Athletics vs. White Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 7

Athletics vs. White Sox Prediction, Odds, Picks - August 7

Updated Aug. 7, 2024 3:00 p.m. ET

JJ Bleday and the Oakland Athletics will take the field at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum against the Chicago White Sox and Andrew Vaughn on Wednesday. Bookmakers list the Athletics as -192 favorites on the moneyline, while giving the underdog White Sox +160 moneyline odds. Oakland is favored on the run line (-1.5). The over/under is 8.5 runs for the game.

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

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Check out the best moments between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, August 6.
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Athletics vs. White Sox Game Information & Odds

  • When: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 3:37 PM ET
  • Where: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
  • How to Watch on TV: NBCS-CHI
Favorite Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Total Over Total Odds Under Total Odds Run Line Favorite Run Line Odds Underdog Run Line Odds
Athletics -192 +160 8.5 -111 -109 -1.5 +113 -134

Athletics vs. White Sox Prediction

  • Score Prediction: Athletics 6, White Sox 4
  • Total Prediction: Over 8.5 runs
  • Win Probabilities: Athletics 57%, White Sox 43%

Athletics vs. White Sox Betting Insights

  • The Athletics have won 10, or 71.4%, of the 14 games they've played as favorites this season.
  • Oakland has played as favorites of -192 or more twice this season and split those games.
  • The implied probability of a win from the Athletics, based on the moneyline, is 65.8%.
  • The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 109 games this year and have walked away with the win 24 times (22%) in those games.
  • This season, Chicago has been victorious eight times in 54 chances when named as an underdog of at least +160 or worse on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 38.5% chance of pulling out a win.
FINAL
CWS 2 · OAK 3
MLB
RUN LINE
TO WIN
TOTAL
Chicago White Sox
CWS
Oakland Athletics
OAK

Athletics Recent Betting Performance

  • In the last 10 games, the Athletics have been named the moneyline favorite by bookmakers just twice, and they split those games.
  • Over their last 10 outings, the Athletics and their opponents combined to hit the over three times (all 10 of the games had set totals).
  • The Athletics' record against the spread is 6-4-0 over their past 10 games.

Athletics Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 5-5
Runs Per Game 3.3
HR 13
ERA 3.89
K/9 8.2

Athletics Player Insights

  • Brent Rooker leads the Athletics in home runs (28), runs batted in (81) and has put up a team-high batting average of .290.
  • Among all hitters in baseball, Rooker's home run total ranks him seventh, and his RBI tally ranks him fifth.
  • JJ Bleday is hitting .240 with 32 doubles, four triples, 13 home runs and 46 walks.
  • Bleday is 91st in homers and 143rd in RBI on the year.
  • Shea Langeliers has 12 doubles, two triples, 21 home runs and 28 walks while hitting .207.
  • Lawrence Butler is batting .244 with 12 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 23 walks.

Athletics Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Brent Rooker 0.5 (-240) 1.5 (+100) 0.5 (+290) 0.5 (+115)
Abraham Toro 0.5 (-210) 1.5 () 0.5 (+750) 0.5 (+200)
Miguel Andújar 1.5 (+195) 1.5 (+110) 0.5 (+750) 0.5 (+200)
JJ Bleday 0.5 (-210) 1.5 (+125) 0.5 (+500) 0.5 (+165)
Lawrence Butler 0.5 (-250) 1.5 (+105) 0.5 (+400) 0.5 (+185)

Learn more about this Athletics vs. White Sox matchup on Fox Sports.

White Sox Recent Betting Performance

  • The White Sox have played as underdogs in 10 of their past 10 games and won one of those contests.
  • The White Sox and their opponents have combined to hit the over six times in their last 10 games with a total.
  • The White Sox have two wins against the spread in their last 10 chances.

White Sox Recent Stats

Stat Avg/Total
Record 1-9
Runs Per Game 3.4
HR 7
ERA 6.80
K/9 6.9

White Sox Player Insights

  • Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox in home runs (13), runs batted in (51) and has recorded a team-best batting average of .236.
  • In all of the majors, Vaughn is 91st in homers and 70th in RBI.
  • Vaughn carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with three doubles, two walks and three RBI.
  • Andrew Benintendi has 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 23 walks while hitting .210.
  • Benintendi is 141st among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 162nd in RBI.
  • Gavin Sheets is hitting .211 with 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 35 walks.
  • Nicky Lopez is batting .236 with 10 doubles, two triples and 26 walks.

White Sox Team Props

Hits O/U Total Bases O/U HR O/U RBI O/U
Brooks Baldwin 0.5 (-220) 1.5 (+125) 0.5 (+550) 0.5 (+230)
Lenyn Sosa 0.5 (-215) 1.5 () 0.5 (+700) 0.5 (+240)
Andrew Benintendi 0.5 (-200) 1.5 () 0.5 (+550) 0.5 (+210)
Luis Robert 0.5 (-200) 1.5 () 0.5 (+310) 0.5 (+165)
Andrew Vaughn 0.5 (-220) 1.5 (+120) 0.5 (+425) 0.5 (+160)

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Check out the best moments between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, August 6.

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