Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Pick – 3/29/2025

Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Betting Preview

As the Chicago White Sox face off against the Los Angeles Angels on March 29, 2025, both teams are looking to establish their footing early in the season. The White Sox come in with a record of 1-0, while the Angels are struggling at 0-1. This game marks the second in their series, where the White Sox took the win in the opener.

Jonathan Cannon is projected to take the mound for the White Sox. Unfortunately, his standing in advanced-stat Power Rankings reveals a challenging start to his career, being ranked 360th among approximately 350 pitchers, which places him among the worst in MLB. Cannon’s projections indicate he will pitch around 5.0 innings, allowing an average of 2.6 earned runs while struggling with strikeouts, projected at just 3.8. The White Sox will rely on their hitters to give Cannon ample run support.

In contrast, the Angels are set to start Jose Soriano, who ranks 55th in Power Rankings and comes in with stronger projections. Soriano is expected to pitch 5.1 innings, allowing 1.9 earned runs and striking out approximately 4.6 batters. Despite allowing 4.6 hits and struggling with walks, his elite earned run projection is a promising sign for the Angels.

The game total for today’s matchup is set at 8.5 runs, indicating an average offensive expectation. The underdog White Sox have an implied team total of 3.84 runs, while the Angels boast a higher average of 4.66 runs. As the Angels look to bounce back from a rough start, they need to capitalize on their pitching matchup to secure the win and avoid falling further behind this season.

Quick Takes Los Angeles Angels:

Jose Soriano will have the benefit of the platoon advantage against 6 opposing bats in today's game.

• Right-handed pitchers perform better against right-handed hitters (and the same for lefties). Having this advantage against a lot of opposing hitters can have a huge impact on whether a pitcher will perform well or struggle on any given day.

Jo Adell has a ton of pop (96th percentile) if he makes contact, but that's always far from assured (30.6% K%). Today, however, opposing pitcher Jonathan Cannon has a pitch-to-contact profile (14th percentile K%) — great news for Adell.

• If he is less likely to strikeout, he'll be more likely to make contact, which is often hard, home-run contact.

According to the leading projection system (THE BAT), the Los Angeles Angels' bullpen projects as the best among all MLB teams.

• Most bettors only consider the starting pitcher, but a strong bullpen sneakily creates a tougher matchup for the opposing offense and suppresses a game's runs.

Quick Takes Chicago White Sox:

Lenyn Sosa has a 91st percentile opposite-field rate on his flyballs (36.5%) and will have a big advantage hitting them in the direction of baseball's 9th-shallowest RF fences today.

• This player's skill set matches up particularly well with the park he's in today, which may lead to better-than-usual performance.

Game Trends

• The Chicago White Sox have hit the 1st Five Innings (F5) Team Total Over in 5 of their last 8 games at home (+1.70 Units / 18% ROI)
• The Los Angeles Angels have hit the Game Total Under in 58 of their last 113 games (+5.60 Units / 5% ROI)

• Date: March 29, 2025
• Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field
• Starting Pitchers:
  • Jose Soriano - Angels
  • Jonathan Cannon - White Sox

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