Chicago White Sox Starter Jose Quintana Out to Silence Tampa Bay Rays Bats in MLB Contest

The Chicago White Sox get a visit from the Tampa Bay Rays in MLB baseball betting action on Thursday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

The Chicago White Sox will rely on Jose Quintana to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Chris Archer will be his counterpart for the Tampa Bay Rays. Jose Quintana is 13-11 this season, and Chris Archer is 8-19.

Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

Betting fans looking to pick the Chicago White Sox in this matchup found them as -130 favorites on the MLB money line at Sportsbook. Betting the over under instead? It was 7.5 at its open earlier today and hovering near that number at Sportsbook.

Odds Shark prediction models pick the White Sox to win this game 5.6-2.5. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming MLB matchups here.

Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox Matchup

Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

The Chicago White Sox sport a record of 77-81 heading into this matchup, while the Tampa Bay Rays sit at 65-93 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Chicago vs Tampa Bay injuries news.

This game matches up the No. 12 (Chicago White Sox) and the No. 25 (Tampa Bay Rays) teams, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.

Statistical Matchup

The game also pits Chicago White Sox No. 20-rated offense, averaging 4.26 runs per game, against a Tampa Bay Rays defense that ranks No. 16 at 4.44 in runs allowed per game. The Chicago White Sox have averaged 8.85 hits per game so far, more than Tampa Bay Rays batters have averaged on the year (8.23 hits per game).

Defensively, Tampa Bay features the No. 20-rated defense on the road, allowing 4.73 runs per game. Chicago, meanwhile, comes in at No. 19 at home, scoring 4.31 runs per game.

Recent Outings Betting Recap

M Gonzalez shut down the Rays in their last game, striking out 5 in a 1-0 shutout over Tampa Bay in baseball action at U.S. Cellular Field.

Betting Trends
  • Tampa Bay is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
  • Tampa Bay is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games
  • Tampa Bay is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
  • Chi White Sox is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
  • Chi White Sox is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
  • The total has gone OVER in 7 of Chi White Sox's last 10 games
  • Chi White Sox is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games at home

Next Betting Matchups

Tampa Bay at Texas, Friday, September 30th
Chicago home to Minnesota, Friday, September 30th

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