Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox 8/16/2021 Picks Predictions

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The Oakland Athletics will play Game 1 of their 4-game series against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, IL, on Monday, August 16, 2021, at 8:10 PM (EDT). The Athletics are coming to this game looking to bounce back from a 7-4 defeat during their Sunday match-up against the Texas Rangers. Sean Manaea allowed 8 runs on 7 hits while striking out 5 over 5 innings of work in the losing effort and falling to an 8-8 record on the year. Oakland is currently 2nd at 68-50 in the American League West Division.

For the series’ opening game, Frankie Montas will take the mound for the Athletics in his 24th start of the season. He is 9-8 with an ERA of 3.98 ERA and 146 Ks this season and Oakland has won each of Montas’ last three starts.

The total went OVER in 4 of Oakland’s last 5 games on the road.
Oakland is 7-3 SU in their last 10 games on the road against the Chi White Sox.
The total went OVER in 9 of Oakland’s last 12 games this season.

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Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Predictions 8/16/2021

Over at the Chicago camp, the White Sox are heading to the plate in an attempt to rebound from a 5-3 loss against the New York Yankees in Sunday’s series finale. Lucas Giolito fell to a 9-9 record after taking the loss, allowing 3 runs, 2 earned, on 6 hits while striking out 8 over 4 innings of work in the losing effort. Chicago is currently 1st at 68-50 in the American League Central Division.

Dallas Keuchel will head to the hill for the White Sox in the series opener and the 2015 AL Cy Young Award winner is 7-6 with an ERA of 4.51 ERA and 77 Ks this season. Keuchel has given up 15 runs over his last 23 plus frames and Chicago has lost each of his last 4 starts.

The total went UNDER in 5 of Chi White Sox’s last 7 games against Oakland.
The White Sox are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games at home.
The White Sox are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games at home against Oakland.

Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox. The MLB pick for this contest is the Oakland Athletics. Chicago has a prolific offense and has been cruising in the AL Central but there have been issues about the pitching which will likely pose a threat to the team. Meanwhile, the Athletics have won 8 out of 9 and they’ve been solid in all aspects as of late. Oakland ranks 14th in OPS and 13th in runs scored through 118 games while the White Sox ranks 8th in OPS and 7th in runs scored for the season. The Oakland Athletics will win this game to a predicted score of 6-5.

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