Blue Jays vs. White Sox Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/21/2022

The Chicago White Sox (32-33) and Andrew Vaughn, coming off a four-hit game, are underdogs (+111) on the moneyline and will look to upset the Toronto Blue Jays (38-29) on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET. Kevin Gausman will get the ball for Toronto while Chicago counter with Dylan Cease.

Blue Jays vs. White Sox Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Blue Jays vs. White Sox

Our computer pick: Chicago White Sox (+111) and Over (8.5)

Blue Jays vs. White Sox Game Info

• Toronto Blue Jays probable starting pitcher: Kevin Gausman
• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dylan Cease
• Game Day: Tuesday, June 21, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchup

Blue Jays Starter Kevin Gausman

• Gausman (5-6 with a 3.21 ERA and 80 strikeouts in 73 innings pitched) gets the start for the Blue Jays, his 14th of the season.
• The righty’s last appearance came on Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he tossed 2 1/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• In 13 games this season, the 31-year-old has an ERA of 3.21, with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .276 against him.
• Gausman has seven quality starts under his belt this season.
• Gausman has put up 11 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
• The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .252 batting average, and is 10th in the league with 568 total hits and 24th in MLB play with 275 runs scored. It has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.381) and ranks 25th in home runs (58) in all of MLB.
• Head-to-head against the White Sox this season, Gausman has pitched five innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out five.
• This season, the 31-year-old ranks 31st in ERA (3.21), 42nd in WHIP (1.260), and eighth in K/9 (9.9) among pitchers who qualify.

White Sox Starter Dylan Cease

• The White Sox will hand the ball to Cease (5-3) for his 14th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up no earned runs and allowed seven hits in 5 2/3 innings pitched against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 2.91 and 12.8 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .224 in 13 games this season.
• He has earned a quality start three times in 13 starts this season.
• Cease has started 13 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings nine times. He averages 5.1 innings per appearance.
• The Blue Jays are batting .254 this season, fourth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .428 (third in the league) with 86 home runs.
• The 26-year-old ranks 21st in ERA (2.91), 54th in WHIP (1.353), and first in K/9 (12.8) among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.

Blue Jays Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Blue Jays have won 29 out of the 50 games, or 58%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Toronto has a record of 21-16 in games where bookmakers favor them by at least -132 on the moneyline.
• The Blue Jays have a 56.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Toronto and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 35 of their 66 opportunities.
• The Blue Jays are 29-37-0 against the spread in their 66 chances this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have come away with 11 wins in the 29 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Chicago has won six of 18 games when listed as at least +111 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 47.4% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Chicago have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 32 of 69 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 33-36-0 against the spread in their 69 games that had a posted line this season.

Blue Jays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has gone yard 17 times in the 2022 campaign while driving in 41 runs, both totals that lead the Blue Jays.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Guerrero ranks 10th in homers and 22nd in RBI.
• George Springer is hitting .263 with 11 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 23 walks.
• Springer ranks 22nd in homers in the majors, and 48th in RBI.
• Springer enters this game looking for his third game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is batting .105 with a home run, three walks and an RBI.
• Alejandro Kirk paces the Blue Jays with a .307 batting average.
• Bo Bichette has 15 doubles, 10 home runs and 18 walks while batting .259.
• Bichette is riding a four-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is hitting .190 with a walk.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has posted a team-high nine home runs and has driven in 32 runs.
• In all of the big leagues, Abreu ranks 54th in home runs and 63rd in RBI.
• Luis Robert has seven doubles, seven home runs and eight walks while batting .298.
• Robert is 89th among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 72nd in RBI.
• Vaughn paces the White Sox with a team-high batting average of .324.
• Tim Anderson is batting .357 with nine doubles, five home runs and six walks.

Betting Tips for Blue Jays vs. White Sox

After digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the White Sox on the moneyline at +111. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.