Chicago White Sox at LA Dodgers odds, picks and predictions
Season series: Dodgers lead 1-0
The Dodgers fired out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning in Tuesday's interleague series opener, knocking around RHP Shane Smith. OF Teoscar Hernandez and OF Andy Pages each had multi-hit performances, with Pages and OF Michael Conforto driving in 2 runs apiece. DH Shohei Ohtani swatted a solo homer in the fourth inning, too.
For the White Sox, 2B Lenyn Sosa appeared to be the only player to pack his hit shoes for the trip, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, accounting for 2 of the team's 3 hits. OF Andrew Benintendi had the only other hit, a single.
Despite Tuesday's loss, the White Sox are still 3-2 in the past 5 games since Wednesday, all against NL West opponents. The Under has cashed in 4 straight games for the ChiSox.
The Dodgers have won the past 2 games by a combined 11-2 score, while going 7-1 in the past 8 games. The Under is 5-1 in the past 6 outings.
White Sox at Dodgers projected starters
RHP Sean Burke vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw
Burke (4-7, 4.22 ERA) makes his 15th start and 17th appearance. He has a 1.42 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9 and 7.6 K/9 through 81 innings.
Kershaw (4-0, 3.03 ERA) makes his ninth start. He has a 1.19 WHIP, 3.0 BB/9 and 6.8 K/9 through 38 2/3 innings.
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White Sox at Dodgers odds
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White Sox at Dodgers picks and predictions
Dodgers 8, White Sox 2
Moneyline
The Dodgers (-325) will set you back more than 3 times your potential return, and there is never a reason to bet such a heavy favorite. Even if you were to include LA in your multi-leg parlay, it would suck all of the value out of your ticket.
PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
The DODGERS -2.5 (+105) are a solid play at plus-money. While laying the 2.5 runs is quite a bit risky, the White Sox offense is poor. The southpaw Kershaw appears to be rounding into form, and he should continue his ascension against Chicago.
The Dodgers won the opener 6-1, and there is no reason to believe the White Sox will be able to cobble much offense together against the veteran lefty. Chicago is 7-12 against left-handed starting pitchers this season and 9-16 in interleague play.
Over/Under
OVER 9 (-115) is the lean, but go with a half-unit play at most.
While the Chicago offense isn't expected to contribute much to the total, the Dodgers should be able to get off to another quick start against the very giving Burke. Look for LA to do most of the heavy lifting, as this one should get across the finish line for an Over result.
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