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White Sox vs Royals Prediction and Picks for July 20, 2024

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White Sox vs Royals Prediction and Picks for July 20, 2024

We have a packed sports schedule on Saturday and one of the intriguing MLB games takes place in the AL Central, Chicago White Sox (27-72) take on the Kansas City Royals (53-45). Jonathan Cannon gets the nod for the Sox, while the Royals counter with Brady Singer. First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 ET from Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

White Sox lose fifth straight game

Expectations weren’t very high for the White Sox at the start of the year, but they’ve somehow found a way to underperform. They’re just 27-72 this year, and their .273 winning percentage is the worst in the league. Their -183 run differential is also the worst in MLB.

Chicago lost its fifth straight game in the series opener on Friday night, a 7-1 loss to the Royals, with Chris Flexen (4.2 IP, 7 ER) taking the loss in the end. Offensively, the White Sox matched the Royals with seven hits, but the lone run came on a home run by Korey Lee in the eighth. Chicago is averaging just 2.0 runs per game in their current five-game series.

Jonathan Cannon takes the ball for the Southsiders on Saturday night, marking the 24-year-old’s ninth start (11th appearance) of the season. The right-handed pitcher has looked sharp at times, but is ultimately 1-3 with a 4.41 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. Most recently, Cannon faced the Pirates, allowing four earned runs on seven hits and two walks in 6.0 innings. It was a wasted effort in a 4-1 loss, and the Sox have now lost their last two games.

Royals approach wildcard position

Meanwhile, expectations are high in Kansas City as the Royals look to take the next step toward a playoff contender. After Friday’s 7-1 win over the White Sox, the Royals are now 7.0 games out of first place in the AL Central. In terms of the Wild Card, they are 1.5 games out of last place. From a sports betting perspective, Kansas City is priced at +130 to make the postseason (-155 to miss).

Friday’s 7-1 victory came courtesy of the arm of Michael Wacha, who threw 7.0 scoreless frames in a winning effort. Offensively, Bobby Witt Jr. went 3-3 at the plate, with a homer and two RBIs. Witt is currently +1300 to win the AL MVP, trailing only Aaron Judge (-310) and Gunnar Henderson (+250) in terms of betting odds.

Brady Singer has quietly been one of the better starting pitchers in MLB this season. The right-handed pitcher will take the rubber on Saturday night, making his 20th start of the campaign. He is currently 5-6 with a 3.20 ERA (19th) and a 1.23 WHIP (45th). Singer recently faced the Red Sox and lasted just 2.2 innings, allowing four earned runs on eight hits and a walk. It was a wasted effort in a 5-4 loss.

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Judgement:

To be honest, this White Sox team is pathetic. They’re just 27-73 this year, including a horrendous 10-38 road record! I’m going to go ahead and put the 1.5-run mark with Kansas City on this one, which you can still surprisingly lock up with a plus-money payout.

I’ll go into some of Chicago’s offensive struggles below, but this should be a great matchup for Brady Singer to mow them down. The right-handed pitcher has looked solid this year, posting a 3.20 ERA (19th) and a 1.23 WHIP (45th). Those numbers have dropped to 2.72 and 0.99 at home, where he’s also limited opponents to a .204 average (vs. .290 away). Kansas City also has a decent edge in the bullpen, where they rank 20th in bullpen ERA (4.21), while Chicago is 28th (4.72). Ultimately, runs will likely be tough to come by for the White Sox, meaning the Royals won’t have to score much to cover the run line.

Give me KC

Prediction: Kansas City Royals -1.5 (+110)

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Judgement:

Like I said, I think Singer is going to have a monster performance on Saturday. He’ll be going up against the league’s worst offense, which is allowing just 3.19 runs per game. During their current five-game winning streak, the Sox are allowing just 2.0 runs per game. Over the past 14 days, Chicago ranks 29th in both Fangraphs’ wRC+ (81) and wOBA (.284). Only the Angels are worse in both categories (71, .270).

On the other hand, we have Jonathan Cannon pitching for Chicago, and this will be his second outing against Kansas City this year. The right-handed hurler limited them to one earned run on three hits over 5.0 innings on April 17. That game ended in an under, 4-2 in favor of Kansas City. The Royals’ current lineup is hitting just .143/.200/.143 against Cannon. In the same Fangraphs categories above, the Royals rank 23rd in wRC+ (.93) and 20th in wOBA (.305) over the past 14 days. That total of 9.0 runs is a tad too high, so I’ll go with the under.

Prediction: Under 9.0 (-115)

Written by
Trent Pruitt, “Trent Pruitt”

Originally from Chicago, Trent has been an avid sports fan since he could walk. He played sports growing up and played rugby at the collegiate level at Arizona State University. Trent still resides in Arizona where he spends his days covering sports from a sports betting perspective. He fell in love with the analytical side of sports in his late teens and has been following the sports betting industry for over 10 years now! You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram for all his sports betting tips: @Trentbets, and he is one of the newest members of our Experts team.

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