GAME:   #925 A’s @ #926 White Sox
DATE:     8/17/2021 – 8:10 p EST
ODDS:    A’s -110 / White Sox +100
O/U:        9  -105 / -115

The Chicago White Sox (68-50) hosts the Oakland A’s (68-50) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday at 8:10 pm EST.  

WEATHER (baseball-weather.com)

BATTER VS PITCHER(dailybaseballdata.com)

STARTING LINEUPS (rotowire.com)

TRENDS (covers.com)

OAKLAND

• Over is 4-0 in Bassitt’s last 4 road starts vs. a team with a winning record.
• Athletics are 0-4 in Bassitt’s last 4 starts vs. a team with a winning record.

CHICAGO

• Over is 4-0 in Lopez’s last 4 starts when their opponent allows 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• Over is 4-0 in Lopez’s last 4 starts after scoring 5 runs or more in their previous game.
• The Under is 2-0-2 in White Sox’s last 4 games as an underdog.
• Under is 2-0-2 in White Sox last 4 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Under is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Chicago.
• Under is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
• Athletics are 17-6 in the last 23 meetings.
• Athletics are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Chicago.

A’S VS WHITE SOX PREDICTION

The White Sox prevailed 5-2 on Monday in the opener of a four-game series. Bassitt is 2-1 with a 3.04 ERA in four career starts against the White Sox. Chicago’s Lopez (1-0, 1.35 ERA) pitched three scoreless innings of one-hit ball with two walks and four strikeouts Wednesday in a start at Minnesota. In August, Lopez has a 1.00 ERA in four appearances covering nine innings. He is 1-1 with a 0.98 ERA in three career starts against the A’s, with 20 strikeouts in 18 1/3 innings. The White Sox are 7-0 since August of 2018 when Lopez starts at home after pitching for less than five innings in his previous start. I predict Chicago wins this one by two runs. There’s great value in the White Sox being at home and an underdog. Bassitt will be a tough pitcher to take down but the White Sox have over half of the lineup hitting over .300 in the last week. This should be a lower scoring game as long as the White Sox don’t crush Bassitt, expect the Under and the White Sox to get the win here. 

The Bookie:          White Sox +100 / Under 9 -115
Fade the Public:   White Sox / Under
Sharp Action:       White Sox / Under