Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Betting Pick, Prediction & Preview

• Date: May 21, 2024
• Venue: Rogers Centre
• Starting Pitchers:
  • Garrett Crochet - White Sox
  • Yusei Kikuchi - Blue Jays

Betting Odds

Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Win Probabilities

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Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview

On May 21st, 2024, the Toronto Blue Jays will face off against the Chicago White Sox at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays, boasting a record of 21-25 this season, are having a below-average campaign. Meanwhile, the White Sox have struggled with a record of 14-34, making it a tough season for them.

Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher, is projected to start for the Blue Jays. With a Win/Loss record of 2-3 and an impressive ERA of 2.60 this year, Kikuchi has been performing excellently. However, his 3.14 SIERA suggests that he may have been lucky so far and could see a regression in his performance going forward.

Opposing Kikuchi on the mound will be Garrett Crochet, another left-handed pitcher. Crochet, considered one of the elite starting pitchers in MLB, has started 10 games this season, with a Win/Loss record of 4-4 and an ERA of 4.18. Despite his high ERA, his 2.61 xFIP indicates that he has been unlucky and is likely to perform better in future outings.

This game is the second matchup in a series between the Blue Jays and the White Sox. In their previous game, the Blue Jays emerged victorious with a convincing 9-3 win. They were the clear favorites with a closing Moneyline price of -190, giving them a 63% implied win probability. The White Sox, on the other hand, were big underdogs with a closing Moneyline price of +165 and a 37% implied win probability.

The Blue Jays' offense ranks as the 24th best in MLB this season, while the White Sox offense ranks as the bottom-ranked 30th. However, it's worth noting that the Blue Jays have the 5th highest team batting average in the league, indicating their talent at the plate.

In terms of bullpen strength, the Blue Jays rank 13th, while the White Sox rank 27th according to our advanced-stat Power Rankings. This gives the Blue Jays an advantage in the later innings of the game.

With THE BAT X, the leading MLB projection system, projecting a 64% win probability for the Blue Jays and a 36% win probability for the White Sox, the Blue Jays enter the game as strong favorites.

Based on the current odds, the Blue Jays have an average implied team total of 4.25 runs, while the White Sox have a very low implied team total of 3.25 runs. However, THE BAT X projects that the Blue Jays will score an average of 4.69 runs in this game, compared to the White Sox's projection of 3.71 runs.

Considering all these factors, the Blue Jays are expected to dominate in this matchup. However, baseball is a game of uncertainties, and anything can happen on the field. So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the game!

Quick Takes Chicago White Sox:

Garrett Crochet projects to average 14.9 outs in this game, as forecasted by the leading projection system (THE BAT X).

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

The leading projection system (THE BAT X) projects Paul DeJong in the 3rd percentile as it relates to his batting average ability.

• THE BAT X is a highly sophisticated projection system that accounts for a multitude of factors and regularly tests among the most accurate systems available. Batting average is the most common measure of a player's ability to generate hits.

The Chicago White Sox have 3 hitters in their projected offense today with a high (i.e. over 27%) underlying K% (according to the leading projection system, THE BAT X) (Paul DeJong, Korey Lee, Zach Remillard).

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

Quick Takes Toronto Blue Jays:

The Chicago White Sox have 8 hitters in the projected offense that will have the handedness advantage against Yusei Kikuchi in today's game.

• Right-handed pitchers perform worse against left-handed hitters (and visa-versa). If several hitters hold this advantage against the pitcher, it can have a huge impact on whether he will perform well or struggle on any given day.

Daulton Varsho has primarily hit in the top-half of the batting order this season (61% of the time), but he is projected to hit 7th on the lineup card today.

• The lower in the order a player bats, the fewer plate appearances he will get and the fewer opportunities he will get to hit the Over for every market. A player who hits lower in the order than he normally does may provide extra value opportunity since the market may be based on him hitting higher.

Toronto Blue Jays hitters as a unit rank near the bottom of the league since the start of last season ( 8th-worst) when assessing their 88.6-mph average exit velocity.

• Hitting the ball hard increases the chances of either a home run or the ball landing in fair territory for a hit before a fielder can get to it.

Game Trends

• The Toronto Blue Jays have hit the Game Total Under in 23 of their last 36 games (+8.50 Units / 21% ROI)
• The Chicago White Sox have hit the Moneyline in 11 of their last 23 games (+3.80 Units / 16% ROI)
• Eloy Jimenez has hit the Home Runs Over in 5 of his last 27 games (+7.10 Units / 26% ROI)

Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction

Final Score: Chicago White Sox 3.76 vs Toronto Blue Jays 4.73

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