Rays vs. White Sox Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/4/2022

The Chicago White Sox (23-27) hope to avoid their fifth straight defeat when they visit the Tampa Bay Rays (31-21) Saturday at 4:10 PM ET. The Rays are listed as -119 favorites, while the White Sox are +101 underdogs as they try to snap their losing skid. Drew Rasmussen gets the starting nod for Tampa Bay while Dylan Cease is Chicago’s starter for the contest.

Rays vs. White Sox Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Rays vs. White Sox

Our computer pick: Chicago White Sox (+101) and Over (7)

Rays vs. White Sox Game Info

• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Drew Rasmussen
• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dylan Cease
• Game Day: Saturday, June 4, 2022
• Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchup

Rays Starter Drew Rasmussen

• Rasmussen (5-2 with a 3.47 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 46 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his 11th of the season.
• His most recent time out came on Tuesday against the Texas Rangers, when the righty threw three innings, surrendering five earned runs while allowing five hits.
• The 26-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.47, with 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are batting .216 against him.
• Rasmussen has registered one quality start this year.
• Rasmussen will try to record his eighth outing of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 4.2 innings per appearance.
• He meets a White Sox offense that ranks 27th in the league with 181 runs while batting .237 as a squad. It has a collective .360 slugging percentage (25th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 44 home runs (23rd in MLB).
• In five innings over one appearance against the White Sox this season, Rasmussen has a 5.40 ERA and a 1.000 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .250.

White Sox Starter Dylan Cease

• The White Sox’s Cease (4-2) will make his 11th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Sunday, when he tossed seven innings while giving up no earned runs on two hits in a matchup with the Chicago Cubs.
• The 26-year-old has pitched in 10 games this season with an ERA of 3.69 and 12.7 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .217.
• In 10 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in three of them.
• In 10 starts, Cease has pitched through or past the fifth inning eight times. He has a season average of 5.1 frames per outing.
• The Rays rank 18th in MLB with 216 runs scored this season. They have a .231 batting average this campaign with 50 home runs (17th in the league).
• The right-hander has faced the Rays one time this season, allowing them to go 3-for-19 with an RBI in 5 2/3 innings.
• The 26-year-old’s 3.69 ERA ranks 37th, 1.248 WHIP ranks 41st, and 12.7 K/9 ranks first among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have been favorites in 39 games this season and won 25 (64.1%) of those contests.
• Tampa Bay has a record of 24-13, a 64.9% win rate, when favored by -119 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the Rays, based on the moneyline, is 54.3%.
• Games involving Tampa Bay have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 23 of 52 chances this season.
• The Rays are 25-27-0 ATS in their 52 games with a spread this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have come away with five wins in the 19 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Chicago has a mark of 5-13 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +101 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 49.8% chance of walking away with the win.
• Chicago and their opponents have hit the over in 23 of their 54 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The White Sox have posted a record of 23-31-0 against the spread this season.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Yandy Diaz’s .271 average leads the Rays this year. His resume also includes three homers and driven in 12 RBI.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Diaz’s home run total places him 181st, and his RBI tally puts him 215th.
• Diaz has collected a hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is batting .455 with a double, six walks and an RBI.
• Randy Arozarena has shown his power as he leads his team with six home runs.
• Arozarena ranks 64th in homers and 82nd in RBI on the season.
• Manuel Margot is hitting .323 with five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 12 walks.
• Margot is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .167 with three walks.
• Harold Ramirez has five doubles, two home runs and six walks while batting .286.
• Ramirez has recorded at least one hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with two RBI.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has a team-high seven home runs and has driven in 23 runs.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Abreu’s home run total is 49th and his RBI tally ranks 82nd.
• Abreu has collected a hit in 12 straight games. During his last 10 games he is batting .444 with four doubles, three home runs, six walks and six RBI.
• Luis Robert is batting .293 with four doubles, six home runs and six walks.
• Robert is 64th in home runs and 125th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Andrew Vaughn is hitting .279 with six doubles, six home runs and seven walks.
• A.J. Pollock is batting .225 with seven doubles, three home runs and five walks.

Betting Tips for Rays vs. White Sox

We have the White Sox on the moneyline at +101 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after taking a look at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.