White Sox vs. Twins Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 7/5/2022

Seeking their 39th win of the year, the Chicago White Sox (38-40) are favorites (-135) on the moneyline when they take on the Minnesota Twins (46-37) Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET. Michael Kopech will get the ball for Chicago while Minnesota counter with Chris Archer.

White Sox vs. Twins Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Twins

We have the Twins on the moneyline at +115 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after digging through all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going under the total of 9 runs.

Our computer pick: Minnesota Twins (+115) and Under (9)

White Sox vs. Twins Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Michael Kopech
• Minnesota Twins probable starting pitcher: Chris Archer
• Game Day: Tuesday, July 5, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Michael Kopech

• The White Sox are sending Kopech (2-5) to the mound for his 15th start of the season. He is 2-5 with a 2.78 ERA and 63 strikeouts in 68 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent appearance was on Thursday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up five hits.
• The 26-year-old has a 2.78 ERA and 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings across 14 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .165 to his opponents.
• Kopech heads into the game with five quality starts under his belt this year.
• Kopech will try to build on a four-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.3 frames per outing).
• The opposing Twins offense has a collective .251 batting average, and is fifth in the league with 698 total hits and 10th in MLB play with 370 runs scored. It has the seventh-ranked slugging percentage (.414) and ranks 10th in home runs (97) in all of MLB.
• Kopech has a 0 ERA and a 0.8 WHIP against the Twins this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .188 batting average over one appearance.

Twins Starter Chris Archer

• Archer (2-3) will take to the mound for the Twins and make his 16th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Thursday, when he gave up one earned run and allowed one hit in 4 2/3 innings against the Cleveland Guardians.
• The 33-year-old has pitched to a 3.08 ERA this season with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 4.4 walks per nine across 15 games.
• Archer has not earned a quality start in 15 starts this season.
• Archer has started 15 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings three times. He averages 4.0 innings per appearance.
• The White Sox have scored 331 runs this season, which ranks 21st in MLB. They have 689 hits, eighth in baseball, with 62 home runs (27th in the league).
• The White Sox have gone 3-for-12 with a home run and two RBI in one game against the right-hander this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have won 23, or 51.1%, of the 45 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Chicago has a record of 16-18, a 47.1% win rate, when favored by -135 or more by bookmakers this season.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 57.4% chance to win.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 37 of their 82 games with a total.
• The White Sox are 39-43-0 against the spread this season.

Twins Betting Picks & Insights

• The Twins have been victorious in 13, or 41.9%, of the 31 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Minnesota has come away with a win seven times in 16 chances when named as an underdog of at least +115 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Twins have an implied victory probability of 46.5% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Minnesota have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 36 of 84 chances this season.
• The Twins have posted a record of 39-45-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has left the yard 10 times this season, the highest mark on the White Sox, while hitting .290 with 37 RBI.
• Among all MLB batters, Abreu is 27th in batting average, 15th in on-base percentage, and 46th in slugging.
• Abreu has collected a hit in nine straight games. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .447 with five doubles, a home run, three walks and five RBI.
• Luis Robert has capitalized on opportunities as he paces his team with 40 runs batted in.
• Robert ranks 100th in home runs and 47th in RBI in the bigs.
• Andrew Vaughn leads the White Sox with a .296 batting average.
• Vaughn has at least one base hit in two games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .174 with a double, a walk and three RBI.
• Tim Anderson has 10 doubles, five home runs and nine walks while hitting .326.

Twins Leaders & Batting Stats

• Luis Arraez leads the Twins with a team-leading batting average of .348.
• In all of the majors, Arraez ranks 222nd in home runs and 138th in RBI.
• Arraez carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .476 with five doubles and an RBI.
• Byron Buxton has hit 22 home runs with 40 RBI, leading the team in both categories.
• Buxton is fifth in home runs and 47th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Max Kepler is hitting .230 with 11 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 39 walks.
• Gio Urshela is hitting .260 with 13 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 20 walks.