White Sox vs Orioles Prediction & MLB Odds For Tuesday, September 3rd
The White Sox and Orioles face off in an AL matchup at 6:35 PM ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD. Chicago is on an 11-game losing streak and their record of 31-108 is 5th in the AL Central. Baltimore is 2nd in the AL East with an overall record of 80-59.
Chicago is starting Nick Nastrini, while the Orioles have Cade Povich on the mound. The money line odds have the Orioles at -316 compared to the White Sox at +255. Tuesday’s over/under line is 8.5 runs, and MASN is carrying this game on TV.
Betting Odds & Lines for this Game
- Spread: White Sox 1.5 (+120) | Orioles -1.5 (-144)
- Total: 8.5
- MoneyLine: White Sox +255 | Orioles -316
All Odds are courtesy of (BetMGM | DraftKings | Fanduel | BetRivers)
White Sox vs. Orioles Prediction: Moneyline
Baltimore cruised to a 13-3 win over the White Sox in the most recent game of this series. The Orioles had a huge 6th inning, scoring six of their thirteen runs. As for the White Sox, they scored their only three runs in the 5th. Heading into the game, the Orioles were favored at -466 on the money line.
Corbin Burnes only went five innings for the Orioles but gave up just one run and struck out four. He picked up a win in the game, while Cole Irvin got the save. Chris Flexen had a rough outing for the White Sox, taking the loss.
Cedric Mullins and Gunnar Henderson each homered for the Orioles. Mullins, Austin Slater, Emmanuel Rivera, and Adley Rutschman each had two RBIs and scored two runs for Baltimore’s offense.
With an overall record of 31-108, the White Sox are 5th in the AL Central and trail the Guardians by 48.5 games for the division lead. The White Sox have dropped 11 straight games, and they are just 8-38 against other AL Central teams this year. This season, they have really struggled as the road underdog, going 13-53.
Chicago has dropped nine straight series, and their overall series record is 6-37-2 this year. The White Sox are just 5-3 as the favorite this year and a rough 26-105 as the underdog.
Baltimore is 80-59 overall this season, putting them in 2nd place in the AL East, just a half-game behind the Yankees for the division lead. The Orioles have gone 28-15 in AL East games this year and have won two straight games. Their two-game winning streak comes after dropping four straight.
At home, the Orioles are 40-30 this year, and they are also 40-29 on the road. Baltimore has been favored in 109 of their games, going 65-44 in those games. As the home favorite, the Orioles are 36-27 this year. So far, their overall series record is 24-13-7, and they are winning their current series vs. the White Sox.
White Sox vs. Orioles Prediction: Over/Under
The Chicago White Sox are on the road today against the Baltimore Orioles, with the over/under line set at 8.5 runs. The combined run average for White Sox games this season is 8.3 runs, and their over/under record is 60-72. When the line is set at 8.5 runs, the White Sox have a record of 16-21, and 23.0% of their games have had higher lines than 8.5 runs.
Chicago’s offense has been the worst in the league this season, averaging just 3 runs per game. This has been the case both at home and on the road. The White Sox are also dead last in home runs and have a collective batting average of just .219. One of the few bright spots for the team has been Andrew Vaughn and Andrew Benintendi, as they are tied for the team lead with 15 homers. Vaughn also leads the team with 59 RBIs, and Benintendi is 2nd with 49 RBIs.
Benintendi has been swinging the bat well of late, hitting .320 over his last eight games with two homers. Gavin Sheets comes into the game on a six-game hitting streak, and MartÃn Maldonado and Paul DeJong are also on good streaks, with five and three-game streaks, respectively.
With an over/under line of 8.5 runs, the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox are set to face off in a game that features a combined run average of 9.3 runs per game this season. The Orioles have played to the over in 75 of their 129 games this season, and 43 of their games have had higher over/under lines than today’s 8.5-run total. Baltimore has played to the over in 23 of their 41 games with an over/under line of 8.5 runs this season.
So far this season, the Orioles have been one of the league’s top home run-hitting teams, as they are 2nd in the league in homers and are also the league’s top team in isolated power. As a team, they are averaging 5 runs per game, which is 4th in the league. This is a team that has been really good at home, averaging 5.2 runs per contest.
Anthony Santander has been one of the league’s top power hitters this season, as his 39 homers are 3rd in the league and the most on the Orioles. He is also on a six-game hitting streak and has gone 9/27 in his last seven games. Gunnar Henderson and Cedric Mullins are also on solid stretches, with Henderson having a three-game streak and Mullins having a four-game streak. Henderson is batting .276 for the season and has 34 homers, which is 2nd on the team.
White Sox vs. Orioles Prediction: Spread
The White Sox have a run line record of 56-83 this season, including a 29-43 mark at home. They have failed to cover the run line in four straight games and are 27-40 on the run line on the road. They have been favored in eight games and covered the run line in five of them.
Right-hander Nick Nastrini is looking to pick up his first win of the season for the White Sox today as he comes in with a record of 0-6 and an ERA of 7.04. So far, he has made one quality start and is averaging just 6.46 strikeouts per nine innings. Nastrini’s ERA at home is 3.14 compared to 15.2 on the road. His most recent outing came on August 29th, where he took the loss, going six innings and giving up one earned run. In that outing, he gave up one homer. Before that, he had given up a homer in three straight starts.
When the Orioles win, they do so by an average of 3.7 runs per game. They are 76-63 against the run line this season, including a 34-36 mark at home. They have covered the run line in two straight games and are 55-54 against the run line when favored.
Baltimore is sending left-hander Cade Povich to the mound today vs. the White Sox. He has made 11 starts this year and has a record of 1-7 with a 6.58 ERA. Povich’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.73, and opponents are batting .296 off him this year. Povich has turned in just two quality starts this year and is averaging 6.4 strikeouts per nine innings. In his last outing, he gave up five earned runs in 3 1/3 innings of work. Povich has allowed at least one homer in each of his last three outings.
White Sox vs. Orioles Pick: Over 8.5 Runs -122
With the Orioles at -316 to pick up the win, we would look to the over/under market, and we have the line sitting at 6-5 in favor of the Orioles. With the line sitting at 8.5 runs, there is some good value in taking the over at -122.
If you are looking for a payout, you could look to parlay an Orioles win with an over on the run line, as the payout for an Orioles win is not offering a ton of value.
