The Chicago White Sox (+310) visit Minute Maid Park to take on the Houston Astros (-400) on Saturday, August 17, 2024. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10pm EDT in Houston, TX.

This season, the White Sox are 30-93 against the spread (ATS), while the Astros are 60-61 ATS.

White Sox vs Astros Starting Pitchers Today:

• White Sox starting pitcher: Chris Flexen 2-11, 5.37 ERA
• Astros starting pitcher: Hunter Brown 10-7, 4.00 ERA

White Sox vs. Astros Odds, Run Line, Over/Under & Moneyline

White Sox vs Astros Prediction for Today’s Game

Based on recent trends the model predicts the Astros will win Saturday‘s MLB game with 70.4% confidence, factoring in game simulations, recent player performances, starting pitchers and injuries.

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We’ve highlighted some favorite MLB player prop bets for White Sox players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best White Sox Player Prop Bets Today:

• Andrew Benintendi has hit the Home Runs Over in 4 of his last 9 away games (+25.10 Units / 279% ROI)
• Miguel Vargas has hit the Hits Runs and RBIs Under in 16 of his last 17 games (+15.95 Units / 66% ROI)
• Lenyn Sosa has hit the Total Bases Under in 17 of his last 19 games (+15.70 Units / 49% ROI)
• Andrew Benintendi has hit the Hits Over in 15 of his last 17 games (+11.60 Units / 38% ROI)
• Luis Robert has hit the Runs Under in 21 of his last 27 games (+11.50 Units / 28% ROI)

And here are some favorite MLB player prop bets for Astros players for Saturday‘s game, looking at profitable historical betting trends:

Best Astros Player Prop Best Bets Today:

• Alex Bregman has hit the Home Runs Over in 10 of his last 33 games (+33.20 Units / 101% ROI)
• Alex Bregman has hit the Hits Over in 35 of his last 48 games (+15.00 Units / 15% ROI)
• Alex Bregman has hit the Total Bases Over in 28 of his last 48 games (+13.45 Units / 26% ROI)
• Yordan Alvarez has hit the Walks Over in 22 of his last 39 games (+12.00 Units / 31% ROI)
• Alex Bregman has hit the Runs Over in 28 of his last 46 games (+11.30 Units / 24% ROI)

White Sox Best Bets Today:

• The Chicago White Sox have hit the Team Total Under in 13 of their last 17 away games (+8.70 Units / 44% ROI)
• The Chicago White Sox have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 33 of their last 58 away games (+8.15 Units / 12% ROI)
• The Chicago White Sox have hit the Game Total Under in 31 of their last 56 games (+5.55 Units / 9% ROI)
• The Chicago White Sox have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Moneyline in 16 of their last 37 away games (+3.25 Units / 8% ROI)
• The Chicago White Sox have covered the Run Line in 5 of their last 8 games (+2.85 Units / 32% ROI)

Astros Best Bets Today:

• The Houston Astros have hit the Game Total Under in 62 of their last 104 games (+17.80 Units / 15% ROI)
• The Houston Astros have covered the Run Line in 37 of their last 63 games (+12.85 Units / 16% ROI)
• The Houston Astros have hit the Moneyline in 32 of their last 48 games (+11.75 Units / 17% ROI)
• The Houston Astros have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Under in 19 of their last 27 games (+10.05 Units / 30% ROI)
• The Houston Astros have hit the Team Total Under in 12 of their last 17 games (+6.95 Units / 34% ROI)

White Sox Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the White Sox are 53-70 against the Run Line (-22.9 Units / -15.62% ROI).

• 30-93 when betting on the Moneyline for -50.65 Units / -40.15% ROI
• 56-61 when betting on the total runs Over for -11.3 Units / -8.37% ROI
• 61-56 when betting on the total runs Under for -0.05 Units / -0.04% ROI

Astros Against the Spread (ATS) Record

Against the spread this season, the Astros are 60-61 against the Run Line (+0.1 Units / 0.07% ROI).

• 65-56 when betting on the Moneyline for -8.25 Units / -4.83% ROI
• 48-70 when betting on the total runs Over for -28.3 Units / -21.4% ROI
• 70-48 when betting on the total runs Under for +16.95 Units / 12.63% ROI

Astros vs White Sox Home Run Prop Bets Today

Astros vs White Sox Total Hits Prop Bets Today

Astros vs White Sox RBI Prop Bets Today

Astros vs White Sox Strikeout Prop Bets Today

White Sox Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Chris Flexen has a strike rate of just 53% (79/148) this month (2 games) — lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 4 total IP; League Avg: 64% — 0 Percentile.

Chris Flexen has located his pitches away 61% of the time (1,261/2,058) this season — highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 48 total IP; League Avg: 47% — 100th Percentile.

Chris Flexen has a strikeout rate of just 33% (253 SO in 768 PAs) with two-strikes since the 2022 season — 2nd lowest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 178 total IP; League Avg: 42% — second Percentile.

Chris Flexen has allowed a slugging percentage of .603 (211 Total Bases / 350 ABs) on fastballs since last season — 3rd highest in MLB among starting pitchers with at least 113 total IP; League Avg: .443 — second Percentile.

Astros Starting Pitcher Stats & Trends

Hunter Brown has walked 18 of 129 batters (14%) with runners in scoring position this season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 8% — third Percentile.

Opponents are hitting .414 (91-for-220) against Hunter Brown in non-two strike counts this season — highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .323 — first Percentile.

Hunter Brown has a strikeout rate of 36% (47 SO in 131 PAs) in PAs ending on elevated fastballs this season — 6th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 28% — 90th Percentile.

The average home run distance against Hunter Brown this season is 383.6 feet — 2nd best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 398.3

White Sox Keys to the Game vs. the Astros

  
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