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

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

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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.

White Sox vs. Athletics Highlights | MLB on FOX

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

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

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

+1.5

+155

O 8.5

Oakland Athletics

OAK

-1.5

-189

U 8.5

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

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

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

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

White Sox vs. Athletics Highlights | MLB on FOX

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

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