Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction, Preview, & Odds – 8/5/2024

Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Details

• Date: August 5, 2024
• Venue: Oakland Coliseum
• Starting Pitchers:
  • Jonathan Cannon - White Sox
  • JP Sears - Athletics

Betting Odds

Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Win Probabilities

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Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Betting Preview

As the Oakland Athletics prepare to face off against the Chicago White Sox on August 5, 2024, at Oakland Coliseum, both teams are looking to break out of their respective slumps. The Athletics sit at 46-67, while the White Sox are struggling even further with a dismal 27-87 record. Both teams are out of contention, presenting a matchup between clubs that have been underwhelming this season.

In their last game on August 4, the Athletics narrowly lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 3-2, continuing a trend of close contests that haven’t gone their way. Meanwhile, the White Sox suffered a rough outing against the Minnesota Twins, losing 13-7, which highlights their struggles on both sides of the ball.

On the mound, JP Sears will take the start for the Athletics, coming off a strong performance where he pitched 7 innings without allowing an earned run. This season, Sears has recorded an 8-8 record with an ERA of 4.53. He faces Jonathan Cannon, who has been less consistent, evidenced by his 1-5 record and a SIERA of 4.68, suggesting he may have benefitted from a bit of luck this year.

Offensively, the Athletics have shown some power, ranking 4th in MLB with home runs, despite struggling overall with a batting average that ranks 27th. The White Sox, on the other hand, sit at the bottom of the league in multiple offensive categories, including overall ranking and batting average.

The projections favor the Athletics, who are expected to score around 4.71 runs, while the White Sox are projected for just 4.06 runs. With a current moneyline of -175, Oakland is seen as the favorite, and if Sears can replicate his recent form, the Athletics may find themselves in a good position to secure a win in this matchup.

Quick Takes Chicago White Sox:

In his previous start, Jonathan Cannon struggled when it came to striking hitters out and only managed to tally 2 Ks.

• A pitcher who struggled in his last outing may have something wrong that affects him in his next outing as well.

The Chicago White Sox project to score the 15th-most runs of all teams today, per the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

• THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors like player quality, ballpark, weather, umpire, defense, and more.

Quick Takes Oakland Athletics:

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects that JP Sears will rack up an average of 16.8 outs in this game.

• THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors like ballpark, weather, umpire, defense, and more.

The Oakland Athletics have 5 bats in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (via the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Brent Rooker, Seth Brown, Lawrence Butler, Max Schuemann, Shea Langeliers).

• Teams that have multiple high-strikeout hitters will make it much easier for the opposing pitcher to record strikeouts

Game Trends

• The Oakland Athletics have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 23 of their last 36 games (+8.65 Units / 20% ROI)
• The Chicago White Sox have hit the Team Total Under in 9 of their last 11 away games (+6.85 Units / 52% ROI)
• Luis Robert has hit the Total Bases Under in 13 of his last 19 games (+7.05 Units / 29% ROI)

Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics Prediction

Final Score: Chicago White Sox 4.12 vs Oakland Athletics 4.7

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