White Sox vs. Rangers Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/11/2022

Seeking their 28th win of the year, the Chicago White Sox (27-29) are favorites (-146) on the moneyline when they take on the Texas Rangers (26-31) Saturday at 2:10 PM ET. Lucas Giolito will get the ball for Chicago while Texas counter with Martin Perez.

White Sox vs. Rangers Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Rangers

Our computer pick: Texas Rangers (+124) and Over (8)

White Sox vs. Rangers Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lucas Giolito
• Texas Rangers probable starting pitcher: Martín Pérez
• Game Day: Saturday, June 11, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Lucas Giolito

• Giolito (4-2) gets the starting nod for the White Sox in his 10th start of the season. He has a 3.54 ERA in 48 1/3 innings pitched, with 62 strikeouts.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he went 6 2/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 3.54, with 11.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .268 against him.
• Giolito enters this outing with four quality starts under his belt this year.
• Giolito will try to record his seventh matchup of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per appearance.
• He will take the mound against a Rangers offense that ranks 24th in MLB with 444 total hits (on a .231 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .385 (19th in MLB) with 73 total home runs (sixth in MLB).

Rangers Starter Martín Pérez

• The Rangers will hand the ball to Perez (4-2) for his 12th start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Sunday in his last outing, a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
• The 31-year-old has pitched to a 1.56 ERA this season with 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.1 walks per nine across 11 games.
• He’s looking to extend his nine-game quality start streak.
• Pérez will look to pitch five or more innings for the 10th start in a row.
• The White Sox rank 27th in MLB with 212 runs scored this season. They have a .240 batting average this campaign with 48 home runs (23rd in the league).
• The 31-year-old’s 1.56 ERA ranks second, .966 WHIP ranks 12th, and 7.3 K/9 ranks 44th among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have entered the game as favorites 36 times this season and won 20, or 55.6%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 6-10 in games where oddsmakers favor them by at least -146 on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 59.3%.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 26 of their 60 opportunities.
• In 60 games with a spread this season, the White Sox are 27-33-0 ATS.

Rangers Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rangers have been victorious in 20, or 47.6%, of the 42 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• This season, Texas has been victorious eight times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +124 or longer on the moneyline.
• The Rangers have an implied victory probability of 44.6% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
• Contests with Texas have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 24 of 58 chances this season.
• The Rangers are 33-25-0 against the spread in their 58 games that had a posted line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has gone yard seven times in the 2022 campaign while driving in 23 runs, both totals that lead the White Sox.
• Among all MLB batters, Abreu ranks 78th in batting average, 41st in on-base percentage, and 82nd in slugging.
• Luis Robert has five doubles, six home runs and six walks while hitting .280.
• Robert ranks 92nd in homers and 140th in RBI on the year.
• Robert has two straight games with at least one hit. In his last five games he is batting .238 with a double and an RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn has a team-best 23 runs batted in.
• Jake Burger has hit seven home runs to pace his team.
• Burger takes a six-game streak with at least one hit into this one. During his last 10 outings he is batting .324 with five doubles, three home runs, three walks and eight RBI.

Rangers Leaders & Batting Stats

• Corey Seager has swatted a team-high 12 long balls.
• In all of the big leagues, Seager is 16th in homers and 81st in RBI.
• Marcus Semien is batting .218 with nine doubles, a triple, six home runs and 18 walks.
• Semien is currently 92nd in homers and 124th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Adolis Garcia leads the Rangers with 37 runs batted in.
• Nate Lowe leads the Rangers with a team-leading batting average of .276.

Betting Tips for White Sox vs. Rangers

Our best bet is the Rangers on the moneyline at +124 after looking at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the total score will over the total of 8 runs.