White Sox vs. Guardians Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 7/24/2022

Dylan Cease will take the mound for the Chicago White Sox (47-48) Sunday looking for his 10th win of the season in a matchup with the Cleveland Guardians (48-45). The White Sox are -131 favorites to pick up the win in the contest, which starts at 2:10 PM ET, live from Guaranteed Rate Field. Chicago’s Cease and Cleveland’s Shane Bieber have been named the starters for this contest.

White Sox vs. Guardians Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Guardians

After looking at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Guardians on the moneyline at +110. Our computer picks see the scoring going under the total of 7.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Cleveland Guardians (+110) and Under (7.5)

White Sox vs. Guardians Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dylan Cease
• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Shane Bieber
• Game Day: Sunday, July 24, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Dylan Cease

• The White Sox are sending Cease (9-4) to the mound for his 20th start of the season as he looks for his 10th victory. He is 9-4 with a 2.15 ERA and 150 strikeouts through 104 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s last time out came on Sunday against the Minnesota Twins, when he tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit.
• The 26-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.15, with 12.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 19 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .197 batting average against him.
• Cease has seven quality starts under his belt this year.
• Cease will look to go five or more innings for his eighth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.2 frames per outing.
• He will face a Guardians offense that ranks 17th in the league with 410 runs while batting .252 as a squad. It has a collective .386 slugging percentage (18th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 72 home runs (29th in MLB).
• Cease has thrown 11 innings, giving up four earned runs on 13 hits while striking out 12 against the Guardians this season.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 26-year-old’s 2.15 ERA ranks fifth, 1.185 WHIP ranks 36th, and 12.9 K/9 ranks first.

Guardians Starter Shane Bieber

• The Guardians will hand the ball to Bieber (4-5) for his 18th start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, July 12, when he threw 9 2/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox, giving up one earned run while allowing three hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.32, a 4.24 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.136 in 17 games this season.
• He has earned a quality start 12 times in 17 starts this season.
• Bieber will look to pitch five or more innings for the seventh start in a row.
• The White Sox rank third in MLB with a .256 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 20th in the league (.383) and 81 home runs.
• This season, the right-hander has pitched against the White Sox in two games, and they have gone 7-for-50 with a double and two RBI over 15 innings.
• Among qualified pitchers this season, the 27-year-old’s 3.32 ERA ranks 30th, 1.136 WHIP ranks 28th, and 9 K/9 ranks 19th.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the White Sox have won 30 out of the 59 games, or 50.8%, in which they’ve been favored.
• Chicago has a record of 23-22 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -131 on the moneyline.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 56.7% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 45 of their 100 opportunities.
• The White Sox are 45-55-0 ATS in their 100 games with a spread this season.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• The Guardians have been underdogs in 53 games this season and have come away with the win 23 times (43.4%) in those contests.
• Cleveland has a mark of 16-22 in contests where sportsbooks favor them by +110 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Guardians have a 47.6% chance of walking away with the win.
• Cleveland and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 46 of their 101 opportunities.
• The Guardians are 54-47-0 against the spread in their 101 games that had a posted line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu leads the White Sox in OBP, slugging, and hits, getting on base at a rate of .390 while slugging .468 and racking up 108 hits.
• In all of the majors, Abreu is 83rd in homers and 51st in RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn is hitting .295 with 17 doubles, 10 home runs and 18 walks.
• Vaughn is 96th in homers in the majors, and 41st in RBI.
• Vaughn has seven games in a row with at least one hit. During his last 10 outings he is batting .341 with three doubles, two home runs, a walk and 11 RBI.
• Tim Anderson paces the White Sox with a team-high batting average of .311.
• Josh Harrison is hitting .233 with 13 doubles, two triples, four home runs and 14 walks.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez paces the Guardians with 19 long balls and runs batted in, driving in 78.
• Ramirez’s home run total puts him 20th in the big leagues, and he ranks second in RBI.
• Amed Rosario has 17 doubles, six triples, four home runs and 19 walks while batting .295.
• Rosario is 245th among all hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 142nd in RBI.
• Steven Kwan is batting .289 with 14 doubles, three triples, a home run and 32 walks.
• Josh Naylor has 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 18 walks while hitting .275.