White Sox vs. Red Sox Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/25/2022

The Chicago White Sox (21-21) host the Boston Red Sox (20-22) at 8:10 PM ET Wednesday for a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. For the favored White Sox (-172), Tim Anderson is batting .365 this year, third in the league, while J.D. Martinez ranks second in the majors with a .366 average for the underdog Red Sox. Chicago’s Lucas Giolito and Boston’s Rich Hill have been named the starters for this contest.

White Sox vs. Red Sox Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Red Sox

Our computer pick: Boston Red Sox (+146) and Over (8)

White Sox vs. Red Sox Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lucas Giolito
• Boston Red Sox probable starting pitcher: Rich Hill
• Game Day: Wednesday, May 25, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Lucas Giolito

• Giolito gets the start for the White Sox, his seventh of the season. He is 2-1 with a 2.84 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 31 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Thursday against the Kansas City Royals, when he threw five innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.84, with 12.5 strikeouts per nine innings, in six games this season. Opponents are batting .243 against him.
• Giolito enters this matchup with two quality starts under his belt this year.
• Giolito will look to last five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing.
• He will face off against a Red Sox offense that ranks sixth in MLB with 361 total hits (on a .251 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .404 (seventh in MLB) with 39 total home runs (19th in MLB).

Red Sox Starter Rich Hill

• The Red Sox will hand the ball to Hill (1-1) for his eighth start of the season.
• The left-hander’s last start was on Thursday, when he tossed two innings while giving up four earned runs on six hits in a matchup with the Seattle Mariners.
• The 42-year-old has an ERA of 3.90 and 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings with an opponent batting average of .256 in seven games this season.
• He has started seven games this season, earning a quality start (6 or more IP, 3 or fewer ER) in one of them.
• Hill has started seven games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings two times. He averages 4.1 innings per appearance.
• The White Sox rank 18th in MLB with a .234 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 22nd in the league (.359) and 37 home runs.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have won 17, or 53.1%, of the 32 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Chicago has a record of 4-2 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -172 on the moneyline.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 63.2% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 17 of 46 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 21-25-0 against the spread in their 46 chances this season.

Red Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The Red Sox have been victorious in nine, or 40.9%, of the 22 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
• Boston has yet to win this season when listed as an underdog of +146 or worse on the moneyline this season.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Red Sox have a 40.7% chance of walking away with the win.
• Contests with Boston have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 16 of 42 chances this season.
• The Red Sox are 23-19-0 against the spread in their 42 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Anderson comes into Wednesday’s game as the White Sox top run producer, delivering 19 RBI while crushing five long balls in 2022. His .365 average is also best on the squad.
• In all of the majors, Anderson is 66th in homers and 83rd in RBI.
• Anderson carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .600 with a double, a home run, three walks and seven RBI.
• Jose Abreu has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 19 RBI.
• Abreu is 66th in homers in baseball, and 83rd in RBI.
• Abreu has four games in a row with at least one hit. During his last five outings he is hitting .316 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn is batting .287 with four doubles, four home runs and six walks.
• Vaughn is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .438 with a double, a walk and an RBI.
• A.J. Pollock has seven doubles, two home runs and five walks while hitting .237.

Red Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Rafael Devers has swatted a team-high 10 long balls.
• Devers’ home run total places him 12th in the big leagues, and he ranks 25th in RBI.
• Devers carries a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .318 with three home runs, a walk and four RBI.
• Martinez is hitting .366 to lead the lineup.
• Martinez is 66th in homers and 55th in RBI among all MLB batters this season.
• Xander Bogaerts is batting .323 with nine doubles, four home runs and 15 walks.
• Trevor Story has driven in the most runs for the Red Sox with 33 runs batted in.

Betting Tips for White Sox vs. Red Sox

We have the Red Sox on the moneyline at +146 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after digging through all of the key trends and stats for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.