The Chicago White Sox (73-55) and Toronto Blue Jays (66-59) tangle Thursday in the finale of a four-game series at Rogers Centre. First pitch is set for 3:07 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze the lines around the White Sox vs. Blue Jays odds with MLB picks and predictions.
LHP Carlos Rodon is the projected starting pitcher for the White Sox. He is 9-5 with a 2.38 ERA, 0.96 WHIP, 13.1 K/9, and 2.5 BB/9 over 109 2/3 IP across 19 starts.
- Is coming off the 10-day IL (shoulder) and hasn’t pitched since Aug. 7.
- Has held current Toronto bats to a .586 aggregate OPS.
LHP Hyun Jin Ryu is the projected starting pitcher for the Blue Jays. He is 12-6 with a 3.54 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 7.1 K/9, and 1.9 BB/9 with 140 IP over 24 starts.
- Threw 7 scoreless frames Aug. 20 against the Detroit Tigers in his last start. He had allowed 11 ER over 10 IP in his previous two outings.
- Has held current Chicago bats to an aggregate .598 OPS in a small sample.
White Sox at Blue Jays odds, lines, picks and prediction
MLB odds courtesy of Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 8:56 a.m. ET.
- Money line: White Sox -105 (bet $105 to win $100) | Blue Jays -115 (bet $115 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: White Sox -1.5 (+145) | Blue Jays +1.5 (-190)
- Over/Under: 8.5 (O: -108 | U: -112)
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Prediction
Blue Jays 5, White Sox 4
Money line (ML)
This series has Toronto up two games to one with all three games surprisingly playing to the Under.
There is some systemic fade-the-White Sox lean in this series, pegging Chicago as an offense that has faced a lot of weak pitching in the AL Central and by a slightly fortunate overall tumble of pitching schedules.
The flipside has the Blue Jays being undersold by their win percentage. They’ve been undone by a 9-14 mark in 1-run games.
The Jays are 3-1 in their last four series finales at home; the Sox are 2-3 in their last five series finales on the road.
Both clubs are solid against lefty pitching and both make liberal use of righty bats. That plays as less of a deficit for Ryu, and with Rodon returning from an arm issue you can TAKE TORONTO (-115).
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Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
PASS on the aggressive, juice-stained run-line odds.
Over/Under (O/U)
The Under has hit the last three nights and is 5-0-1 in the six Chicago-Toronto meetings this season.
With some fade lean into the pitching and both offenses being of top-10 quality, BACK THE OVER 8.5 (-108).
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