White Sox Vs Yankees: MLB Betting Odds, Trends & Stats – August 12, 2021

The Chicago White Sox (67-48) and the New York Yankees (63-51) square off for the first of a three-game series on Thursday at Field of Dreams, starting at 7:15 PM ET. The White Sox are coming off a 1-2 series loss to the Twins, and the Yankees head into the matchup following a 2-1 series win over the Royals. Chicago’s (-160 to win) Lance Lynn starts against New York’s (+140) Andrew Heaney.

The betting insights and predictions in this article reflect betting data from DraftKings as of August 11, 2021, 5:00 PM ET. See table below for current betting odds and CLICK HERE to bet at DraftKings Sportsbook.

White Sox vs Yankees Betting Odds

Pitching Matchup

White Sox Probable Starter Lance Lynn

• Lynn (10-3 with a 2.12 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 114 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the White Sox, his 21st of the season.
• In his last appearance on Friday, the righty threw six innings against the Cubs, giving up one earned run while surrendering four hits.
• The opposing Yankees offense has a collective .236 batting average, and is 23rd in the league with 876 total hits and 22nd in MLB play with 474 runs scored. They have the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.392) and rank 16th in home runs (137) in all of MLB.
• The White Sox have an 11-6 record in Lynn’s 17 starts this season when they were favored on the moneyline.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 11, 2021 at 5:48 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

Yankees Stats vs Lynn

Yankees Probable Starter Andrew Heaney

• Heaney will take to the mound for the Yankees, his third start of the season.
• The left-hander last pitched on Saturday against the Mariners, throwing six innings and giving up four earned runs.
• The White Sox rank fifth in MLB with 568 runs scored this season. They have a .249 batting average this campaign with 133 home runs (19th in the league).
• This will be his first start this season with his team as the moneyline underdog.

Starting pitcher projections reflect team information as of August 11, 2021 at 5:48 PM ET and may change up to the start of game.

White Sox Stats vs Heaney

White Sox Betting Trends

• The White Sox score an average of 4.9 runs per game at home and 5.0 per contest away from Field of Dreams.
• The White Sox score the fifth-most runs in baseball (568 total, five per game).
• The White Sox have won 58 of the 90 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (64.4%).
• When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -160 or shorter, Chicago has a 29-16 record (winning 64.4% of its games).
• Chicago has played in 113 games with a set over/under, and has combined with their opponents to go over the total 52 times (52-56-5).
• Chicago was the moneyline favorite for each of its last 10 games, and went 6-4 in those matchups.

Yankees Betting Trends

• The Yankees rank 22nd in the league with 474 total runs scored this season.
• In 57 road games this season, they’ve scored 4.0 runs per contest compared to the 4.4 per game they average at home.
• The Yankees have been underdogs in 18 games this season and won nine (50%) of those contests.
• New York has played as an underdog of +140 or more once this season and won that game.
• Games involving New York have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 48 of 114 chances this season.
• Bookmakers have not installed New York as the underdog in any of its last 10 games.

White Sox Players to Watch

• Jose Abreu paces the White Sox with 22 home runs and 84 runs batted in.
• Abreu ranks 22nd in HR (22), and third in RBI (84) among qualifying batters in MLB play.
• Abreu heads into this game on a nine-game hitting streak. Over that span he is hitting .308 with a double, four home runs and six RBIs.
• Tim Anderson has 23 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 17 walks while hitting .299.
• Among qualifying hitters in MLB action, Anderson ranks 10th in hits (123), and 15th in AVG (.299).

White Sox Batting Stats (2021)

Yankees Players to Watch

• Aaron Judge leads New York in batting average (.279) this season while adding 23 home runs and 54 RBI.
• Judge’s 23 HR rank 18th among qualified hitters in MLB.
• Giancarlo Stanton is batting .260 with an OBP of .360 and a slugging percentage of .447 this season.

Yankees Batting Stats (2021)

White Sox vs Yankees Player Props

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