Yankees vs. White Sox Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/20/2022

Coming off of a 3-1 series win over the Orioles, the New York Yankees (28-10) are -198 favorites to pick up the win in Game 1 of a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox (19-19). The series begins at Yankee Stadium, starting on Friday at 7:05 PM ET. New York’s Nestor Cortes Jr. gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Dallas Keuchel.

Yankees vs. White Sox Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. White Sox

Our computer pick: Chicago White Sox (+169) and Over (8.5)

Yankees vs. White Sox Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Nestor Cortes Jr.
• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dallas Keuchel
• Game Day: Friday, May 20, 2022
• Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Nestor Cortes Jr.

• Nestor Cortes Jr. makes the start for the Yankees, his eighth of the season. He is 2-1 with a 1.35 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 40 innings pitched.
• In his most recent time out on Sunday, the lefty threw eight innings against the Chicago White Sox, allowing one earned run while surrendering three hits.
• The 27-year-old has put up an ERA of 1.35, with 11.0 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents have a .164 batting average against him.
• Cortes is trying to secure his third quality start in a row in this matchup.
• Cortes is seeking his third straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 innings per appearance on the mound.
• The opposing White Sox offense has a collective .231 batting average, and is 15th in the league with 293 total hits and 25th in MLB play with 135 runs scored. It has the 24th-ranked slugging percentage (.353) and ranks 18th in home runs (33) in all of MLB.
• Cortes has pitched eight innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out seven against the White Sox this season.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old’s 1.35 ERA ranks first, .850 WHIP ranks third, and 11.0 K/9 ranks fourth.

White Sox Starter Dallas Keuchel

• Keuchel (2-3) will take the mound for the White Sox, his seventh start of the season.
• The left-hander allowed four hits in five scoreless innings pitched against the New York Yankees on Saturday.
• The 34-year-old has pitched in six games this season with an ERA of 5.54, a 1.067 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.962.
• In six starts this season, he’s earned one quality start.
• Keuchel has three starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Yankees have scored 187 runs this season, which ranks fourth in MLB. They have 307 hits, seventh in baseball, with 55 home runs (second in the league).
• The Yankees have gone 4-for-18 with a double in five innings this season against the left-hander.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the Yankees have been favored 35 times and won 25, or 71.4%, of those games.
• New York is 13-4 this season when entering a game favored by -198 or more on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have a 66.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 16 of their 37 opportunities.
• The Yankees are 19-18-0 against the spread in their 37 chances this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have won in three, or 27.3%, of the 11 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• Chicago has yet to play a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +169.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 37.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Chicago and their opponents have hit the over in 15 of their 42 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The White Sox are 19-23-0 against the spread in their 42 games that had a posted line this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge’s .307 average and 14 homers both put him atop the Yankees leaderboard this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Judge ranks first in home runs and fifth in RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .234 with seven doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 16 walks.
• Rizzo ranks sixth in homers and 17th in RBI in the bigs.
• Rizzo heads into this matchup looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is hitting .238 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and an RBI.
• Giancarlo Stanton has racked up a team-best 35 runs batted in.
• Stanton is on a three-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and five RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .275 with nine doubles, two home runs and 13 walks.
• LeMahieu takes a two-game streak with at least one hit into this one. In his last five games he is batting .190 with two walks and three RBI.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Tim Anderson leads the White Sox with a team-high batting average of .346.
• Anderson ranks 74th in homers and 101st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Anderson carries a two-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .381 with two walks and three RBI.
• Luis Robert has hit six home runs with 17 RBI, leading the team in both categories.
• Among all MLB hitters, Robert is 39th in home runs and 73rd in RBI.
• Jose Abreu has seven doubles, three home runs and 17 walks while hitting .207.
• Andrew Vaughn has three doubles, four home runs and five walks while hitting .267.

Betting Tips for Yankees vs. White Sox

Our best bet is the White Sox on the moneyline at +169 after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will over the total of 8.5 runs.