by James Q
Sunday, May 01, 2022Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Odds, Preview and Picks - 05/02/2022
Game Time: 11:00 AM ET, Monday, May 2nd, 2022
Venue: Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Where to Watch: ESPN +
Opening MLB Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings: Moneyline: Angels +105, W Sox -115;
BetMGM: Moneyline: N/A
PointsBet: Moneyline: Angels +105, W Sox -125;
Season Record
Angels: 14-8, 1st place AL West
White Sox: 8-12, 3rd place AL Central
An American League matchup between West and Central. A Monday day game… the kind of game where kids miss school… adults miss work… and everyone enjoys the beer tent. The Los Angeles Angels have opened the season well… but are out of their element when they can’t see the sun… and fat guys are yelling at them from the stands. The Chicago Whiyte Sox are clearly in their element… cold, cloudy, no reason for sunscreen.,.,. And fat guys are yelling at them from the stands.
The Los Angeles Angels have won 7 of their last ten games. With 7 Undrs, 2 Overs, and 1 Push. They are 1-1 against he White Sox in this four-game stand. They still have a Game 3 coming before this one (we are betting the Game 4). The Angels went 4-0 against the Cleveland Guardians, 1-2 against the Baltimore Orioles, and won a single against the Houston Astros. Plus this 1-1 split with the White Sox during the last ten. P Shoehei Ohtani has two wins in the stretch… plus a full complement of hits. Shohei is why you want to watch these games. One day you will tell your grandkids you saw him… and they will say “what app is baseball?” and you will cry softly.
The Chicago White Sox have won only 2 of their last 10 games. They went 5 Unders, 4 Overs, and 1 Push during that stretch. There are bound to be shakeups coming. The Manager should be fired the bullpen should be bolstered and whoever makes the most money should be traded. P Dylan Cease and P Vince Velasquez got the two wins during the stretch bit they also got two losses. A big problem with the White Sox is that they don’t get run support… OR quality pitching. That is a recipe for losing all the time.
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Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Preview and Analysis
Offensive Analysis
The Los Angeles Angels are 2nd in runs scored with 4.95 per game, 5th in batting average with .253, and 3rd in OBP with .333.
The Chicago Whiyte Sox are 25th in runs per game with 3.28, 24th in batting average, 30th in OBP with .263.
Defensive Analysis
The Angels pitchers are 18th with a team ERA of 3.69, 5th in WHIP with 1.10, and 19th in strikeouts per game with 8.75.
The White Sox pitchers are 21st with a team ERA of 3.93, 26th in WHIP with 1.39, and the team as a whole is 30th in errors… just drowning with 20 fielding errors so far.
Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Prediction
Our prediction for Monday May 2nd is... Angels 5 - White Sox 2
The Angels lost the last game in a rare gaffe against a team this bad. They will right the ship easily.
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MLB Betting Trends
The Angels are 6-3 (+4.6 units) against the Chicago White Sox over the last 3 seasons.
Both games this season have gone UNDER.
W Sox manager Tony LaRussa is 24-9 at home with a money line of -100 to -150.
Key Injuries
White Sox: 2B Josh Harrison (back) Out ** CF Luis Robert (groin) Out ** 3B Yoan Moncada (oblique) Out **
Angels: SS David Fletcher (hip) Out
Players to Watch
Angels: LHP Patrick Sandoval, 1-0, 20 strikeouts in 15 innings pitched. Whip 1.00. Sandoval needs to step it up. He is only 25 years old but has been in and out of the majors and has wracked up a 5-15 W/L record. He will get run support… can he bring it home?
W Sox: RHP Dylan Cease, 2-1, 3.27 ERA, 28 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched. Dylan is a real ace for the White Sox… but they have already started using him in heavy rotation. Hopefully the 26 year old will hold up.
Starting Lineups
Angels: RF Taylor Ward, DH Shohei Ohtani, CF Mike Trout, 1B Jared Walsh, 3B Anthony Rendon, LF Brandon Marsh, 2B Matt Duffy, C Kurt Suzuki, SS Andrew Velazquez
White Sox: SS Tim Anderson, LF Andrew Vaughn, RF Gavin Sheets, 1B Jose Abreu, DH Yasmani Grandal, 3B Jake Burger, CF A.J. Pollock, C Reese McGuire, 2B Leury Garcia
Managers
Angels: Joe Maddon
White Sox: Tony La Russa
Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy. 56* Humidity at 65%... wind finally low at 8 mph. The Weather has been a disaster for this series. Finally we have a mild day.
James Q
About the Author:
James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.
