White Sox vs. Athletics Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 9/8/2022

A.J. Pollock is on the brink of his 98th hit of the season for the Chicago White Sox (69-68) as they get set to take on the Oakland Athletics (50-87) on Thursday. The White Sox enter the matchup as -187 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Oakland Coliseum at 9:40 PM ET. Chicago’s Dylan Cease and Oakland’s James Kaprielian have been named the starters for this contest.

White Sox vs. Athletics Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Athletics

Our best bet is the Athletics on the moneyline at +157 after digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: Oakland Athletics (+157) and Over (7)

White Sox vs. Athletics Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dylan Cease
• Oakland Athletics probable starting pitcher: James Kaprielian
• Game Day: Thursday, September 8, 2022
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Location: Oakland, California
• Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Dylan Cease

• Cease (13-6) takes the mound for the White Sox in his 28th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.13 ERA in 156 innings pitched, with 197 strikeouts.
• The right-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins, when he tossed 9 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up one hit.
• In 27 games this season, the 26-year-old has a 2.13 ERA and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .185 to opposing hitters.
• Cease is looking to build on a second-game quality start streak in this game.
• Cease will try to extend a 16-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.2 innings per appearance).
• He meets an Athletics offense that ranks 29th in the league with 469 runs while batting .216 as a squad. It has a collective .346 slugging percentage (29th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 117 home runs (26th in MLB).
• Cease has thrown six innings, giving up one earned run on four hits while striking out seven against the Athletics this season.
• The 26-year-old’s 2.13 ERA ranks second, 1.077 WHIP ranks 18th, and 11.4 K/9 ranks second among qualifying pitchers this season.

Athletics Starter James Kaprielian

• The Athletics will send Kaprielian (3-9) to the mound for his 23rd start this season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Wednesday, Aug. 31, when he threw 5 2/3 innings against the Washington Nationals, giving up two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 22 games this season with an ERA of 4.79 and 6.3 strikeouts per nine innings, with an opponent batting average of .247.
• He has three quality starts in 22 chances this season.
• In 22 starts this season, Kaprielian has lasted five or more innings 18 times, with an average of 4.3 innings per appearance.
• The White Sox are batting .259 this season, third in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .387 (18th in the league) with 120 home runs.
• The right-hander has allowed the White Sox to go 4-for-22 with two doubles and an RBI in six innings this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the White Sox have been favored 91 times and won 47, or 51.6%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 13-5, a 72.2% win rate, when favored by -187 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 65.2% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 60 of their 141 games with a total.
• The White Sox are 62-79-0 ATS in their 141 games with a spread this season.

Athletics Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 43 wins in the 118 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Oakland has a mark of 18-33 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +157 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Athletics have a 38.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Oakland’s games have gone over the total in 59 of their 137 opportunities.
• The Athletics are 66-71-0 against the spread in their 137 games that had a posted line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has racked up a team-best batting average of .309 and leads the White Sox in runs batted in (65).
• Among all hitters in the majors, Abreu’s home run total ranks him 100th, and his RBI tally ranks him 47th.
• Abreu carries an 11-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is hitting .325 with three doubles, two walks and five RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn’s 15 home runs lead his team.
• Vaughn ranks 83rd in homers and 49th in RBI in the bigs.
• Luis Robert is hitting .295 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks.
• Elvis Andrus is batting .245 with 28 doubles, 11 home runs and 34 walks.

Athletics Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Athletics are lead in runs batted in by Sean Murphy with a mark of 62, he also leads the team in hitting, posting an average of .252.
• Murphy’s home run total places him 58th in MLB, and he is 60th in RBI.
• Seth Brown’s 21 home runs pace his team.
• Brown is currently 39th in home runs and 82nd in RBI in the big leagues.
• Tony Kemp is hitting .227 with 22 doubles, four home runs and 39 walks.
• Ramon Laureano has 17 doubles, 12 home runs and 25 walks while batting .221.