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

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24 April 2023

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

Entering Monday’s matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays (13-9), the Chicago White Sox (7-15) are on a four-game losing streak. The contest starts at 7:07 PM ET on SN1 with the Blue Jays listed as -164 favorites, while the are +141 underdogs who may be heading for a fifth straight defeat.

Chris Bassitt takes the mound for Toronto while Lance Lynn is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

Blue Jays vs. White Sox Odds

Blue Jays odds to win: -164
White Sox odds to win: +141
Spread: Blue Jays -1.5
Total: 9 runs

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Game Time and Information

Date: Monday, April 24, 2023
Time: 7:07 PM ET
TV: SN1

Who Will Win Blue Jays vs. White Sox?

Blue Jays and White Sox Betting Trends

The Blue Jays have won eight of the 13 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (61.5%).

When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -164 or shorter, Toronto has a 5-1 record (winning 83.3% of its games).

The White Sox have entered the game as underdogs 14 times this season and won three, or 21.4%, of those games.

Chicago has been at least a +141 moneyline underdog three times this season, but was upset in all of those games.

In the 22 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Blue Jays, they have combined with opponents to go over the total nine times (9-11-2).

Games involving the White Sox have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 12 of 22 chances this season.

Blue Jays Stats & Insights

The Blue Jays rank 16th in runs scored with 100, 4.5 per game.

Toronto ranks 15th in MLB action with 25 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.

The Blue Jays have the seventh-best batting average in the league (.256).

Toronto strikes out 8.2 times per game to rank eighth in the majors.

The pitching staff for the Blue Jays has a collective 9.1 K/9, which ranks 13th in the majors.

Toronto has the 19th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.48).

White Sox Stats & Insights

The White Sox have scored 94 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 18th in MLB.

Chicago ranks 19th in Major League Baseball with 23 home runs.

The White Sox have a team batting average of .241 this season, which ranks 17th among MLB teams.

Chicago ranks 13th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.

The White Sox average 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the league.

Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 5.43 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.

Blue Jays Key Players to Watch

The Blue Jays are sending Bassitt (2-2) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 2-2 with a 5.40 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 21 2/3 innings pitched.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is batting .341 this season with a team-high five home runs.

Matt Chapman leads Toronto in home runs with five, runs batted in with 17 and a batting average of .367.

Bo Bichette is slashing .330/.364/.511 this season for the Blue Jays.

George Springer has 18 hits and an OBP of .263 to go with a slugging percentage of .308 this season.

White Sox Key Players to Watch

The White Sox will hand the ball to Lynn (0-2) for his fifth start of the season.

Andrew Vaughn has a team-best 14 runs batted in.

Luis Robert’s five home runs pace his team.

Andrew Benintendi leads the White Sox with a .282 batting average.

Yasmani Grandal is hitting .281 with seven doubles, two home runs and seven walks.

Blue Jays and White Sox Injuries

Blue Jays: Mitchell White: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Chad Green: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Hyun-Jin Ryu: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Santiago Espinal: day-to-day (Wrist/hand)

White Sox: Tim Anderson: 10 Day IL (Knee), Yoán Moncada: 10 Day IL (Back), Hanser Alberto: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Joe Kelly: 15 Day IL (Groin), Liam Hendriks: 15 Day IL (Illness), Garrett Crochet: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Matt Foster: 60 Day IL (Forearm)