Athletics vs. White Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - April 17

Luis Robert and Shea Langeliers take the field when the Chicago White Sox and Athletics meet on Thursday at Rate Field. The White Sox have been listed as +114 moneyline underdogs for this matchup against the Athletics (-134). The Athletics are a 1.5-run favorite (at +128 odds). An 8-run total has been set for the matchup.

Here is everything you need to know from a betting perspective on the Athletics-White Sox game, regarding the run line, moneyline and total, plus expert picks.

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Athletics vs. White Sox Game Information & Odds

• When: Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:10 p.m. ET
• Where: Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois
• How to watch on TV: CHSN and NBCS-CA

Athletics vs. White Sox Prediction

• Score Prediction: Athletics 5, White Sox 4
• Total Prediction: Under 8 runs
• Win Probabilities: Athletics 51%, White Sox 49%

Athletics vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• This season, the Athletics have won three out of the five games in which they've been favored.
• The Athletics have a record of 2-1 when they're favored by -134 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 57.3% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• The White Sox have been victorious in four, or 23.5%, of the 17 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, the White Sox have come away with a win four times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +114 or longer on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 46.7% chance of pulling out a win.

Athletics Recent Betting Performance

• The Athletics have a 2-1 record from the three games they were moneyline favorites over their last 10 matchups.
• In their last 10 matchups, the Athletics and their opponents combined to go over the run total six times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
• The Athletics' ATS record is 7-3-0 over their past 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Athletics Player Insights

• Tyler Soderstrom is the Athletics best power hitter, hitting eight long balls this season in addition to accumulating 17 RBI, both team highs.
• In all of the majors, Soderstrom ranks first in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Soderstrom carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .250 with two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
• Langeliers is batting .237 with three doubles, four home runs and nine walks.
• Langeliers is 26th in homers and 52nd in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Jacob Wilson paces the Athletics with a .333 batting average.
• Lawrence Butler is hitting .288 with four doubles, a home run and 11 walks.
• Butler takes a three-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, four walks and an RBI.

Athletics Team Props

White Sox Recent Betting Performance

• The White Sox have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and have gone 2-8 in those contests.
• In their last 10 games with a total, the White Sox and their opponents have failed to hit the over seven times.
• The White Sox have five wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

White Sox Recent Stats

White Sox Player Insights

• Brooks Baldwin leads the White Sox in home runs (two) and runs batted in (eight).
• Baldwin ranks 96th in home runs and 91st in RBI among all hitters in the big leagues.
• Baldwin has collected a hit in four games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .313 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Lenyn Sosa's .259 batting average paces his team.
• Among all major league batters, Sosa is 140th in home runs and 180th in RBI.
• Robert is batting .143 with a double, a home run and seven walks.
• Matt Thaiss has two doubles and nine walks while batting .241.

White Sox Team Props

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