Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/08/2022

Game Time: 11:35 am ET, Sunday, May 8, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  NBC

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -105, Red Sox -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -105, Red Sox -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox -105, Red Sox -115; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Chicago White Sox:  12-13 (2nd place, AL Central)

Boston Red Sox:  10-17 (5th place, AL East)

 

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Chicago White Sox:  6-4 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 12-13 record overall and they are 5-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 4 game winning streak. They just won their 2-game series against the Chicago Cubs 2-0 completing the sweep and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Sunday. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Dylan Cease is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Dallas Keuchel is on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 1-3 with a 8.40 ERA this season. His team lost their last 3 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 1 HR, and 5 BB with 1 K on 6 hits in 5 IP against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging 3.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 10-17 record overall and they are 4-7 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 and they are playing the series finale of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Sunday night. This will be the 3rd game of the series on Sunday with the 2nd game still to be played on Saturday. Nick Pivetta is the starting pitcher for them on Saturday while Michael Wacha will be on the mound for them here on Sunday. He is 3-0 with a 1.38 ERA this season. His team won their last 4 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 2 Ks on 3 hits in 5.2 IP against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 4.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing very well in their recent games and they are so far below .500 to start the season that they are currently sitting in last place in their division. They have been losing a lot of their home games as well and just got their last few games handed to them as they were smashed by the Angels and the White Sox in the first few games of this series. The Red Sox desperately need to start winning games and they have Wacha on the mound here who has been their best starting pitcher this season. The White Sox do not have a very good bullpen so the pitching matchup is a good one for the Red Sox here and it is a good spot for them to finally get another win. The best bet here is on the Red Sox to win this game.

 

White Sox Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Sunday, May 8, 2022 (11:35 am ET start time) is Red Sox 6 White Sox 4.

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Chicago White Sox: 18-39 (-18.6 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 to +150. 73-65 (-15.2 Units) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 26-17 UNDER on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Boston Red Sox: 55-41 (+4.3 Units) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 27-24 (+4.2 Units) ML when the total is 8 to 8.5. 9-2 UNDER when the money line is +125 to -125.

 

 

Chicago White Sox:  Y. Moncada (3B) Prob Mon - Oblique injury. E. Jimenez (LF) Late June - Hamstring injury. Y. Mercedes (1B) Mid May - Hand injury.

Boston Red Sox:  E. Hernandez (CF) Out Thurs - Illness. J. Taylor (RP) Out indefinitely - Back injury. J. Arauz (2B) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"We were playing. I haven't faulted the effort — the execution just wasn't great sometimes. Now, we're minus-one. We've got a lot of wins to get." - Tony La Russa after his team’s win against the Cubs on Wednesday.

 

 

"I've been terrible ... So, I got to figure my (stuff) out. We're going to get there. I'm working on it every day and feeling better every day. I know the results are terrible, but we're not going to stop. It's definitely frustrating." - Matt Barnes after their loss against the Angels on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

AJ Pollock (R) LF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Luis Robert (R) CF

Yasmani Grandal (S) C

Gavin Sheets (L) DH

Jake Burger (R) 3B

Adam Engel (R) RF

Leury Garcia (S) 2B

 

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Enrique Hernandez (R) CF

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) RF

Christian Vazquez (R) C

Franchy Cordero (L) 1B

 

 

Batting Average:  Tim Anderson (.330)

Hits:  Tim Anderson (29)

Home Runs:  Tim Anderson (4)

RBI:  Andrew Vaughn (12)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (5)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (3)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (8)

ERA:  Matt Foster (0.71)

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Xander Bogaerts (34)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (4)

RBI:  Alex Verdugo (13)

Stolen Bases:  Xander Bogaerts (1)

Wins:  Michael Wacha (3)

Saves:  Jake Diekman (1)

ERA:  John Schreiber (0.00)

 

Managers:

Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa (2nd season)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)