White Sox Vs Cubs: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – May 4, 2022

The Chicago White Sox (10-13) will look to finish off a sweep of a two-game series against the Chicago Cubs (9-14). The series finale starts at 7:40 PM ET on Wednesday. The White Sox’s (-144 to win) Lucas Giolito and the Cubs’ (+123) Kyle Hendricks pitch first for their squads in this matchup.

The betting facts in the following article reference odds valid as of May 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET.

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White Sox vs Cubs Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

White Sox Probable Starter Lucas Giolito

• Giolito gets the start for the White Sox, his fourth of the season. He is 0-1 with a 2.57 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 14 innings pitched.
• The righty last pitched on Friday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up seven hits.
• The 27-year-old has an ERA of 2.57, with 14.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in three games this season.
• He will take the mound against a Cubs offense that ranks 15th in MLB with 183 total hits (on a .243 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .375 (14th in MLB) with 17 total home runs (23rd in MLB).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Cubs Stats vs Giolito

Cubs Probable Starter Kyle Hendricks

• Hendricks (1-2) will take the mound for the Cubs, his sixth start of the season.
• The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 4 2/3 innings while giving up six earned runs on seven hits in a matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• The 32-year-old has an ERA of 5.47 and 7.7 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season.
• In five starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in one of them.
• The White Sox have scored 74 runs this season, which ranks 26th in MLB. They have 160 hits, 28th in baseball, with 20 home runs (19th in the league).
• Among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign, the 32-year-old ranks 61st in ERA (5.47), 61st in WHIP (1.500), and 42nd in K/9 (7.7).

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of May 4, 2022 at 7:24 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

White Sox Stats vs Hendricks

White Sox Betting Trends

• The White Sox have put together a 10-8 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.6% of those games).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -144 or shorter, the White Sox have gone 2-5 (28.6%).
• The White Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 59% in this contest.
• The White Sox have played in 23 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 10 times (10-12-1).
• The White Sox have covered 43.5% of their games this season, going 10-13-0 ATS.

Cubs Betting Trends

• This season, the Cubs have been the underdog 17 times and won seven, or 41.2%, of those games.
• The Cubs have a record of 4-4 when they’re set as the underdog by +123 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Cubs, based on the moneyline, is 44.8%.
• The Cubs and their opponents have hit the over in 10 of their 23 games with a total this season.
• In 23 games with a spread this season, the Cubs are 11-12-0 ATS.

White Sox Players to Watch

• Tim Anderson has a team-best OBP (.354) and slugging percentage (.544), while leading the White Sox in hits (26). He’s hitting .329 with five doubles, four home runs and a walk.
• Among the qualified hitters in baseball, Anderson’s batting average ranks 11th, his on-base percentage ranks 46th, and he is 15th in the league in slugging.
• Anderson enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .450 with a double, two home runs and three RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn is hitting .269 with three doubles, four home runs and five walks.
• Luis Robert is batting .246 with two doubles, three home runs and a walk.
• Jose Abreu has three doubles, two home runs and 11 walks while batting .205.

White Sox Batting Stats (2022)

Cubs Players to Watch

• Seiya Suzuki has 20 hits, which leads Chicago hitters this season, while batting .263 with 10 extra-base hits.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Suzuki ranks 59th in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 26th, and he is 21st in slugging percentage.
• Ian Happ is slashing .304/.424/.435 this season and leads the Cubs with an OPS of .859.
• Among all qualifying hitters, Happ’s batting average puts him 21st, his on-base percentage is eighth, and he is 54th in slugging.
• Willson Contreras has 17 hits this season and has a slash line of .250/.354/.426.
• Patrick Wisdom has four home runs, 14 RBI and a batting average of .230 this season.

Cubs Batting Stats (2022)

White Sox vs Cubs Player Props

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