Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia Phillies 8/2/19 - MLB Baseball O/U Pick & Betting Odds
Chicago White Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies
MLB: 7:05 PM ET
Aug. 02, 2019
TV: n/a
Latest Odds : Philadelphia -180 O/U 9.5
The Chicago White Sox will start Ivan Nova to open up this series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday. Though Ivan Nova is off of surprising back to back quality starts, his full season numbers tell the full story. The Chicago White Sox Ivan Nova has a 5.89 ERA in night game starts this season and opponents have hit .320 against him in road game starts this year.
The Philadelphia Phillies will start newly acquired Jason Vargas in the opener of this series with the Chicago White Sox on Friday. The Philadelphia Phillies Jason Vargas was recently acquired from the New York Mets and has been pitching better recently. However, Jason Vargas compiled a 4.82 ERA in July and a 5.75 ERA in April so he has been quite hittable for much of this 2019 season.
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The Philadelphia Phillies enter this series off a 10-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday. The Philadelphia Phillies have now averaged 5.7 runs per game in their last 9 home games. The O/U is 7-3 in the Philadelphia Phillies last ten home games.
The Chicago White Sox enter this series off a 4-0 shutout loss at the hands of another National League East team (the New York Mets) on Thursday. The Chicago White Sox have now lost 8 of their past 9 games and allowed and average of 5.8 runs per game in their past 6 games.
Recent Betting Trends:
White Sox are 17-29 this season as an underdog of +150 or more
White Sox O/U is 4-8-1 this season in an inter-league game
White Sox are 4-9 this season in an inter-league game
Philadelphia is 32-13 as a home favorite of -150 to -200
Phillies O/U this season is 15-29 after having won 2 of their last 3 games
Philadelphia is 12-7 this season after 5 or more consecutive home games
Free Betting Pick: OVER 9.5 in Philadelphia
With consideration to all of the above factors, runs are likely to be plentiful in this one. The best bet (value) is to play over the total based on a projected final score of Philadelphia Phillies 7, Chicago White Sox 5