The Houston Astros (37-30) host the Chicago White Sox (23-45) at 8:10 p.m. ET on Thursday at Daikin Park. The Astros are favored (-263) to break the 1-1 tie and take the series over the White Sox (+213). Framber Valdez starts for Houston while Chicago will counter with Davis Martin.

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Astros vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-263)
• Underdog: White Sox (+213)
• Over/under: 7.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have gone 26-20 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 56.5% of those games).
• Houston has ynot played as moneyline favorites of -263 or shorter.
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 72.5% in this contest.
• Houston has played in 67 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 27 times (27-38-2).
• The Astros have a 36-31-0 record against the spread this season (covering 53.7% of the time).

Astros hitting info

• Jeremy Pena paces the Astros with a team-high batting average of .322.
• Among all batters in MLB, Pena’s home run total ranks 69th and his RBI tally ranks 68th.
• Pena enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .364 with two doubles and two RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes’ 14 home runs and 41 runs batted in both lead his team.
• Paredes ranks 15th in home runs and 24th in RBI among hitters in MLB action.
• Jose Altuve is hitting .270 with seven doubles, nine home runs and 18 walks.
• Altuve takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, a walk and three RBIs.
• Jake Meyers has 11 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 19 walks while hitting .295.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros pitching staff is first in MLB with a collective 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston’s 3.51 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros have the second-lowest WHIP in baseball (1.166).
• The Astros allow the sixth-fewest home runs in baseball (63 total, 0.9 per game).
• Houston took down the White Sox 10-2 in its last game with 12 strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have been underdogs in 68 games this season and won 23 (33.8%) of those contests.
• Chicago is 1-8 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +213 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 31.9% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 31 of 68 chances this season.
• In 68 games with a spread this season, the White Sox are 39-29-0 ATS.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas leads Chicago in batting average (.233), home runs (nine) and runs batted in (30) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Vargas’ home run total is 69th, and his RBI total is 90th.
• Chase Meidroth is batting .296 with an OBP of .385 and a slugging percentage of .365 this season.
• Meidroth currently is 266th in homers and 302nd in RBI in the big leagues.
• Andrew Benintendi has 36 hits this season and a slash line of .242/.314/.423.
• Luis Robert is batting .185 with an OBP of .269 and a slugging percentage of .303 this season.
• Robert enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .263 with a double, a home run, a walk and six RBIs.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 26th in baseball.
• Chicago has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.20) in the majors this season.
• The White Sox rank 25th in MLB with a combined 1.389 WHIP this season.
• The White Sox have allowed the 15th-fewest home runs this season with 73, or 1.1 per game.
• Last time out, Chicago fell to the Astros 10-2. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and 15 hits allowed.