Baseball Betting Odds: The pitching matchup on Monday night is expected to be a great one as the Chicago White Sox visit the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Chicago White Sox are expected to send Chris Sale to the mound while the Los Angeles Dodgers are going with Clayton Kershaw. Here is a look at the matchup and baseball picks.
Chris Sale
The numbers for Sale this season are fabulous as he is 4-0 this season with a 1.73 ERA. He didn’t get to go long last time out as a rain delay cost him against the Cleveland Indians. Sale didn’t give up a hit in three innings before the rain came. In his last three starts, Sale is 1-0 with a 0.56 ERA. He has thrown six innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his career and does not have a decision.
Clayton Kershaw
Clayton Kershaw has actually looked mortal of late. He is 3-2 on the season with a 3.57 ERA. He has actually lost two of his last three starts. He has struck out 46 and walked just 7 this season but he has given up some hits. His numbers are a bit skewed because of one bad start. He has pitched ten innings in his career against the Chicago White Sox with an 0-1 record and a 5.40 ERA.
Series Notes
The Chicago White Sox have won six of the last ten in this series with seven of the last eight going over. The Chicago White Sox had actually taken five of the last ten in Los Angeles. The teams had not played in Los Angeles since 2012 before this series began.
Baseball Picks
The oddsmakers probably will put a total of 6 or 6.5 on this game when you could make a case for the total being 5.5. That almost never happens in baseball though and it won’t happen in this game either. Regardless of the total I will take the under in baseball betting odds.
