Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland Athletics - MLB - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Chicago White Sox (72-68) have a 3-0 series lead, hoping to sweep the Oakland Athletics (50-90) on Sunday at Oakland Coliseum, at 4:07 PM ET.

The Athletics (+139 underdog moneyline odds to win) take the field at home against the White Sox (-164). The Chicago White Sox will give the start to Johnny Cueto (7-7, 2.87 ERA), who is looking for win No. 8 on the season, and the Athletics will counter with Cole Irvin (7-11, 3.78 ERA). The matchup has an over/under set at 7.5 total runs.

White Sox vs. Athletics Predictions

White Sox vs. Athletics Betting Odds

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White Sox vs. Athletics Last 10 Games Betting Performance

White Sox

Chicago was favored on the moneyline for seven of its last 10 games, and finished 6-1 in those matchups.
In their last 10 outings — all had a set run total — the White Sox and their opponents combined to hit the over on the total five times.
Chicago’s ATS record is 7-3-0 over its past 10 games.

Athletics

In nine games as the underdog over the last 10 matchups, Oakland has a record of 1-8.
In their last 10 games with a total, the Athletics and their opponents are 7-3-0 when it comes to hitting the over.
Oakland has two wins against the spread in its last 10 chances.

White Sox vs. Athletics Starting Pitcher Betting Trends

Projected starter: Johnny Cueto

The White Sox have an 8-11-0 ATS record in Cueto’s 19 starts that had a set spread.
The White Sox have been the moneyline favorite in 11 of Cueto’s starts this season, and they went 4-7 in those games.
Cueto’s team has won 10 of his 20 starts.
Cueto has started 19 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season. The teams have combined to go over the run total in six of them.

Projected starter: Cole Irvin

Irvin and his team have a record of 11-14-0 against the spread when he starts.
When he starts a game and his team is the underdog on the moneyline, they have a record of 7-14.
In games Irvin has started, his team is 9-16.
Games Irvin has started this season hit the over nine times in 25 chances.

White Sox Batting Leaders

Jose Abreu has racked up a team-high batting average of .309.
Among hitters in MLB, Abreu ranks 103rd in home runs and 52nd in RBI.
Andrew Vaughn has hit 15 home runs with 68 RBI. Both pace his team.
Vaughn ranks 89th in homers and 42nd in RBI among MLB batters this season.
Vaughn has safely hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .350 with two doubles, a walk and five RBI.
Elvis Andrus is batting .251 with 29 doubles, 13 home runs and 35 walks.
Andrus has safely hit in four straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .304 with a double, two home runs, two walks and seven RBI.
Luis Robert is hitting .295 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks.

Athletics Batting Leaders

Sean Murphy leads Oakland in batting average (.251) and runs batted in (63) this season while also slugging 18 homers.
Murphy’s home run total ranks 61st in the majors, and he is 62nd in RBI.
Seth Brown’s 21 home runs are most among Oakland batters. He’s driven in 55 runs this season while slugging .441.
Brown is 42nd overall in home runs and 86th in RBI this year.
Tony Kemp has 98 hits this season and a slash line of .230/.304/.309.
Ramon Laureano has 70 hits and an OBP of .292 to go with a slugging percentage of .376 this season.