New York Mets vs Chicago White Sox Betting Pick & Prediction 8/31/24
Jose Quintana will start for the Mets on Saturday, and he is facing off against Davis Martin for the White Sox. The Mets are currently on a two-game winning streak, and they are 71-64 this season, which has them 3rd in the NL East. The White Sox are 5th in the AL Central with a record of 31-105.
New York is the heavy money line favorite, as their odds are sitting at -205 compared to the White Sox at +173. The over/under line is currently at 9 runs, and WPIX will be televising this interleague matchup.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX VS NEW YORK METS BETTING PICK
The Pick: Chicago White Sox Moneyline +173
This game will be played at Guaranteed Rate Field at 7:10 ET on Saturday, August 31st.
HOW TO BET THE METS VS WHITE SOX:
- We have the White Sox winning by a score of 6 to 5
- If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the White Sox to cover
- As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over
New York cruised to a 5-1 win over the White Sox in the most recent game of this series. The Mets had a big 3rd inning, scoring three of their five runs. As for the White Sox, they scored their only run in the 1st. Heading into the game, the Mets were favored at -220 on the money line.
Tylor Megill got the win for the Mets, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up just one run. Jonathan Cannon struggled on the mound for the White Sox, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. He did finish the game with three strikeouts.
J.D. Martinez and Jesse Winker each had two hits and two RBIs for the Mets’ offense. Andrew Benintendi was the only White Sox hitter to have more than one hit.
Mets Records & Stats
With an overall record of 71-64, the Mets are 3rd in the NL East, eight games behind the Phillies for the division lead. The Mets have gone 22-17 against other teams in the NL East this season. They will look to pick up a win today and have won two straight games overall.
At home, the Mets are 35-33 this year and 36-31 on the road. As the road favorite, the Mets have gone 16-13 this year and are 44-35 as the favorite overall. New York’s overall series record is 22-16-8, and they are winning their current series vs. the White Sox.
When the Mets are on the road, they have a run line record of 37-30, covering the run line in two straight games. Their average scoring margin away from home is +0.4 runs per game, and they have a run line record of 33-23 when listed as the underdog.
The Mets are on the road today against the White Sox, and the over/under line is set at 9 runs. The combined run average in Mets games this season is 9.3 runs per game, and their over/under record is 68-63. The average over/under line in their games is 8 runs, and their over/under record when the line is set at 9 runs is 5-9-4. So far this season, 16 of their games have had over/under lines set at 9 runs, accounting for 11.9% of their games. The under has hit in their last two games.
New York is sending left-hander Jose Quintana to the mound today against the White Sox. He has made 26 starts this year and has a record of 6-9 with an ERA of 4.36. Quintana’s WHIP for the season is currently 1.30. In his 26 appearances, he has turned in nine quality starts. Quintana’s most recent outing came against the Padres, where he went 6 1/3 innings, giving up four hits, two walks, and no earned runs. He finished with a no-decision in that outing. Before that, he had given up at least four earned runs in three straight starts.
As a team, the Mets are averaging 4.8 runs per game, which is 11th in the league. They have been even better on the road, averaging 5 runs per game. Overall, they are 6th in the league in home runs and have the 9th best team batting average at .249. Over his last eight games, Francisco Lindor is hitting .314 with three homers and six RBIs. For the season, he is batting .269 with 28 homers and a team-high 79 RBIs.
Pete Alonso has also been a big power threat for the Mets this season, as he is 7th in the league with 29 homers. However, he is batting just .242. As a team, the Mets come into the game with a collective isolated power (ISO) of .171, which is 6th in the league.
White Sox Records & Stats
With an overall record of 31-105, the White Sox are 46.5 games out of the AL Central lead. So far, they have really struggled against other AL Central teams, going 8-38. Chicago has dropped eight straight games overall, and they lost the first game of this series vs. the Mets.
At home, the White Sox are just 18-52 this year, and they are only slightly better on the road at 13-53. This season, they have really struggled as the underdog, going 26-102. Chicago has dropped eight straight games as the underdog. As for their record in night games, they are 20-62 and 11-43 in day games.
When the White Sox win, they do so by an average of 3.2 runs per game, but when they lose, they lose by an average of 3.7 runs per game. They have a run line record of 56-80 this season, including a 29-41 mark at home. As an underdog, they are 51-77 against the run line.
Chicago White Sox games have gone under the total in four straight games and in 77.2% of their games this season. Their games have averaged 8.2 runs per game, and their over/under record for the season is 59-70. When the over/under line is set at 9 runs, their record is 11-14-2. Only 2.9% of their games this season have had over/under lines set at 9 runs.
Through five starts, Davis Martin has yet to pick up a win, coming in with a record of 0-2 and ERA of 2.96. He has made one quality start this year and is coming off an outing in which he gave up just one earned run in five innings of work. In that outing vs. the Tigers, he gave up seven hits and one home run. Martin has made six appearances this year and has a WHIP of 1.43. Looking at his walk numbers, Martin is averaging 4.28 per nine innings compared to 8.56 strikeouts. So far, he has allowed a total of two homers.
Chicago’s offense has been struggling this season, as they are dead last in home runs and are averaging just 3.1 runs per game. This is also the worst mark in the league. The White Sox are also near the bottom of the league in terms of on-base percentage, slugging, and OPS. Andrew Vaughn and Andrew Benintendi are the team’s top power threats, with each having 15 homers. Vaughn also leads the team with 59 RBIs.
Benintendi has been swinging the bat well of late, going 6/16 in his last five games with two homers and five RBIs. Paul DeJong and Martin Maldonado are both on five-game hitting streaks. DeJong is batting just .216 for the season, but his 19 homers are the most on the team.