The Chicago White Sox entered the 2022-23 MLB betting season heavy -200 favorites to run away with the AL Central pennant. Nearly 50 games into the thick of it, Tony LaRussa’s squad is staring up at the Minnesota Twins in the standings five-games out. Chicago however is yet to take to the playing field with its roster fully intact with a number of players having yet to even suit up once while others have routinely been put on the IL or COVID list. The team’s “MO” for now has been to tread water and stay within closing distance of the Minnesota Twins who are one of just three AL teams to have cashed in at least 30 times at online sportsbooks. The Los Angeles Dodgers are however one of four NL teams that’ve tallied 30+ wins to kick off the month of June, and they’ll represent tonight’s opponent with the teams set to kick off a three-game set on the South Side in front of a nationally televised audience. Chicago will likely own a huge advantage on the starting bump with Michael Kopech set to make his 10th start against whomever LA chooses to throw at the Pale Hose. For now, that hurler is expected to be Mitch White but that can and will likely change the closer we get to game day.
First pitch for the series opener between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Take it in live on TBS at 8:10 p.m. ET from Guaranteed Rate Field. Bet on MLB odds and player props at BookMaker.eu every day of the season.
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With the Padres and Giants both cooling off, the Dodgers couldn’t have picked a worse time to go into a funk themselves. They just went into Arizona and took four straight from the upstart D’backs but followed it up by dropping two straight to the Pittsburgh Pirates as gargantuan home favorites. Because of it, LA’s overall body of work for MLB bettors took a tremendous hit with its 33-16 overall record now only producing $207 worth of baseball betting profit; they lost $671 in the two defeats to the Buccos! Los Angeles is one of three NL teams not to have lost at least 10 road games 18-9, $154. Chicago fell a game under .500 on Tuesday night after dropping the series opener in Toronto. It’ll return home from a weekend set in Tampa Bay looking to improve upon its poor 11-13 record as a host -$439. Tonight’s game marks the first time these franchises crossed paths since 2017 when the Dodgers swept the four-game interleague series.
Probable Pitchers
Mitch White R: The righty last got the call in the finale of the series with the Pirates with the hope that he can help lead LA to a win that would otherwise close out a dreadful series for Dodgers supporters. Since being taken out of the pen and inserted into the rotation for a start against the Phillies on May 21, White has only served up five hits and 3 ER and took a no-decision in both outings. However, he only logged 6.1 total innings of work and accrued an extremely poor 4:3 K/BB ratio. Sorry, but this kid simply just doesn’t have the stuff to excel as a starter right now. Chicago’s really faltered against RHP in going 16-20 -$630 while averaging 3.5 runs per game, but you have to imagine it’s ready to go off on an unsuspecting righty in due time.
Michael Kopech R: The right-hander has been solid since day one, but his peripherals left some cause for concern. For someone that relies upon his heater so much, it was bothersome to see it topping out at less than 95 mph in a bulk of his starts; even lower in later innings. But then he went out and spun seven innings of 1 ER ball at the Yankees to earn his first win of the season. More importantly, his fastball was topping out close to 98 mph in the seventh! Adding to the brilliance of the start were his slider and curve earning called and swinging strikes at a 54 percent clip; that’s dominant peeps! Chicago’s got a keeper in Kopech and it might just be that he’s finally comfortable in his skin again after going under the knife a few years back.
Dodgers vs. White Sox Prediction
So I recommended fading the Dodgers in one of those no-name pitcher starts in Arizona last weekend, and Tony Gonsolin ended up make the start. Though Zona’s pitching staff held LA to just three runs, it wasn’t enough to win the game. If in fact White or another spot starter gets the starting nod for this one, I’m all in on Kopech laying the heavy chalk both for the first five and full game. I’d also throw some beer money on some alternate run-line wagers. But if LA ends up throwing a frontline starter, all bets are off and I’d need to reassess. Either way, I think Kopech’s ready to strut his stuff as first intended before needing Tommy John surgery. The kids a stud and one you should back in this spot as well as many others the remainder of the year.
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