Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/27/2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks (57-67) will meet the Chicago White Sox (63-63) on Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. Ketel Marte will be looking for his 99th hit of the season for the favored Diamondbacks (-121) when the game gets underway at Guaranteed Rate Field. Arizona’s Merrill Kelly gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Davis Martin.

Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Diamondbacks vs. White Sox

We have the White Sox on the moneyline at +102 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: Chicago White Sox (+102) and Over (8)

Diamondbacks vs. White Sox Game Info

• Arizona Diamondbacks probable starting pitcher: Merrill Kelly
• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Davis Martin
• Game Day: Saturday, August 27, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchup

Diamondbacks Starter Merrill Kelly

• Kelly (10-5 with a 2.87 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 150 1/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Diamondbacks, his 26th of the season.
• In his last appearance on Sunday against the St. Louis Cardinals, the right-hander went six innings, giving up three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
• The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.87, with 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in 25 games this season. Opponents have a .226 batting average against him.
• Kelly is looking for his third straight quality start.
• Kelly is looking for his 18th straight appearance lasting five or more innings. He averages 6.0 innings per appearance on the mound.
• He will face a White Sox offense that ranks 21st in the league with 526 runs while batting .259 as a squad. It has a collective .384 slugging percentage (19th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 105 home runs (26th in MLB).
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 33-year-old’s 2.87 ERA ranks 16th, 1.144 WHIP ranks 28th, and 7.7 K/9 ranks 39th.

White Sox Starter Davis Martin

• Martin gets the nod for the White Sox and will make his first start of the season.
• This will be the first start of the season for the 25-year-old right-hander, who has not made an appearance on the mound in over a season.
• The Diamondbacks have scored 532 runs this season, which ranks 18th in MLB. They have 934 hits, 28th in baseball, with 135 home runs (14th in the league).

Diamondbacks Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Diamondbacks have been favored 34 times and won 19, or 55.9%, of those games.
• Arizona has a record of 16-12 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -121 on the moneyline.
• The Diamondbacks have a 54.8% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Arizona and its opponents have hit the over in 60 of their 129 games with a total this season.
• The Diamondbacks are 73-56-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have won in 20, or 43.5%, of the 46 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Chicago has been victorious 18 times in 42 chances when named as an underdog of at least +102 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 49.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Chicago have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 56 of 130 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 57-73-0 against the spread in their 130 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

Diamondbacks Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Diamondbacks best power option comes in the form of Christian Walker and his 30-homer 72-RBI season, both team highs.
• Walker ranks seventh in home runs and 25th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Walker brings a hitting streak of four games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with a double, a home run and three RBI.
• Marte is batting .251 with 32 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 46 walks.
• Marte ranks 143rd in homers and 133rd in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Daulton Varsho has 18 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs and 38 walks while hitting .238.
• Varsho is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .222 with two home runs, a walk and two RBI.
• Josh Rojas’ .284 batting average paces his team.
• Rojas has recorded at least one hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .250 with two doubles, four walks and four RBI.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has a team-best batting average of .307, while leading the White Sox in long balls with 14.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Abreu’s home run total ranks 82nd and his RBI tally ranks 54th.
• Andrew Vaughn has been a reliable source of runs this year, leading the lineup with 14 home runs and 61 RBI.
• Among all MLB hitters, Vaughn ranks 82nd in home runs and 48th in RBI.
• Luis Robert has 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks while hitting .300.
• Elvis Andrus has 25 doubles, eight home runs and 31 walks while hitting .232.