Braves vs. White Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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13 July 2023

Braves vs. White Sox odds, tips and betting trends

At Truist Park on Friday, the Chicago White Sox (38-54) open a three-game series versus the Atlanta Braves (60-29), at 7:20 PM ET.

The Braves are favored (-253 moneyline odds) when they host the White Sox (+208). The Atlanta Braves will hand the ball to Charlie Morton (9-6, 3.43 ERA), who is looking for win No. 10 on the season, and the White Sox will counter with Michael Kopech (3-7, 4.08 ERA).

The Braves lost 10-4 to the Rays Friday, with Bryce Elder (3 1/3 innings, giving up seven earned runs on six hits) on the hook for the loss. Matt Olson went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the Braves offensively in the defeat.

The White Sox suffered a 4-3 loss to the Cardinals Friday. Elvis Andrus (2-for-3 with an RBI) led the way offensively, while Keynan Middleton got the loss on the mound after going one inning without giving up an earned run on one hit, while striking out one.

Before watching this Braves vs. White Sox matchup, here is everything you need to know about Friday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.

Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago White Sox Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Braves (-253, bet $253 to win $100)
Underdog: White Sox (+208, bet $100 to win $208)
Over/under: 9.5

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Braves Stats and Trends

Braves Betting Records

This season, the Braves have won 52 out of the 77 games, or 67.5%, in which they’ve been favored.
Atlanta has a record of 9-3, a 75% win rate, when favored by -253 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Braves have a 71.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
So far this season, Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in 48 of 89 games with a total.
The Braves are 44-45-0 ATS in their 89 games with a spread this season.

Charlie Morton (Braves Probable Starter)

Morton (9-6 with a 3.43 ERA and 111 strikeouts in 97 2/3 innings pitched) goes for his 10th victory when he gets the start for the Braves, his 18th of the season.
The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Friday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went 6 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up four hits.
In 17 games this season, the 39-year-old has a 3.43 ERA and 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .255 to opposing hitters.
Morton heads into this matchup with seven quality starts under his belt this season.
Morton will look to extend a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing).
In three of his 17 total appearances this season he has not allowed an earned run.
He will match up with a White Sox offense that ranks 18th in MLB with 742 total hits (on a .236 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .390 (23rd in MLB) with 103 total home runs (15th in MLB).
This season, the 39-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (3.43), 53rd in WHIP (1.412), and 12th in K/9 (10.3) among qualifying pitchers.

Braves Batting Stats

No team in MLB has hit more homers than the Braves, who have connected on 169 this season.
Hitters for Atlanta lead the majors with a combined .493 team slugging percentage.
The Braves’ .271 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking second in MLB.
Atlanta has scored the third-most runs in the majors this season with 499.
The Braves have an on-base percentage of .339 this season, which ranks second in the league.
Atlanta has shown patience at the plate this season with the seventh-best rate of strikeouts per game (8.2) among MLB offenses.

White Sox Stats and Trends

White Sox Betting Records

The White Sox have come away with 19 wins in the 56 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
Oddsmakers have given Chicago the worst odds of winning it has seen this season with a +208 moneyline listed for this contest.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 32.5% chance of walking away with the win.
Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 41 of its 91 opportunities.
The White Sox are 43-48-0 against the spread in their 91 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Michael Kopech (White Sox Probable Starter)

The White Sox will send Kopech (3-7) out for his 17th start of the season. He is 3-7 with a 4.08 ERA and 97 strikeouts through 86 2/3 innings pitched.
In his last appearance on Wednesday, June 28, the righty tossed four innings against the Los Angeles Angels, giving up two earned runs while surrendering four hits.
The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.08, with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opposing batters have a .217 batting average against him.
Kopech has five quality starts under his belt this year.
Kopech has pitched five or more innings in a game 10 times this season entering this matchup.
In three of his appearances this season he did not give up an earned run.
The opposing Braves offense has the best slugging percentage (.493) and ranks first in home runs hit (169) in all of MLB. They have a collective .271 batting average, and are second in the league with 828 total hits and third in MLB action scoring 499 runs.

White Sox Batting Stats

The White Sox are 15th in MLB play with 103 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
This season, Chicago ranks 23rd in the majors with a .390 slugging percentage.
The White Sox rank 22nd in MLB with a .236 batting average.
Chicago scores the 23rd-most runs in baseball (382 total, 4.2 per game).
The White Sox’s .295 on-base percentage is the second-worst in baseball.

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