The Los Angeles Angels (53-56) host the Chicago White Sox (40-69) on Friday to begin a three-game series, with the first pitch at 9:38 p.m. ET from Angel Stadium. The favored Angels (-134) head into the matchup following a series win over the Rangers, and the underdog White Sox (+114) are coming off of a series win over the Phillies. Los Angeles is projected to start Tyler Anderson, while Chicago has not named a starter.

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Angels vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Angels (-134)
• Underdog: White Sox (+114)
• Over/under: 9.5

Angels betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Angels betting info

• The Angels have won 14 of the 26 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (53.8%).
• Los Angeles has a 7-6 record (winning 53.8% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -134 or shorter.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Angels’ implied win probability is 57.3%.
• Los Angeles has combined with opponents to go over the total 58 times this season for a 58-47-4 record against the over/under.
• The Angels have gone 60-49-0 against the spread this season.

Angels hitting info

• Taylor Ward leads the Angels in home runs (25) and runs batted in (78).
• Ward ranks 10th in homers and eighth in RBI among all batters in baseball.
• Nolan Schanuel has a club-high .277 batting average.
• Schanuel ranks 155th in homers and 94th in RBI among hitters in baseball.
• Zach Neto is hitting .273 with 21 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 20 walks.
• Neto has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .176 with two doubles, a walk and three RBIs.
• Jo Adell has 14 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 26 walks while hitting .234.

Angels pitching rankings

• The Angels pitching staff ranks 23rd in the majors with a collective 8.0 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Los Angeles’ 4.60 team ERA ranks 26th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Angels average baseball’s second-worst WHIP (1.430).
• The Angels surrender the fifth-most home runs in baseball (145 total, 1.3 per game).
• Los Angeles its 6-3 loss the last time out, the team struck out 10 Rangers batters while allowing 11 hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• This season, the White Sox have been the underdog 107 times and won 39, or 36.4%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 38-60 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +114 on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 46.7% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Chicago’s games have gone over the total in 47 of its 109 chances.
• The White Sox are 63-46-0 ATS in their 109 games with a spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas leads Chicago in home runs (13) and runs batted in (44) this season while batting .227.
• Among all hitters in the majors, Vargas ranks 96th in homers and 99th in RBI.
• Andrew Benintendi’s 13 home runs are most among Chicago batters. He’s driven in 42 runs this season while slugging .432.
• Benintendi ranks 96th overall in homers and 121st in RBI this year.
• Luis Robert has 64 hits this season and a slash line of .213/.300/.353.
• Robert has hit safely in three games in a row. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Lenyn Sosa leads Chicago with a .278 batting average. He’s also hit 10 homers and has 41 RBI.
• Sosa takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .500 with a home run, a walk and four RBIs.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox have a 7.6 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in baseball.
• Chicago has pitched to a 4.10 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
• The White Sox have a combined WHIP of 1.376 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• The White Sox have allowed the 10th-fewest home runs this season at just 115, or 1.1 per game.
• Chicago pitchers struck out eight Phillies batters while allowing eight hits in a 9-3 win last time out.