Pirates vs. White Sox Pick

Chicago White Sox (4-5) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3)
April 9, 2023 1:35 pm EDT
The Line: Pittsburgh Pirates +100 / Chicago White Sox -120; Over/Under: +8.5
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Odds

The White Sox are listed as -120 road favorites while Pittsburgh is a +100 home underdog. The total for this game is set at 8.5 runs.

Starting Pitching Matchup

Michael Kopech will start for Chicago here and is 0-1 with a 13.50 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. Pittsburgh will send Johan Oviedo to the mound here and is 0-0 with a 7.71 ERA and 4 strikeouts this season.

Matchup History

Chicago’s 11-5 win on Saturday made it four wins in the last five head-to-head meetings between these two teams.

Trends

Chicago is 12-3 in their last 15 interleague road games and 2-5 in their last 7 games overall while the over is 7-0 in their last 7 games overall. Pittsburgh is 21-47 in their last 68 interleague games and 1-5 in their last 6 Sunday games while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 game three matchups.

Pick

I’m backing the over here. Kopech and Oviedo both struggled with keeping the ball in the park in their respective debuts, and I’m not sure they’ll be able to do it here. The White Sox have bats that have been tearing the cover off of the ball lately, while the Pirates have had sneaky power in spots and I think we could have another high-scoring game with homers flying left and right. Give me the over here.