White Sox vs. Guardians Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 7/13/2022

Jose Abreu is on the brink of his 98th hit of the season for the Chicago White Sox (42-45) as they get set to take on the Cleveland Guardians (43-43) on Wednesday. The White Sox enter the matchup as -114 favorites on the moneyline, and action gets underway from Progressive Field at 7:10 PM ET. Lucas Giolito will get the ball for Chicago while Cleveland counter with Aaron Civale.

White Sox vs. Guardians Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Guardians

We have the Guardians on the moneyline at -105 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after looking at all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Cleveland Guardians (-105) and Over (8.5)

White Sox vs. Guardians Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lucas Giolito
• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Aaron Civale
• Game Day: Wednesday, July 13, 2022
• Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Stadium: Progressive Field

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Lucas Giolito

• Giolito (5-5) gets the starting nod for the White Sox in his 16th start of the season. He has a 5.05 ERA in 82 innings pitched, with 97 strikeouts.
• His most recent time out was on Saturday against the Detroit Tigers, when the right-hander tossed 6 2/3 innings, surrendering five earned runs while giving up five hits.
• In 15 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 5.05, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .274 against him.
• Giolito has six quality starts this year.
• Giolito is seeking his eighth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.1 innings per appearance on the mound.
• He will face a Guardians team that is batting .248 as a unit (10th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .380 (20th in MLB) with 66 total home runs (28th in MLB).
• Giolito has a 1.29 ERA and a 1 WHIP against the Guardians this season in seven innings pitched, allowing a .240 batting average over one appearance.

Guardians Starter Aaron Civale

• Civale (2-5) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his 12th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Saturday, when he threw 7 2/3 innings against the Kansas City Royals, giving up one earned run while allowing six hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 6.28 and 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .292 in 11 games this season.
• In 11 starts this season, he’s earned two quality starts.
• Civale has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The White Sox are batting .253 this season, sixth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .377 (24th in the league) with 72 home runs.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the White Sox have been favored 54 times and won 27, or 50%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 27-26, a 50.9% win rate, when favored by -114 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win from the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 53.3%.
• Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 41 of their 92 chances.
• The White Sox are 42-50-0 ATS in their 92 games with a spread this season.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• The Guardians have come away with 21 wins in the 49 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• This year, Cleveland has won 18 of 44 games when listed as at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Guardians have a 51.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Contests with Cleveland have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 42 of 93 chances this season.
• The Guardians have posted a record of 47-46-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Abreu has a team-high batting average of .297, and leads the White Sox in home runs (11).
• Abreu ranks 67th in homers and 57th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Abreu takes a hitting streak of three games into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .368 with a double, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
• Luis Robert has put his power on display as he paces his team with 11 home runs and 49 runs batted in.
• Robert is 67th in homers and 28th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Andrew Vaughn has 14 doubles, eight home runs and 17 walks while hitting .287.
• Vaughn is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .188 with a double.
• Tim Anderson has 11 doubles, five home runs and 11 walks while batting .311.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez leads the squad with a batting average of .292, while leading the Guardians in home runs, with 17 and runs batted in with 68.
• In all of the majors, Ramirez ranks 21st in homers and second in RBI.
• Ramirez takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and five RBI.
• Amed Rosario is hitting .283 with 14 doubles, five triples, four home runs and 17 walks.
• Rosario is 233rd overall in home runs and 153rd in RBI this year.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .285 with 11 doubles, three triples, a home run and 31 walks.
• Josh Naylor is hitting .279 with 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 17 walks.