Indians vs. White Sox Prediction
Jose Quintana has struggled to start the season but will he out-duel fellow ace Corey Kluber tonight when the White Sox host the Indians at 8:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Indians are -160 money line favorites versus the White Sox, who have odds of +144 to pull off the upset tonight at home. With Kluber set to oppose Quintana in the pitching matchup, the over/under currently sits at 7 runs.
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In three games this season, Kluber has a 6.38 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP across 18 1/3 combined innings. He allowed six runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out eight over 6 1/3 innings to earn the win against the Tigers last Saturday. He was spotted an early seven-run lead, which proved significant since he had little success keeping the Tigers’ offense tamed.
Quintana took the loss for the third time in as many starts on Saturday as he allowed five runs on nine hits. He also walked five batters while striking out five over just 5 2/3 innings of work. He did pitch 4 2/3 scoreless innings after allowing all five runs to cross in the first inning, but the outing was nevertheless troublesome. Quintana now owns a 6.75 ERA to start the season.
Bet Tonight’s Indians vs. White Sox Game
OUR PICK: I’m going to take a flier on the struggling Quintana. The White Sox are 4-1 in their last five games against the Indians, who have lost four of Kluber’s last five road starts against Chicago. The White Sox are also 9-4 in Quintana’s last 13 outings versus a team with a winning record and have won four of his last five home starts when he takes on a team that owns a winning record.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX +144