The Chicago White Sox (47-45) host the Athletics (41-51) on Friday at 7:40 p.m. ET in a matchup between a pair of teams on losing streaks. The favored White Sox (-146) have fallen in three games in a row, while the underdog Athletics (+124) have lost their last five. Sean Burke starts for Chicago while Sacramento will counter with Aaron Civale.

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White Sox vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: White Sox (-146)
• Underdog: Athletics (+124)
• Over/under: 8.5

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

• The White Sox have won nine of the 16 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (56.2%).
• The White Sox have played as a moneyline favorite of -146 or shorter in just one game this season, which they won.
• Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the White Sox have an implied win probability of 59.3%.
• The White Sox have played in 92 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-38-1).
• The White Sox have put together a 53-39-0 record against the spread this season.

White Sox hitting info

• Miguel Vargas paces the White Sox with 56 runs batted in.
• In MLB play, Vargas ranks 15th in home runs and 26th in RBI.
• Colson Montgomery has hit 23 home runs to pace his team.
• Montgomery ranks ninth in homers and 33rd in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Sam Antonacci paces the White Sox with a .289 batting average.
• Chase Meidroth is hitting .266 with 15 doubles, seven home runs and 36 walks.
• Meidroth has safely hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .167 with three walks.

White Sox pitching rankings

• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the White Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors.
• The White Sox have a 4.24 team ERA that ranks 15th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The White Sox average MLB’s 20th-ranked WHIP (1.340).
• White Sox pitchers combine to surrender the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (99 total, 1.1 per game).
• They struck out six Red Sox batters while allowing four hits in a 2-1 loss in their last game.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• This season, the Athletics have been the underdog 56 times and won 25, or 44.6%, of those games.
• This season, the Athletics have won nine of their 21 games, or 42.9%, when they’re the underdog by at least +124 on the moneyline.
• Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Athletics have a 44.6% chance to win.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 44 of 92 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 44-48-0 against the spread in their 92 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Nick Kurtz leads Sacramento in batting average (.270), home runs (20) and runs batted in (66) this season.
• In all of Major League Baseball, Kurtz is 15th in home runs and fifth in RBI.
• Shea Langeliers’ 20 home runs are most among Sacramento batters. He’s driven in 45 runs this season while slugging .487.
• Langeliers currently is 15th in homers and 61st in RBI in the major leagues.
• Tyler Soderstrom is slashing .243/.345/.462 this season for the Athletics.
• Zack Gelof is batting .274 with an OBP of .328 and a slugging percentage of .478 this season.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics strike out 8.5 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 17th in MLB.
• The Athletics have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.14) in the majors this season.
• Athletics pitchers have a 1.476 WHIP this season, second-worst in the majors.
• With 143 homers allowed, the Athletics rank last in the league at preventing long balls.
• The Athletics suffered a 6-1 defeat in their most recent game, striking out eight Tigers batters while allowing seven hits.