The Chicago White Sox (33-115) will host the Oakland Athletics (65-83), Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET, with the White Sox on a four-game losing streak.

The White Sox (+138 underdog on the moneyline) hit the field versus the Athletics (-164). The scheduled starters are J.T. Ginn (0-1) for the Oakland Athletics, and Chris Flexen (2-14) for the Chicago White Sox.

Yesterday, the Athletics claimed a 2-0 win over the White Sox, with Brady Basso (5.1 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 2 K) earning the win for the Athletics. Zack Gelof went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the offense. Garrett Crochet (4.0 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 4 K) was handed the loss for the White Sox.

Prepare for the Athletics vs. White Sox with everything you need to know before Saturday’s game, including viewing options.

Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Saturday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Athletics (-164, bet $164 to win $100)
  • Underdog: White Sox (+138, bet $100 to win $138)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Athletics vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Saturday, September 14, 2024
  • Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
  • Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Athletics stats and trends

Athletics betting records

  • The Athletics have been favorites in 17 games this season and won 12 (70.6%) of those contests.
  • Oakland is 2-1 this season when entering a game favored by -164 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 62.1% chance to win.
  • Games involving Oakland have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 69 of 148 chances this season.
  • The Athletics have an ATS record of 81-67-0 in 148 games with a spread this season.

J.T. Ginn (Athletics probable starter)

  • The Athletics are sending Ginn (0-1) out for his fourth start of the season. He is 0-1 with a 4.58 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 19 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his most recent appearance on Sunday against the Detroit Tigers, the righty threw five innings, allowing three earned runs while surrendering seven hits.
  • The 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.58, with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings, in five games this season. Opposing hitters have a .230 batting average against him.
  • Ginn will try to pitch five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 3.8 innings per outing.
  • He will face a White Sox squad that is batting .220 as a unit (29th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .337 (30th in MLB) with 115 total home runs (30th in MLB).

Athletics batting stats

  • The Athletics have hit 186 homers this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
  • Hitters for Oakland have combined for a team rank of 15th in the majors with a .398 team slugging percentage.
  • The Athletics’ .234 batting average ranks 25th in the league this season.
  • Oakland has scored the fifth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 598 (4.0 per game).
  • The Athletics have the 25th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.303).
  • Oakland ranks 27th in strikeouts per game (9.3) among MLB offenses.

White Sox stats and trends

White Sox betting records

  • The White Sox have been victorious in 29, or 20.7%, of the 140 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Chicago has come away with a win 19 times in 107 chances when named as an underdog of at least +138 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline set for this matchup implies the White Sox have a 42% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
  • Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 63 of its 147 opportunities.
  • In 146 games with a line this season, the White Sox have a mark of 57-89-0 against the spread.

Chris Flexen (White Sox probable starter)

  • Flexen (2-14 with a 5.26 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 143 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the White Sox, his 28th of the season.
  • The right-hander last pitched on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, when he went six innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up six hits.
  • In 30 games this season, the 30-year-old has a 5.26 ERA and 6.6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .282 to his opponents.
  • Flexen heads into the matchup with nine quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Flexen has 16 starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
  • He has made three appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.
  • He will face an Athletics offense that ranks 26th in the league with 598 total runs scored while batting .234 as a unit. His opponent has a collective .398 slugging percentage (15th in MLB action) and has hit a total of 186 home runs (seventh in the league).

White Sox batting stats

  • The White Sox have hit 115 home runs this season, the lowest total in MLB action.
  • This season, Chicago is slugging .337, the lowest percentage in baseball.
  • The White Sox have the second-worst batting average in the majors (.220).
  • Chicago is the lowest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.0 runs per game (451 total).
  • The White Sox’s .278 on-base percentage is the worst in baseball.
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