Houston Astros at Chicago White Sox Odds, Picks and Predictions

THE Houston Astros (34-40) and Chicago Sox (20-55) meet Thursday to close out a 3-game series. The Guaranteed Rate Field’s first pitch is set for 2:10 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze the BetMGM Sportsbook lines around the Astros vs. White Sox odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Seasonal Series: Tied 1-1

Houston bounced back from a 2-0 loss on Tuesday to beat Chicago 4-1 on Wednesday while being a -110 road favorite. RHP Brown Hunter got the victory (6 IP, 1 ER, 7 H, 7 K) as the Astros have won 2 of their last 3 games.

The White Sox have lost 2 of their last losses and have failed to score more than one run in 3 of their last 4 losses.

Astros to White Sox projected starters

RHP Spencer Arrighetti against RHP Chris Flexen

Arrighetti (3-6, 6.37 ERA) is making his 13th start. He has a 1.71 WHIP, 5.2 BB/9 and 10.6 K/9 in 53 2/3 IP.

• Last Start: Loss, 1 1/3 IP, 7 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 K in a 13-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday
• First career start against the White Sox

Flexen (2-6, 5.35 ERA) is making his 14th start. He has a WHIP of 1.40, 3.5 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 in 67 1/3 IP.

• Last Start: Loss, 3 1/3 IP, 4 ER, 9 H, 2 BB, 2 K in a 7-1 loss to the Diamondbacks in Arizona on Friday
• Career vs. Houston: 1-6, 4.71 ERA (49 2/3 IP, 26 ER), 1.51 WHIP, 4.5 K/9 in 9 starts

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Astros alongside White Sox

Powered by BetMGM Sportsbook; Go to the USA TODAY Sports Sports Betting Scores & Odds hub for a complete list. Lines last updated at 12:58 a.m. ET.

• Money Line (ML): Astros -185 (bet $185 to win $100) | White Sox +150 (bet $100 to win $150)
• Running Line (RL)/Against the Spread (ATS): Astros -1.5 (-115) | White Sox +1.5 (-105)
• More/Less (Y/U): 9 (O: -115 | U: -105)

White Sox Astros Picks and Predictions

Prediction

Astros 4, White Sox 1

Money line

PASS.

I expect the Astros (-185) to take the win here, but the line is just a little too risky to bet on. Instead, bet on the spread and/or the total.

Running Line/Against the Spread

LEAN ASTROS -1.5 (-115).

Only one of Houston’s last 6 wins against the White Sox ended by a 1-run margin, so I don’t expect that to happen again here.

Houston is 2-1 ATS in their last 3 games and 3-2 ATS in their last 5 games while the White Sox are just 2-3 ATS in their last 5 games. gap in their last 5 games. Chicago is also 1-2 ATS in their last 3 games and is also 1-2 ATS in their last 3 home games.

This is a poor result since both teams are below 0.500 ATS this season.

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BET UNDER 9 (-105).

The Under has scored in both games of the series and in each of the last 5 meetings. Chicago is 5-2 against the Under in their last 7 games overall. For Houston, the Under are 3-0 in their last 3 games and 7-3 in their last 10.

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