Twins vs White Sox Prediction and Odds
White Sox vs Twins Prediction: The Minnesota Twins are favored to win this game as per stats and bookmakers.
An interesting American League series is lined up as the Minnesota Twins are set to lock horns with the Chicago White Sox in their upcoming away game. The Twins have been excellent this season. They will aim to consolidate their position at the top of the AL Central by dominating the White Sox in the upcoming games. Minnesota is currently at 17–13 in the first position of the AL Central. The Twins faced a 2-3 defeat against the Chicago White Sox in the first matchup.
It will be a challenging contest for the Chicago White Sox against the Twins. They will be desperate to improve their home record and promote themselves on the AL Central table. However, a win in the first game must have given Chicago a lot of confidence. The Sox are currently in the 3rd position in the AL Central with only 9 wins and 22 defeats. A series win in the next series against Minnesota will surely boost their confidence for the fixtures ahead.
White Sox vs Twins Prediction: Home-Away Stats
The Minnesota Twins have a solid home record of 11-6 in the current MLB season. In the away matchups, they won 7 out of 13 fixtures.
The Chicago White Sox gave failed to capitalize on the home advantage this season. They have won 4 out of 13 home games as of now. Their away record of 4-13 as of now looks even worse.
White Sox vs Twins MLB Prediction: Key Stats Comparison
Batting
Batting Advantage: Minnesota Twins
- The Minnesota Twins have been decent at batting as of now. They are playing with a batting average of 0.237 so far. The Twins have added 38 Home Runs and 228 Hits as of now. The On Base Percentage currently stands at 0.310.
- The Chicago White Sox have maintained a batting average of 0.235 as of now. They have added 28 Home Runs and 235 Hits so far. Their On Base Percentage is currently at 0.296.
Pitching
Pitching Advantage: Minnesota Twins
- The Minnesota Twins have done well at restricting the opposition batters. They have their Earned Run Average at 3.48 till now. The Twins have allowed the opponents to bat at an average of 0.228. They have an average Whip of 1.13 in the current season.
- The Chicago Sox have struggled at pitching till now. They have a disappointing Earned Run Average of 5.96 so far. The Sox have their Opponents’ Batting Average at 0.273. This means Chicago’s pitching staff has found it difficult to put pressure on the batters. The Sox have an average Whip of 1.59 this season.
The gap is not much in terms of the batting stats. However, the Minnesota Twins are ahead by a big margin in most of the pitching stats till now.
Twins vs White Sox Prediction and Odds
The Minnesota Twins are likely to go all guns blazing against the Chicago White Sox. All the betting sites listed on mybettingsites.com are suggesting a win for the White Sox in this matchup.
Spread:
- Minnesota Twins: -1.5 (+152)
- Chicago White Sox: +1.5 (-189)
Moneyline
- Minnesota Twins: -114
- Chicago White Sox: -104
Twins vs White Sox Prediction and Odds: Head-to-Head Stats
There have been 31 matches between these two sides in the MLA as of now. The battle looks quite close as the Minnesota Twins won 16 games, while the Chicago White Sox were on the winning side in 15 games.
If we check out the last 3 matches, 3 of them were won by the Twins and 2 by the White Sox. The previous clash took place in the current season on 12 April 2022. The Minnesota Twins won that contest by 3-1.
Head-to-Head: Key Highlights
Minnesota Twins
- Home Win%: 53.8%
- Away Win: 44.4%
- Points Per Game: 4.2
- Home Points Per Game: 3.9
- Away Points Per Game: 4.3
Chicago White Sox
- Home Win%: 55.6%
- Away Win: 46.2%
- Points Per Game: 3.6
- Home Points Per Game: 3.4
- Away Points Per Game: 4.0
Twins vs White Sox Prediction and Odds: Players to Watch Out
Minnesota Twins
- Byron Buxton (BH): Batting Average: 0.258 | Home Runs: 7 | On Base Percentage: 0.324
- Jose Miranda (3B): Batting Average: 0.258 | Hits: 26 | On Base Percentage: 0.308
- Trevor Larnach (LF): Batting Average: 0.242 | Runs Batted In: 18 | On Base Percentage: 0.354
Chicago White Sox
- Andrew Benintendi (LF): Batting Average: 0.281 | Hits: 27 | On Base Percentage: 0.337
- Andrew Vaughn (1B): Batting Average: 0.255 | Runs Batted In: 20 | On Base Percentage: 0.358
- Jake Burger (3B): Batting Average: 0.242 | Home Runs: 7 | On Base Percentage: 0.333
Twins vs White Sox MLB Prediction: Last Game Analysis
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are coming off an 8-4 win against the Kansas City Royals in the last game. A three-run homer by Bryon Buxton and excellent pitching by Sonny Gray helped the Twins dominate the Royals. Buxton made a home run for the second straight game. Minnesota has homered in 13 straight fixtures now. Brady Singer performed well for the Royals.
Chicago White Sox
The Chicago White Sox secured a much-needed 12-9 win against the Tampa Bay Rays in the last fixture. The win finally stopped the frustrating 10-game losing streak of the White Sox. The credit for the win goes to Andrew Vaughn whose three-run homer sealed an exciting win for Chicago. Yasmani Grandel and Adam Haseley looked good too as they added 4 Hits each. Luke Raley, Taylor Walls, and Christian Bethancourt were some of the key performers for the Rays.
White Sox vs Twins Winner Prediction
- Performance Advantage: Twins
- Home Advantage: White Sox
- Batting Advantage: Twins
- Pitching Advantage: Twins
- Overall: Twins to win
The Minnesota Twins will be eager to secure another solid away win against the Chicago White Sox. They would like to capitalize on the momentum and win all 3 upcoming fixtures against Chicago. Minnesota’s batters are likely to dominate the hosts. On the other hand, the Chicago White Sox will have no margin of error if they want to avoid another home defeat. Their defense, in particular, needs to improve to make things difficult for the Twins.
As per the odds and stats, the Minnesota Twins are expected to win this fixture.
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