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At Target Field on Sunday, the Minnesota Twins take on the Chicago White Sox (six consecutive defeats) at 2:10 PM ET.
The Twins are an underdog (+101 moneyline odds) when they takes the field at home against the White Sox (-120). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Chicago White Sox looking to Lucas Giolito, and Chris Archer getting the nod for the Minnesota Twins.
Dylan Bundy (5.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 4 K) earned a win in the Twins’ 9-2 victory over the White Sox yesterday. Byron Buxton led the way offensively, going 4-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBI. Vince Velasquez (3.1 IP, 5 R, 8 H, 6 K) took the loss for the White Sox.
Ahead of this White Sox vs. Twins matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s MLB action.
- Favorite: White Sox (-120, bet $120 to win $100)
- Underdog: Twins (+101, bet $100 to win $101)
- Over/under: 7.5
White Sox Betting Records
- This season, the White Sox have won six out of the 10 games in which they’ve been favored.
- This season, Chicago has won five of its seven games when favored by at least -120 on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 54.5% chance to win.
- Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in seven of their 15 opportunities.
- The White Sox are 5-10-0 against the spread in their 15 chances this season.
Lucas Giolito (White Sox Probable Starter)
- Giolito will make his first start of the season for the White Sox.
- This will be the first start of the season for the 27-year-old right-hander, who has not made an appearance on the mound in over a season.
- The Twins are batting .215 this season, 23rd in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .347 (20th in the league) with 14 home runs.
White Sox Batting Stats
- The White Sox have hit 12 homers this season, which ranks 19th in the league.
- The offense for the White Sox has a slugging percentage of .344 this season, 21st in MLB.
- Chicago’s .212 batting average ranks 24th in the league this season.
- The White Sox are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 26th with just 46 total runs (3.3 per game) this season.
- Chicago is among the worst in the league at getting on base, ranking 29th with an OBP of .263.
- The White Sox are one of the most disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking third with an average of 7.6 strikeouts per game.
Twins Stats and Trends
Twins Betting Records
- The Twins have been victorious in three of the seven contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Minnesota has a mark of 2-4 in contests where bookmakers favor them by +101 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Twins have an implied victory probability of 49.8% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Minnesota and their opponents have gone over in four of their 15 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Twins are 6-9-0 against the spread in their 15 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Chris Archer (Twins Probable Starter)
- Archer (0-0) pitches first for the Twins to make his third start this season.
- The righty last appeared on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.
- Opposing hitters have compiled a batting average of just .194 against him this season. He has a 2.16 ERA and 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings over his two games.
- He will take the hill against a White Sox team that is hitting .212 as a unit (24th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .344 (21st in the league) with 12 total home runs (19th in MLB action).
Twins Batting Stats
- The Twins average 0.9 home runs per game to rank ninth in MLB action with 14 total home runs .
- So far this season, the Twins are 20th in the league with a .347 slugging percentage.
- Minnesota’s .215 batting average ranks 23rd in MLB.
- The offense for the Twins is the No. 22 offense in MLB action scoring 3.5 runs per game (52 total runs).
- Minnesota ranks 17th in baseball with a .302 on-base percentage.
- The Twins’ 9.0 strikeouts per game rank 20th in baseball.
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White Sox vs. Twins: Live Streaming Info & Game Time
- Game Day: Sunday, April 24, 2022
- Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
- Stadium: Target Field
- TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
- Live Stream: fuboTV (Watch for free)