Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA
Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+250) Los Angeles (-300)
Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (37-29) will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (29-38) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the White Sox at +250 and the Dodgers are at -300. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Mike Clevinger and Clayton Kershaw.
The White Sox have earned 116 doubles as a team and have smacked 70 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .387 and have been called out on strikes 569 times, while being walked on 166 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are recording 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB. They have accrued 272 RBI's and 537 base knocks this year, and their team batting average comes in at .237. They have accounted for 279 runs and have an OBP of .295.
Their K/BB ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 94 home runs and 331 total runs (26th in baseball). Chicago has conceded 543 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 302 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.59 on the year (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 614 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 257 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.75 as a squad on the season.
The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 52.0% and has entered the game in 64 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 90 runners on the season and 43.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 61 times as well as having 84 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 226 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have a total of 39 holds so far this year (7th in the league). They have earned 13 saves for the year and have missed out on 12 out of their 25 save opportunities.
The White Sox have turned 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,331 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 7th in baseball. The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 1,777 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 514 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which has them sitting 13th in professional baseball, and have a total of 44 double plays.
Clevinger has taken the ball for 714 frames and has 742 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Clevinger (54-34 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.89 while he has gone up against 2,945 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.45 (274 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.203. He has conceded 594 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 266 walks.
Los Angeles has a total of 113 long balls on the season as well as 355 RBIs. They have recorded 121 doubles, while getting a free base 277 times as well as putting up 367 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an OBP of .329 and a team batting average of .242 this year. The Dodgers hold a team SLG% of .460 and they earn 5.56 runs per contest (3rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 579 occasions (14th in MLB) and have notched a total of 537 hits.
The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.269 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a unit this season. They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 551. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 305 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.50 (290 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (556 strikeouts against 185 free passes). They have allowed 81 HR's and they relinquish 4.73 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).
Sitting with 55 save situations, the Dodgers have tallied 34 holds and also 6 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 21 save chances and they have recorded 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 61 times in high leverage situations in addition to 63 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.0% of 100 inherited runners. They are ranked 6th in MLB with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 228 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.
The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 49 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in MLB). The Dodgers have accrued 563 assists, 28 errors and have a tally of 1,742 putouts on the season. Out of their 5,226 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (12th in the majors).
Thus far in his career, Kershaw has allowed 2,019 base hits while totaling 2,900 strikeouts in 2,657 frames. He has conceded a total of 736 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.004 and a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.48 and he has gone up against 10,467 batters in his MLB career. Kershaw (205-91 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 2.49 earned run average and has given up 6.8 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+250)
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