Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 06/17/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Friday, June 17, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Apple TV+

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +160, Astros -190; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +160, Astros -190; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +160, Astros -190; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Chicago White Sox:  30-31 (3rd place, AL Central)

Houston Astros:  39-24 (1st place, AL West)

 

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Chicago White Sox:  6-4 last 10

Houston Astros:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 30-31 record overall and they are 17-14 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Detroit Tigers 3-0 completing the sweep, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Astros on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Vince Velasquez was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Lucas Giolito will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 4-2 with a 3.88 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 4 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 8 Ks on 6 hits in 5 IP against the Texas Rangers. They scored 27 runs in their last series averaging 9 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 6 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 39-24 record overall and they are 16-10 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 3-game series against the Texas Rangers 2-1, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Friday. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Luis Garcia was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Framber Valdez will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 6-3 with a 2.64 ERA this season. His team won 6 of their last 7 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 2 earned runs, 0 homers, and 3 BB with 6 strikeouts on 4 hits in 6 innings played against the Miami Marlins. They scored 16 runs in their last series averaging just over 5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging just over 3 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game as a big favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well recently as their bats have been very cold but they have won 2 straight games and their hitting was much better in both of those games as well. The Astros are back at home for this series and now that they have been heating up their bats they should play a much better game here and score a lot of runs. They are going up against a White Sox team that has Giolitto starting here and he has not been bad this season but he is coming off of a bad start and with the Astros hitting the ball a lot better now, they will likely get to him here. The White Sox also have an awful bullpen that cannot be trusted and the Astros will feed on them if Giolitto has to leave the game early. The Astros have Valdez starting here and he is coming off of a good start in his last game but is also having a good season in general. The White Sox have been hitting very well recently but Valdez has been pitching well and the Astros also have a very good bullpen to back him out that has been a big part of why they are so good this season. The best bet here is on the Astros to win this game on the runline as they have been hitting well recently and have the pitching to shut down the White Sox here.

 

White Sox Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, June 17, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 7 White Sox 3.

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Chicago White Sox: 8-16 (-5.4 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 2-7 (-5.6 Units) ML on the road when the total is 7 to 7.5. 57-30 UNDER after shutting out a division rival.

Houston Astros: 39-24 (+5.2 Units) ML in all games. 9-2 (+5.5 Units) ML as a home favorite of -175 to -250. 41-20 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Chicago White Sox:  T. Anderson (SS) Late June - Groin. E. Jimenez (LF) Late June - Hamstring. Y. Grandal (C) Out indefinitely - Back.

Houston Astros:  J. Meyers (CF) Late June - Shoulder. J. Pena (SS) Late June - Thumb. T. Jones (1B) Late June - Back.

 

 

 

"This was a good day — everyone came ready to work. Early on, we had to make some plays so they couldn't get back into the game." - Tony La Russa after his team’s win against the Tigers on Wednesday.

 

 

"We hadn't had a first inning inning like that in a long time. A couple of records, the same guys we struck them out back-to-back-to-back with nine pitches. ... So it was a good day for us." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Rangers on Wednesday.

 

 

 

AJ Pollock (R) LF

Andrew Vaughn (R) 1B

Luis Robert (R) CF

Jose Abreu (R) DH

Yoan Moncada (S) 3B

Adam Engel (R) RF

Josh Harrison (R) 2B

Seby Zavala (R) C

Danny Mendick (R) SS

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Aledmys Diaz (R) SS

Jose Siri (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Tim Anderson (.356)

Hits:  Jose Abreu (61)

Home Runs:  Jose Abreu (9)

RBI:  Jose Abreu (30)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (11)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (5)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (16)

ERA:  Michael Kopech (1.92)

 

Batting Average:  Yordan Alvarez (.312)

Hits:  Yordan Alvarez (64)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (17)

RBI:  Yordan Alvarez (45)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (11)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (8)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (12)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

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

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)