In the final Game of a three-Game set at Guaranteed Rate Field, the Chicago White Sox (34-115) take on the Oakland Athletics (65-84), Sunday at 2:10 p.m. ET.
The White Sox are an underdog (+158 moneyline odds) when they takes the field at home against the Athletics (-189). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Oakland Athletics looking to JP Sears (11-10), and Sean Burke taking the ball for the Chicago White Sox.
These clubs meet again after the White Sox’s 7-6 victory over the Athletics yesterday. Gus Varland (1.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 K) picked up the win for the White Sox. Andrew Benintendi went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI to lead the team on offense. Hogan Harris (0.0 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 K) took the loss on the mound for the Athletics.
Ahead of this Athletics vs. White Sox showdown, here’s everything you need to get ready for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
Oakland Athletics vs. Chicago White Sox odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 9:16 a.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Athletics (-189, bet $189 to win $100)
- Underdog: White Sox (+158, bet $100 to win $158)
- Over/under: 8
Athletics vs. White Sox: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Sunday, September 15, 2024
- Game Time: 2:10 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 won 12, or 66.7%, of the 18 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Oakland has a record of 2-1 in games when oddsmakers favor them by at least -189 on the moneyline.
- The Athletics have a 65.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- So far this season, Oakland and its opponents have hit the over in 70 of 149 games with a total.
- The Athletics have an ATS record of 81-68-0 in 149 games with a spread this season.
JP Sears (Athletics probable starter)
- Sears (11-10 with a 4.18 ERA and 123 strikeouts in 163 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Athletics, his 30th of the season.
- In his last time out on Wednesday, the lefty threw six scoreless innings against the Houston Astros while surrendering four hits.
- The 28-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.18, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in 29 games this season. Opponents are hitting .247 against him.
- Sears is looking to record his 13th quality start of the year.
- Sears will try to build upon a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing).
- He has had seven appearances this season in which he did not give up an earned run.
- He will match up with a White Sox offense that ranks 29th in MLB with 1097 total hits (on a .222 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .339 (30th in MLB) with 117 total home runs (30th in MLB).
- In seven innings over one appearance against the White Sox this season, Sears has a 1.29 ERA and a 0.571 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .125.
- The 28-year-old’s 4.18 ERA ranks 46th, 1.191 WHIP ranks 30th, and 6.8 K/9 ranks 53rd among qualifying pitchers this season.
Athletics batting stats
- The Athletics rank seventh in Major League Baseball with 186 home runs.
- Hitters for Oakland have combined for a team rank of 15th in the majors with a .397 team slugging percentage.
- The Athletics rank 24th in MLB with a .235 team batting average.
- Oakland has scored the fifth-fewest runs in the majors this season with just 604 (4.1 per game).
- The Athletics have an on-base percentage of .303 this season, which ranks 24th in the league.
- Oakland ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.3 whiffs per contest.
White Sox stats and trends
White Sox betting records
- The White Sox have come away with 30 wins in the 141 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Chicago has been victorious 14 times in 82 chances when named as an underdog of at least +158 or longer on the moneyline.
- The White Sox have an implied victory probability of 38.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
- Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 64 of its 148 opportunities.
- The White Sox are 58-89-0 against the spread in their 147 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Sean Burke (White Sox probable starter)
- Burke starts for the first time this season for the White Sox.
- The 24-year-old righty is pitching in his MLB debut.
- Opposing hitters have a collective batting average of .231 against him this season. He has a 0.00 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings over his one game.
- The Athletics have totaled 604 runs this season (26th in MLB) and are batting .235 collectively with 186 home runs (seventh in the league).
White Sox batting stats
- The White Sox have hit 117 home runs this season, the lowest total in baseball.
- So far this season, Chicago has the lowest slugging percentage in baseball (.339).
- The White Sox rank 29th in MLB with a .222 batting average.
- Chicago is the lowest scoring team in MLB play averaging 3.1 runs per game (458 total).
- The White Sox rank last in baseball with a .279 on-base percentage.