Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Betting Preview/Prop Picks

We’ve got a fun game scheduled between the Chicago White Sox and Toronto Blue Jays today. The White Sox have had a tough stretch over their last five games. However, they are coming off a win over the Chicago Cubs, which could help.

Still, the Blue Jays batters are a tough group to take down. The question is, can the White Sox pitchers stand their ground against them?

For the Toronto Blue Jays, we have a few more questions, like can they keep the win streak going? Toronto has won five of their last five games and is now 27-20.

With a strong record behind them, they’ll prepare to host the struggling White Sox. Pitching will play a big part in this game, which we’ll take a look at below. We’ll also answer who we believe will be the best bet.

Chicago White Sox: Lucas Giolito will get the nod tonight

The good news for the White Sox is that they’ll have the edge in terms of pitching today. On the mound tonight is the 3-1 Lucas Giiolito, who has an ERA of 2.63.

With Giolito on the mound, the White Sox should be able to get a strong start. However, Giolito will have to be careful not to surrender a few runs to the Blue Jays. Once they get rolling, it’s very hard to stop them.

The White Sox have also suffered at the plate this season, which is a big problem. They rank 22nd in Major League Baseball in team batting average. In on-base percentage (.290), the White Sox rank 28th overall.

With poor performances at the plate, it’s hard to see them taking down the Blue Jays. This is especially true since Toronto ranks in the top 50% of the league.

Toronto Blue Jays: Can they keep the winning streak alive?

Winning five games in a row in Major League Baseball isn’t an easy task. However, the Blue Jays have been able to do so behind their bats. They’ll also have a strong pitcher on the mound tonight in Kevin Gausman.

Gausman has a record of 4-3 as a starter this season with an impressive ERA of 2.25. As we mentioned above, they also have some strong batting as well.

As a team, the Blue Jays are batting .237, ranking 14th in MLB. In terms of on-base percentage, the Blue Jays have a .307 percentage. They get on base more often and get more hits than the White Sox.

With that being said, we have to decide if that will be enough against Giolito. After looking at the White Sox’s batters, we think the Blue Jays are the best bet in this one. 

Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Betting Pick

The White Sox have a lot of trouble at the plate, which has been their downfall. Even with a good pitcher on the mound, it’ll be hard for them to get a win here.

Perhaps if they had slightly better plate appearances, we’d take them. However, on the road against the Blue Jays isn’t a smart bet today.

Because of this, we’ll take the Toronto Blue Jays at -177. They’ve got Gausman on the mound today, and his impressive ERA should lead them to another win.

If the Blue Jays win this one, they’ll extend their streak to six games. We’ll also take the over on the total tonight.

DunkelIndex Free Pick: Toronto Blue Jays -177, OVER

Prop Picks

Toronto (+105) OVER 4.5 Runs

Chicago is allowing 4.61 runs per 9 innings on defense, which ranks No. 24 in the league, with an opposing team batting average of .243, which ranks No. 19. Scores have gone OVER in five of the Blue Jays’ last six games overall.

With Dunkel predicting a Toronto victory by the score of 7-5, take the Blue Jays (+105) to finish OVERtheir Vegas team total of 4.5 runs against the White Sox.

Lucas Giolito (+110) OVER 5.5 Hits Allowed

Giolito has allowed 33 hits in 37.2 innings pitched (0.887 per inning). Toronto is averaging 7.83 hits per 9 innings, which ranks No. 19 in the league.

With Dunkel predicting a Blue Jays win while going OVER their Vegas team run total, take Giolito (+110) to finish OVER 5.5 hits allowed versus Toronto.

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