Blue Jays vs White Sox Betting Odds and Pick - April 26, 2016

Chris Sale continues to prove that he is one of the best pitchers in baseball, as the leftie has given up just four hits and one unearned run in his past two starts (16.0 innings). Sale will take to the mound for the Chicago White Sox when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, a team that Sale has posted a career 2.57 ERA against.

Shark Bites

Jose Abreu is 4-for-9 with three home runs and five RBIs lifetime against R.A. Dickey.
The UNDER is 8-1 in the White Sox past nine games.
The only member of the Blue Jays lineup to ever hit a home run off Chris Sale is Josh Donaldson.

The Jays will counter Sale with R.A. Dickey, with the knuckballer coming off his longest outing of the season on Wednesday. Dickey has a 6.10 ERA through his first four starts and has only pitched through six complete innings once. That’s not a good sign for a team whose bullpen has a collective 3.70 ERA and five losses to their names.

The White Sox enter Tuesday as Sportsbooks of six of their past seven outings, while holding their opponents to just 2.4 runs per game in that span. In Sale’s four starts this season, the White Sox are 4-0 and have outscored their opponents 14-7.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Those betting on the visitors in this one found the Chicago White Sox listed as favorites of -130 at most sportsbooks, including Sportsbook. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 7.5, check for odds updates at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark computer prediction handicapping models run on this game pick a 4.7-4.2 victory for the White Sox. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

Toronto (10-11) will face the 14-6 White Sox in this tilt. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Toronto vs Chicago injuries news.

The Toronto Blue Jays sit at No. 9 in the current MLB power poll here at Odds Shark, while the Chicago White Sox sit at No. 12 on the same chart.

Statistical Matchup

Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features the Toronto Blue Jays No. 14-ranked scoring average of 4.29 runs per game, against a Chicago White Sox offense rated No. 26 and scoring 3.4 runs per game. The Blue Jays have averaged 8.19 hits per game to date this season, more than the White Sox hitters have managed (7.55 per nine innings).

Defensively, Chicago features the No. 2-rated defense on the road, allowing 2.45 runs per game. Toronto, meanwhile, comes in at No. 4 at home, scoring 5.2 runs per game.