White Sox vs. Diamondbacks Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/26/2022

Ketel Marte is on the brink of his 99th hit of the season for the Arizona Diamondbacks (56-67) as they get set to take on the Chicago White Sox (63-62) on Friday. The Diamondbacks enter the matchup as +158 underdogs on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Guaranteed Rate Field at 8:10 PM ET. Chicago’s Johnny Cueto gets the start, and he’ll go against Arizona’s Tommy Henry.

White Sox vs. Diamondbacks Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Diamondbacks

Our best bet is the Diamondbacks on the moneyline at +158 after analyzing all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Arizona Diamondbacks (+158) and Over (8.5)

White Sox vs. Diamondbacks Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Johnny Cueto
• Arizona Diamondbacks probable starting pitcher: Tommy Henry
• Game Day: Friday, August 26, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Johnny Cueto

• Cueto (6-5 with a 2.58 ERA and 73 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the White Sox, his 18th of the season.
• The righty last appeared on Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians, when he went 8 2/3 scoreless innings while giving up five hits.
• The 36-year-old has amassed an ERA of 2.58, with 5.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in 18 games this season. Opponents are hitting .252 against him.
• Cueto is aiming to claim his 11th straight quality start in this game.
• Cueto will aim to go five or more innings for his 19th straight appearance. He’s averaging 6.2 innings per outing.
• He will face a Diamondbacks offense that ranks 18th in the league with 525 runs while batting .229 as a squad. It has a collective .386 slugging percentage (17th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 133 home runs (14th in MLB).

Diamondbacks Starter Tommy Henry

• The Diamondbacks will hand the ball to Henry (2-2) for his fifth start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up one earned run and allowed six hits in 5 1/3 innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.
• The 25-year-old has pitched in four games this season with an ERA of 3.57, a 1.778 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.235.
• He has started four games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
• Henry has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The White Sox rank 19th in MLB with 524 runs scored this season. They have a .260 batting average this campaign with 104 home runs (26th in the league).

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have won 43, or 51.8%, of the 83 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• This season, Chicago has won 11 of its 15 games, or 73.3%, when favored by at least -187 on the moneyline.
• The White Sox have a 65.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 55 of their 129 games with a total this season.
• The White Sox have an ATS record of 57-72-0 in 129 games with a spread this season.

Diamondbacks Betting Picks & Insights

• The Diamondbacks have been underdogs in 94 games this season and have come away with the win 39 times (41.5%) in those contests.
• Arizona has a win-loss record of 10-20 when favored by +158 or worse by sportsbooks this year.
• The Diamondbacks have an implied victory probability of 38.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Arizona have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 59 of 128 chances this season.
• The Diamondbacks have an against the spread mark of 72-56-0 in 128 games with a line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• The White Sox leader in both batting average and home runs is Jose Abreu, who comes into the contest hitting .310 and has left the yard 14 times while driving in 59 runs this season.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Abreu ranks 82nd in homers and 51st in RBI.
• Abreu takes a hitting streak of two games into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .350 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn’s 14 home runs and 61 RBI both lead his team.
• Among all major league hitters, Vaughn ranks 82nd in home runs and 47th in RBI.
• Vaughn enters this game looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBI.
• Luis Robert is hitting .300 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks.
• Elvis Andrus has 25 doubles, eight home runs and 31 walks while hitting .235.
• Andrus is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double, a walk and three RBI.

Diamondbacks Leaders & Batting Stats

• Christian Walker leads the Diamondbacks in home runs (30) and runs batted in (72).
• Walker is seventh in homers and 24th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Walker carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• Marte has a club-high .254 batting average.
• Marte is 142nd overall in homers and 133rd in RBI this year.
• Daulton Varsho is batting .233 with 18 doubles, three triples, 17 home runs and 38 walks.
• Josh Rojas is batting .285 with 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 40 walks.