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2022 MLB Handicapping
(10-13) Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs (9-14)
Date: Wednesday, 5/4/2022
Time: 7:40 PM ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago
Projected Pitchers: Lucas Giolito vs. Kyle Hendricks
MLB Moneyline Odds: White Sox -140 / Cubs +120
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: White Sox -1.5 / Cubs +1.5
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: 7
The White Sox and Lucas Giolito head to the other side of town to take on the Cubs and Kyle Hendricks in the 2nd game of the series.
Chicago White Sox
Lucas Giolito comes into this game with a 0-1 record and a 2.57 ERA in 14 innings so far this season. He picked up the loss in his last time out after pitching 6 innings and giving up 3 earned runs with 7 strikeouts. In that game, the White Sox scored 1 run in the 1st inning and then didn’t score the rest of the game. 2 starts ago he only pitched 4 innings, but struck out 9 batters.
In 14 innings pitched, Giolito has 22 strikeouts which currently has him in the 95th percentile in strikeout percent. Giolito also ranks in the 95th percentile in whiff percent. I think the wins will start coming for Giolito.
As a team, the White Sox come into this game 2nd to last in baseball in OBP vs the righties this season with a .274. Per usual, Tim Anderson is hitting .325 with 3 homeruns and 8 RBIs for the Sox. Andrew Vaughn is off to a great start this season hitting .283 with 4 homeruns and 12 RBIs so far. The bad news, is he currently is day-to-day with a hand injury.
Chicago Cubs
Kyle Hendricks comes in 1-2 with a 5.47 ERA in 24.2 innings this season. He pitched good his last time out against the Brewers, going 5.1 innings and only surrendering 1 run.
Hendricks statcast page isn’t very great to look at. Other than whiff percent, he is in the 40th percentile our lower in 12 of the 13 headline stats on statcast. His expected batting average against is .307 and his expected slugging is sitting at .534. He is getting hit hard all over the place and will look to bring those numbers down closer to his career average.
The Cubbies rank 2nd in the MLB in OBP vs righties this season which is the exact opposite of the White Sox. Their OBP is .343 vs righties in the young season. Seiya Suzuki and Patrick Wisdom have been leading the team so far in homeruns and RBIs. Suzuki has 4 homers and 15 RBIs and Wisdom has 4 homers and 14 RBIs so far. These 2 have come up big for this rebuilt Cubs lineup.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Under is 3-0-1 in White Sox last 4 games as a favorite.
- Under is 3-0-1 in Giolitos last 4 starts following a Quality Start in his last appearance.
- White Sox are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 4-0 in Cubs last 4 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Over is 5-0 in Cubs last 5 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.
- Cubs are 0-4 in their last 4 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Chicago White Sox vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction:
For this game, I will be taking the 1st half under. Giolito has pitched well to start the season and should be able to curb the good hitting Cubs lineup vs righties. On the other side, Hendricks hasn’t been great, but the White Sox also haven’t been great at hitting righties. Let’s lock this in and win some cash!
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