The Chicago White Sox (36-31) will look to Chase Meidroth, who is currently on an 11-game hitting streak, when they face the Atlanta Braves (45-23). The Braves are the moneyline favorite (-120) for this matchup with the White Sox (-100), which starts at 7:40 p.m. ET on Thursday at Rate Field. Atlanta has Martin Perez starting, while Chicago counters with Anthony Kay.

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Braves vs. White Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-120)
• Underdog: White Sox (-100)
• Over/under: 8.5

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves have won 38 of the 54 games they were the moneyline favorite this season (70.4%).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -120 or shorter, Atlanta has a 33-16 record (winning 67.3% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility for this matchup gives the Braves a 54.5% chance to win.
• Atlanta has combined with opponents to go over the total 33 times this season for a 33-31-4 record against the over/under.
• The Braves have covered 58.8% of their games this season, going 40-28-0 ATS.

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson paces the Braves with 19 home runs and 50 runs batted in.
• Among hitters in MLB play, Olson ranks fifth in homers and fourth in RBI.
• Olson brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .300 with two home runs, two walks and three RBIs.
• Ozzie Albies has 13 doubles, 10 home runs and 21 walks while batting .280.
• Albies ranks 54th in home runs and 47th in RBI among MLB batters this season.
• Albies heads into this game on a three-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is hitting .294 with two doubles, two walks and two RBIs.
• Michael Harris II paces the Braves with a .306 batting average.
• Mauricio Dubon is hitting .261 with 13 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 18 walks.
• Dubon heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .333 with a double, a home run, two walks and four RBIs.

Braves pitching rankings

• The Braves pitching staff ranks ninth in the majors with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Atlanta’s 3.22 team ERA leads all league pitching staffs.
• Braves pitchers combine for the No. 2 WHIP in baseball (1.170).
• The Braves allow the 11th-fewest home runs in baseball (69 total, 1.0 per game).
• Atlanta its 2-1 loss the last time out, the team struck out eight White Sox batters while allowing eight hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• This season, the White Sox have won 28 out of the 55 games, or 50.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• Chicago has a record of 23-23, a 50% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -100 or more by sportsbooks this season.
• The implied probability of a win by the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 50%.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 40 of its 67 games with a total.
• The White Sox are 39-28-0 ATS in their 67 games with a spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas leads Chicago in runs batted in with 43 and has a batting average of .243.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Vargas is 12th in homers and 15th in RBI.
• Vargas takes an eight-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .282 with a double, three home runs, seven walks and nine RBIs.
• Colson Montgomery has 53 hits and an OBP of .322 to go with a slugging percentage of .479 this season.
• Montgomery ranks 12th in homers and 34th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Montgomery has safely hit in three games in a row. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
• Meidroth is batting .273 to lead Chicago, while adding five homers and 21 runs batted in this season.
• Meidroth heads into this game on an 11-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is batting .300 with three doubles, two walks and three RBIs.
• Sam Antonacci has 47 hits and an OBP of .387 to go with a slugging percentage of .376 this season.
• Antonacci has hit safely in two games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .389 with two doubles, three walks and two RBIs.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The White Sox average the 21st-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the majors this season.
• Chicago has the 18th-ranked ERA (4.29) in the majors this season.
• The White Sox rank 19th in MLB with a combined 1.314 WHIP this season.
• The White Sox have allowed the 15th-fewest home runs this season with 72, or 1.1 per game.
• Chicago earned a 2-1 win in its most recent game, striking out seven Braves batters while allowing seven hits.