Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Pick and Preview, July 12 (7/12): MLB

Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, Pick and Preview, July 12 (7/12): MLB

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Odds

Time 1:10 p.m. EST
White Sox money line +136
White Sox run line +1.5 (-149)
Guardians money line -150
Guardians run line -1.5 (+130)
Over / under 8

 

Key stats

  Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians
Record 41-44 42-42
Road / home record 22-19 21-17
Last 10 record 5-5 3-7
Streak L1 L1
Over / under record 40-40-5 40-39-5
Runs / game 4.29 4.31
Runs allowed / game 4.73 4.42

Preview

The Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians will play the 2nd game of the series at the Progressive Field on Tuesday. The Guardians took the win 8-4 in the first game of the series. Jones drove in four runs in his first game at Progressive Field, leading Cleveland to the win.

Chicago White Sox

The White Sox get here with a 41-44 record and have lost 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.29 runs per game and allowing 4.73 runs. Jose Abreu leads with 10 home runs and 40 RBI while Andrew Vaughn is batting for .300 avg.

Dylan Cease leads the team with a 2.45 ERA, 133 strikeouts and 7 wins recorded.

Probable Pitcher: Davis Martin (1-2, 4.29 ERA)

Martin will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the White Sox. Martin was assigned to Triple-A Charlotte on June 22 and has pitched 12.2 innings with a 2.84 ERA and 0.87 WHIP in three minor-league appearances since then. He hasn't pitched against the Guardians in his career.

Cleveland Guardians

The Guardians get here with a 42-42 record and have lost 7 of their last 10 games. The team is averaging 4.31 runs per game and allowing 4.42 runs. Jose Ramirez leads the team batting for .290 avg, 17 home runs and 66 RBI. 

Shane Bieber leads the pitching staff with a 3.44 ERA, 99 strikeouts and 3 wins recorded for the Guardians.

Probable Pitcher:  Shane Bieber (3-5, 3.44 ERA)

Bieber will be on the mound in the 2nd game of the series for the Guardians. Bieber took the loss against Detroit on Wednesday, allowing five earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out six. He has a record of 6-2 with an ERA of 2.48 and 102 strikeouts in 13 appearances versus the White Sox in his career.

BETTING TRENDS

Chi White Sox are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games on the road.

Chi White Sox are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland.

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games against Chi White Sox.

Cleveland Guardians are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games at home.

Prediction

The Guardians bounced back and started this home series with a win scoring 8 runs in the game. For Game 1 of the double-header they'll send their ace Shane Bieber who struggled in his last start vs Tigers allowing 5 runs but dominated the White Sox earlier this season holding them to only 1 runs across 6 innings. The White Sox continue to struggle against the Guardians as they're 1-5 in the last 6 head to head games. They'll send Davis Martin to the mound who has pitched only in 5 games this season. Expect a dominant performance from Bieber and the Guardians to win the first game of the double-header.

PICK:  Guardians ML (-150)

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