White Sox vs. Rays Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 6/5/2022

The Chicago White Sox (24-27) are -116 favorites to take Game 3 of th series from the Tampa Bay Rays (31-22) Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The teams enter the matchup with the series record tied, and the underdog Rays are listed with -103 odds to win the rubber match and take the series victory. Chicago’s Lucas Giolito and Tampa Bay’s Ryan Yarbrough have been named the starters for this contest.

White Sox vs. Rays Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Rays

Our computer pick: Tampa Bay Rays (-103) and Over (7)

White Sox vs. Rays Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lucas Giolito
• Tampa Bay Rays probable starting pitcher: Ryan Yarbrough
• Game Day: Sunday, June 5, 2022
• Game Time: 1:40 PM ET
• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Stadium: Tropicana Field

Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Lucas Giolito

• Giolito makes the start for the White Sox, his ninth of the season. He is 3-2 with a 3.61 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 42 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last appearance came on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, when the right-hander went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while allowing eight hits.
• In eight games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.61 ERA and 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .258 to opposing batters.
• Giolito has three quality starts under his belt this season.
• Giolito has five starts this year in which he pitched five or more innings.
• He will face off against a Rays offense that is batting .230 as a unit (23rd in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .370 (22nd in MLB) with 50 total home runs (18th in MLB).

Rays Starter Ryan Yarbrough

• The Rays will hand the ball to Yarbrough (0-2) for his sixth start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up three earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Wednesday in his last outing, a matchup with the Texas Rangers.
• The 30-year-old has pitched to a 4.00 ERA this season with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.7 walks per nine across six games.
• He has one quality starts in five chances this season.
• Yarbrough has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• The White Sox rank 19th in MLB with a .236 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 26th in the league (.359) and 45 home runs.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have entered the game as favorites 35 times this season and won 19, or 54.3%, of those games.
• Chicago is 19-14 this season when entering a game favored by -116 or more on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 53.7% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 23 of 55 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 24-31-0 ATS in their 55 games with a spread this season.

Rays Betting Picks & Insights

• The Rays have been underdogs in 13 games this season and have come away with the win six times (46.2%) in those contests.
• This season, Tampa Bay has been victorious five times in 11 chances when named as an underdog of at least -103 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Rays have a 50.7% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Tampa Bay and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 23 of their 53 opportunities.
• The Rays are 25-28-0 against the spread in their 53 games that had a posted line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with seven home runs and 23 runs batted in.
• Among all MLB batters, Abreu is 85th in batting average, 47th in on-base percentage, and 66th in slugging.
• Luis Robert is batting .286 with four doubles, six home runs and six walks.
• Robert is 65th in home runs in baseball, and 130th in RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn is batting .286 with six doubles, six home runs and seven walks.
• Vaughn will look to build on his two-game hitting in this game. During his last five outings he is batting .381 with a double, a home run, a walk and two RBI.
• Adam Engel is hitting .248 with 10 doubles, a home run and eight walks.

Rays Leaders & Batting Stats

• Yandy Diaz leads the team in batting average with a mark of .274.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Diaz ranks 185th in home runs and 218th in RBI.
• Diaz has collected a hit in five games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .462 with a double, eight walks and an RBI.
• Randy Arozarena’s six home runs are a team-high total.
• Among all major league hitters, Arozarena ranks 65th in home runs and 83rd in RBI.
• Manuel Margot has five doubles, a triple, three home runs and 13 walks while hitting .312.
• Harold Ramirez is batting .283 with five doubles, two home runs and six walks.

Betting Tips for White Sox vs. Rays

Our best bet is the Rays on the moneyline at -103 after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the total score will over the total of 7 runs.