Nationals vs. White Sox odds, tips and betting trends

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20 September 2023

Nationals vs. White Sox odds, tips and betting trends

In the final game of a three-game series at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals (67-85) play the Chicago White Sox (58-94), Wednesday at 1:05 PM ET.

The White Sox are an underdog (+112 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Nationals (-132). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Washington Nationals looking to Josiah Gray (7-12), and Michael Kopech (5-12) answering the bell for the Chicago White Sox.

These clubs play again following the Nationals’ 4-3 victory over the White Sox yesterday. Robert Garcia (0.2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K) earned the win for the Nationals. Joey Meneses went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI to lead the team on offense. Aaron Bummer (0.2 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 1 K) took the loss on the mound for the White Sox.

Get ready for the Nationals vs. White Sox with everything you need to know ahead of Wednesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Washington Nationals vs. Chicago White Sox Odds and Betting Lines

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Favorite: Nationals (-132, bet $132 to win $100)
Underdog: White Sox (+112, bet $100 to win $112)
Over/under: 9

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Nationals Stats and Trends

Nationals Betting Records

This season, the Nationals have won eight out of the 11 games, or 72.7%, in which they’ve been favored.
Washington has entered six games this season favored by -132 or more and is 5-1 in those contests.
The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.9% chance of a victory for the Nationals.
Games involving Washington has gone over the total set by bookmakers in 70 of 150 chances this season.
The Nationals are 78-72-0 against the spread this season.

Josiah Gray (Nationals Probable Starter)

Gray (7-12) takes the mound for the Nationals in his 29th start of the season. He has a 4.07 ERA in 148 2/3 innings pitched, with 132 strikeouts.
The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, when he threw 6 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing five hits.
In 28 games this season, the 25-year-old has an ERA of 4.07, with 8 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .252 against him.
Gray has 10 quality starts under his belt this season.
Gray has put up 22 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .240 batting average, and is 20th in the league with 1245 total hits and 28th in MLB play with 621 runs scored. It has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 19th in home runs (164) in all of MLB.

Nationals Batting Stats

The Nationals have hit just 140 homers this season, which ranks 29th in the league.
Hitters for Washington have combined for a team rank of 23rd in the majors with a .392 team slugging percentage.
The Nationals have a team batting average of .252 this season, which ranks 12th among MLB teams.
Washington has scored 646 runs (4.3 per game) this season, which ranks 22nd in MLB.
The Nationals have the 23rd-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.312).
Washington has shown patience at the plate this season with the second-best rate of strikeouts per game (7.1) among MLB offenses.

White Sox Stats and Trends

White Sox Betting Records

The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 105 games this year and have walked away with the win 34 times (32.4%) in those games.
This season, Chicago has been victorious 24 times in 76 chances when named as an underdog of at least +112 or longer on the moneyline.
The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 47.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 68 of its 150 opportunities.
The White Sox have an against the spread mark of 73-77-0 in 150 games with a line this season.

Michael Kopech (White Sox Probable Starter)

Kopech gets the start for the White Sox, his 27th of the season. He is 5-12 with a 5.47 ERA and 133 strikeouts in 128 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty last appeared in relief on Friday, when he tossed one inning against the Minnesota Twins, allowing four earned runs while giving up five hits.
Over 29 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 5.47 ERA and 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .238 to opposing hitters.
Kopech has recorded five quality starts this year.
Kopech has 14 starts this season where he pitched five or more innings.
He has held his opponents without an earned run in four of his 29 outings this season.
The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is 12th in the league with 1303 total hits and 22nd in MLB play with 646 runs scored. They have the 23rd-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and are 29th in all of MLB with 140 home runs.

White Sox Batting Stats

The White Sox are 19th in baseball with 164 home runs. They average 1.1 per game.
So far this season, Chicago’s .389 slugging percentage is 25th in baseball.
The White Sox rank 24th in MLB with a .240 batting average.
The offense for Chicago is No. 28 in baseball scoring 4.1 runs per game (621 total runs).
The White Sox rank last in baseball with a .294 on-base percentage.

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