Yankees vs. White Sox Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/22/2022

The New York Yankees (29-10) are set to take on the Chicago White Sox (19-20) Sunday at 3:05 PM ET, airing on Prime Video. The Yankees are listed as -177 favorites by sportsbooks, while the underdog White Sox have +155 odds for the contest. New York’s Jameson Taillon gets the start, and he’ll go against Chicago’s Johnny Cueto.

Yankees vs. White Sox Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Yankees vs. White Sox

Our computer pick: Chicago White Sox (+155) and Under (9)

Yankees vs. White Sox Game Info

• New York Yankees probable starting pitcher: Jameson Taillon
• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Johnny Cueto
• Game Day: Sunday, May 22, 2022
• Game Time: 3:05 PM ET
• TV Channel: Prime Video
• Location: The Bronx, New York
• Stadium: Yankee Stadium

New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox Pitching Matchup

Yankees Starter Jameson Taillon

• Taillon makes the start for the Yankees, his eighth of the season. He is 4-1 with a 3.28 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles, the righty went five innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 3.28, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents have a .277 batting average against him.
• Taillon is looking to record his second quality start of the season.
• Taillon will try to go five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.0 frames per outing.
• He meets a White Sox offense that ranks 25th in the league with 140 runs while batting .233 as a squad. It has a collective .356 slugging percentage (21st in MLB play) and has hit a total of 34 home runs (18th in MLB).

White Sox Starter Johnny Cueto

• The White Sox’s Cueto will make his second start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Tuesday, when he threw six innings against the Kansas City Royals without allowing a run.
• He has an ERA of .00, a batting average against of .105 and 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in one games this season.
• The Yankees rank ninth in MLB with a .244 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks first in the league (.420) and 56 home runs.

Yankees Betting Picks & Insights

• The Yankees have been favorites in 36 games this season and won 26 (72.2%) of those contests.
• This season, New York has won 19 of its 23 games, or 82.6%, when favored by at least -177 on the moneyline.
• The Yankees have a 63.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• New York’s games have gone over the total in 17 of their 38 chances.
• The Yankees are 20-18-0 against the spread in their 38 chances this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 12 games this year and have walked away with the win three times (25%) in those games.
• Chicago has been listed as an underdog of +155 or more on two occasions this season and lost both games.
• Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 39.2% chance of pulling out a win.
• Chicago and their opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 43 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The White Sox have an against the spread record of 19-24-0 in 43 games with a line this season.

Yankees Leaders & Batting Stats

• Aaron Judge’s .307 average and 14 homers both put him atop the Yankees leaderboard this season.
• Including all MLB batters, Judge ranks 15th in batting average, 14th in on-base percentage, and third in slugging.
• Judge brings a hitting streak of two games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .316 with a double, two home runs, three walks and three RBI.
• Anthony Rizzo is hitting .230 with seven doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 17 walks.
• Rizzo is sixth in homers in baseball, and 18th in RBI.
• Giancarlo Stanton has racked up a team-best 35 runs batted in.
• Stanton is on a four-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .368 with a double, a home run, four walks and four RBI.
• DJ LeMahieu is batting .274 with nine doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• LeMahieu is riding a three-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .190 with a home run, two walks and seven RBI.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Tim Anderson paces the White Sox with a .350 batting average.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Anderson is 76th in home runs and 109th in RBI.
• Anderson brings a hitting streak of three games into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .429 with three walks and three RBI.
• Luis Robert has hit six home runs with 17 RBI, leading the team in both categories.
• Robert is 41st among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 81st in RBI.
• Jose Abreu has a team-best 17 runs batted in.
• Andrew Vaughn is hitting .262 with three doubles, four home runs and five walks.

Betting Tips for Yankees vs. White Sox

After taking a look at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the White Sox on the moneyline at +155. Our computer picks see the scoring going under the total of 9 runs.