New York Mets vs. Chicago White Sox Prediction 7-18-23 MLB Picks

The Chicago White Sox and the New York Mets meet in MLB interleague action from Citi Field on Tuesday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.

Odds

The Mets are listed as -120 home favorites while the White Sox are +100 road underdogs. The total for this game is set at 9 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Lucas Giolito will start for the White Sox and is 6-5 with a 3.45 ERA and 117 strikeouts this season. Carlos Carrasco will get the start for the Mets and is 3-3 with a 5.16 ERA and 43 strikeouts this season. 

Matchup History

These two teams haven’t squared off since the 2019 season where the Mets last won by a final score of 4-0. 

Trends

Chicago is 3-6 in their last 9 games overall while the over is 6-2 in their last 8 road games. New York is 1-4 in their last 5 games overall and 4-8 in their last 12 home games while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. 

Pick

I’m backing the under here. Both pitchers haven’t been terrible as of late despite Carrasco and Giolito being two of my least favorite options in their respective rotations and I think this is a game where the offense is so inconsistent on both sides that it’ll make the starting pitching and relief pitching look a lot more effective than it actually is. Give me the under here.