Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 07/14/2022

Game Time: 7:40 pm ET, Thursday, July 14, 2022

Venue:  Target Field, Minneapolis, MN

Where to Watch:  BSN

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +150, Twins -175; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +150, Twins -175; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +150, Twins -175; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Chicago White Sox:  42-45 (3rd place, AL Central)

Minnesota Twins:  48-41 (1st place, AL Central)

 

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Chicago White Sox:  4-6 last 10

Minnesota Twins:  5-5 last 10

 

 

 

 

The White Sox lost 2 of their last 3 games and enter this game off of a win. They split their last series against the Detroit Tigers 2-2 in a 4-game series. They enter this game with a 42-45 record overall and have a road record of 23-20. This is the series opener of a 4-game series with the Twins on Thursday with the series finale of their series against the Cleveland Guardians still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 22nd in the MLB with a .687 OPS. Lucas Giolito is their starting pitcher on Wednesday while Johnny Cueto is making his start in this game on Thursday. He is 3-4 with a 2.91 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits through 8 IP against the Detroit Tigers. 

 

The Twins lost 4 of their last 5 games and enter this game off of a loss. They lost their last series against the Texas Rangers 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 48-41 record overall and have a home record of 25-19. This is the 1st game of a 4-game series with the White Sox on Thursday with the 2nd game of their series against the Milwaukee Brewers still to be played on Wednesday. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .746 OPS. Joe Ryan is on the mound on Wednesday while Sonny Gray will be throwing the first pitch in this game on Thursday. He is 4-2 with a 3.03 ERA this season. His team won 2 of their last 3 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 5 ER, 0 HRs, and 2 BB with 0 Ks on 4 hits through 4.2 IP against the Texas Rangers. 

The current betting odds have the White Sox listed as an underdog in this game. The White Sox have not been playing well recently as they have been struggling against teams in their AL Central division and have been barely able to split their last few series. They are playing the AL Central leaders in the Twins now but the Twins have not been playing great recently either. They were very hot over a week ago but have been losing more games recently and they have been allowing a lot of runs in these losses. Their pitching has not been great and it has mainly been a problem with their bullpen allowing so many runs over the last week. The White Sox have shown signs of life with their offense recently and they are only going to get better as the season goes on since they should be getting key players back from injury soon. This is also a very important series for them that they will come to play for and Cueto has been very solid all season so he gives his team a good chance here as he will not allow many runs. Sonny Gray is pitching for the Twins and he has also been great this season but he is coming off of a bad start in his last and he does not have a bullpen that will be able to back him up either once he comes out. The best way to place a bet here is on the White Sox to win this game as there is a lot of value in that line for them.

 

White Sox Twins Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Thursday, July 14, 2022 (7:40 pm ET start time) is White Sox 6 Twins 4.

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Chicago White Sox: 42-45 (-9.4 Units) ML in all games. 14-18 (-10.4 Units) ML against division opponents. 11-7 UNDER as an underdog of +125 to +175.

Minnesota Twins: 33-20 (+4.6 Units) ML as a favorite of -110 or higher. 48-41 (+3.8 Units) ML in all games. 19-14 UNDER when the money line is -100 to -150.

 

 

Chicago White Sox:  J. Burger (3B) Late July - Hand. Y. Grandal (C) Late July - Back. D. Mendick (SS) out for season - Knee.

Minnesota Twins:  M. Sano (3B) Late July - Knee. T. Larnach (RF) Early Aug - Abdominal. R. Lewis (SS) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"Bieber had excellent command the whole game, all nine innings. Give him credit." - Tony La Russa on Bieber after his team’s loss against the Guardians on Tuesday.

 

 

"You'd rather be out there without pouring rain and have an at-bat that doesn't go on over the course of an hour, but he can handle it." - Rocco Baldelli after his team’s loss against the Brewers on Tuesday.

 

 

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

Andrew Vaughn (R) RF

Luis Robert (R) CF

Jose Abreu (R) 1B

Eloy Jimenez (R) DH

AJ Pollock (R) LF

Josh Harrison (R) 3B

Leury Garcia (S) 2B

Seby Zavala (R) C

 

Luis Arraez (L) DH

Carlos Correa (R) SS

Byron Buxton (R) CF

Max Kepler (L) RF

Jorge Polanco (S) 2B

Alex Kirilloff (L) 1B

Nick Gordon (L) LF

Gio Urshela (R) 3B

Gary Sanchez (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Seby Zavala (.313)

Hits:  Jose Abreu (97)

Home Runs:  Jose Abreu (11)

RBI:  Luis Robert (49)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (11)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (8)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (17)

ERA:  Dylan Cease (2.30)

 

Batting Average:  Luis Arraez (.347)

Hits:  Luis Arraez (101)

Home Runs:  Byron Buxton (23)

RBI:  Jorge Polanco (45)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Polanco (3)

Wins:  Joe Ryan (6)

Saves:  Emilio Pagan (9)

ERA:  Jorge Alcala (0.00)

 

Managers:

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

Minnesota Twins: Rocco Baldelli (4th season)