:08 PM ET, live on SportsNet SW.

Houston’s Framber Valdez and Chicago’s Dylan Cease have been named the starters for this contest.

Astros vs. White Sox Odds

Astros odds to win: -157
White Sox odds to win: +133
Spread: Astros -1.5
Total: 7 runs

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Game Time and Information

Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023
Time: 7:08 PM ET
TV: SportsNet SW

Who Will Win Astros vs. White Sox?

Astros and White Sox Betting Trends (2022)

The Astros won 103 of the 149 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite last season (69.1%).

In games it played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -157 or shorter last year, Houston finished with a record of 63-32 (66.3%).

The White Sox were underdogs 54 times last season and won 24, or 44.4%, of those games.

Last season, Chicago won nine of its 18 games, or 50%, when it was the underdog by at least +133 on the moneyline.

The Astros played in 174 games with a set over/under, and combined with their opponents to go over the total 62 times (62-100-12).

The White Sox and their opponents hit the over in 72 of their 160 games with a total last season.

Astros Stats & Insights (2022)

Last season the Astros scored the eighth-most runs in baseball (737 total, 4.5 per game).

Houston ranked fourth-best in the majors last season with 214 total home runs.

The Astros ranked 13th in MLB with a .247 batting average.

Houston’s hitters struck out 7.3 times per game, the second-lowest average in MLB.

The pitching staff for the Astros had a collective 9.5 K/9 last season, which ranked third in the majors.

Houston’s 2.89 team ERA ranked second across all MLB pitching staffs.

White Sox Stats & Insights (2022)

The White Sox scored the 19th-most runs in the league last season with 686 (4.2 per game).

Chicago hit 149 homers last season, which ranked 22nd in the majors.

The White Sox’s .256 batting average was among the best in baseball, ranking fourth in MLB.

Chicago showed patience at the plate last season, having the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.8) among MLB offenses.

The White Sox had a nine K/9 last season as a pitching staff, eighth-best in baseball.

Chicago had the 16th-ranked ERA (3.96) in the majors last season.

Astros Key Players to Watch (2022)

Valdez gets the call to start for the Astros, his first this season.

Last season, Yordan Alvarez hit .306 with 37 home runs and 97 RBI.

Alex Bregman collected 142 hits, posted an OBP of .366, and a .454 SLG.

Kyle Tucker finished with a .257 average and 107 RBI last season.

Jose Abreu hit .304 with an OBP of .378, and a slugging percentage of .446.

White Sox Key Players to Watch (2022)

The White Sox will send Cease to the mound for his first start this season.

Elvis Andrus hit 17 home runs last season while slugging .404.

Andrew Vaughn hit 17 home runs with 76 runs batted in last year.

Andrew Benintendi accumulated 139 hits with a batting average of .302 last season.

Luis Robert hit .284 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks.

Astros and White Sox Injuries

Astros: Jose Altuve: 10 Day IL (Thumb)

White Sox: None