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The difficult season for the Chicago White Sox won’t get any easier with the first series of the second half coming against the team with the best record in the major leagues. Naturally, the White Sox vs Braves betting odds favors host Atlanta.
Atlanta is listed at -230 with a total of 9.5 +100/-120 in Friday’s series opener. When looking at today’s MLB schedule, Chicago is expected to send Michael Kopech to the mound with the Braves countering with Charlie Morton.
The White Sox are just 17-29 on the road this season while the Braves are tied for the National League lead with 30 home wins.
The Braves lead the majors with 169 home runs and tops the National League with a .271 team batting average. The White Sox are 24th in team ERA. The starters are 20-30 with a 4.43 ERA with the bullpen 18-24 with a 4.74 ERA.
Heading into the White Sox vs Braves series, 23.5 games separate them in the standings.
Atlanta leads the way with a price of +350 in the odds to win the World Series. Chicago is well back at +15000 in the championship odds.
White Sox vs Braves
Date, time:
Location: Truist Park, Atlanta, GA
Probable Pitching Matchups
Friday: Michael Kopech (White Sox); Charlie Morton (Braves)
Saturday: Lance Lynn (White Sox); Spencer Strider (Braves)
Sunday: Dylan Cease (White Sox); Kolby Allard (Braves)
More Bad News For the White Sox
Just when it seemed like things couldn’t get any worse, the White Sox might have lost their best player.
Outfielder Luis Robert Jr., who has a career-high 26 home runs, had a hamstring issue while taking part in the home run hitting contest as part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities. That will factor into the White Sox vs Braves betting odds.
It has been that type of a season as Yoan Moncada missed 54 of the 92 games so far this year, Tim Anderson missed 25 games and Eloy Jiminez was in the lineup for 59 of 92 games.
Five of the last six games played by the White Sox finished under the total.
Dialing Long Distance
Atlanta set the MLB mark for the most home runs before the MLB All-Star Game with Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies and Ronald Acuna are already over 20 home runs. Marcell Ozuna and Sean Murphy have 17 home runs each while Austin Riley and Eddie Rosario have combined for 30 more HRs. It is no wonder that the Braves are favored according to the White Sox vs Braves betting odds.
A quick look at the MLB stat leaders, Olson leads the National League with 29 home runs with Acuna is second in MLB with a .331 batting average.
Atlanta hit 16 home runs in the first eight games played in July with Albies leading the way with four while Murphy has hit three, Michael Harris II and Travis d’Arnaud have a pair of homers each in July.
Eight of Atlanta’s last 12 games went under the total.
Who’s Hot
- Raisel Iglesias, Atlanta Braves P: Iglesias has allowed four hits and one run with six strikeouts in 5.2 innings over his last six appearances.
- Eloy Jiminez, Chicago White Sox DH: Jiminez has at least two hits in four of his last eight games. He has a .323 average and two home runs during that stretch.
- Reynaldo Lopez, Chicago White Sox P: Lopez has not given up a run in his last five games. He has allowed three hits with six strikeouts in five innings during that stretch.
- Sean Murphy, Atlanta Braves C: Murphy is batting .419 with five home runs, eight extra-base hits, nine runs and 13 RBIs in his last eight games.
Who’s Not
- Kolby Allard, Atlanta Braves P: Allard has surrendered six hits and five runs in six innings in his last two games.
- Aaron Bummer, Chicago White Sox P: Bummer has allowed eight hits and seven runs in 3.2 innings in his last three outings.
- Yasmani Grandal, Chicago White Sox C: Grandal is 0-for-9 with five strikeouts over his last six contests.
- Michael Harris II, Atlanta Braves OF: Harris is batting .179 with eight strikeouts over his last eight games. Both of his extra-base hits came in the same game.
White Sox vs Braves Injury Update
All eyes will be on Robert’s status for the White Sox. Moncada as well as pitchers Liam Hendriks, Joe Kelly, Michael Kopech and Mike Clevinger are among the Chicago players on the injured list.
For Atlanta, pitchers Jesse Chavez, Max Fried and Kyle Wright continue to be sidelined.
White Sox vs Braves Betting Preview
This is the first meeting between the teams since 2019. The Braves outscored the White Sox 26-15 in sweeping a three-game series at home. Two of those games finished over the total.
Six of the last nine meetings between the teams finished over the total.
Atlanta is 52-24 when listed as a favorite this season with the White Sox 18-36 as an underdog.
Despite having the best record in the majors, the Braves have covered in 21 of 45 home games with the White Sox 24-22 against the spread on the road.
Another number to consider is that 27 of 45 home games played by Atlanta finished over the total.
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