A key battle on the MLB betting odds menu sees the visiting Tampa Bay Rays dueling the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field.
Chris Sale will take the mound for the Chicago White Sox, and he'll carry a 9-6 record into the contest. Chris Archer gets the ball for the Tampa Bay Rays; he's 9-8 so far this season.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The Chicago White Sox were listed as -131 moneyline favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook, while odds makers set the Sportsbook total line around 6.5 earlier at Sportsbook.
Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 4.6-2.9 win for the White Sox on Tuesday. Odds Shark score prediction models pick a 4.6-2.9 result in favor of the White Sox today. 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 50-54 heading into this matchup, while the Tampa Bay Rays sit at 53-54 on the season Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Chicago vs Tampa Bay injuries news.
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Chicago White Sox at No. 8 and the Tampa Bay Rays at No. 17 heading into this contest.
Statistical Matchup
At the plate, Chicago owns the No. 16 ranking for hits at 8.55 per game. By contrast, the Tampa Bay Rays are rated No. 29 in the same category at 8 per game.
Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping betting factors and Chicago has the No. 19-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Rays own the No. 8 mark in runs allowed.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Rays grabbed a win last time out, defeating J Quintana and the White Sox 5-4 on Monday at U.S. Cellular Field.
Next Betting Matchups
Tampa Bay at Chicago, Wednesday, August 5th