Chicago is 5-5 over the last 10 games, cashing as underdogs of +200, +170, +125, +165, and +150. Mike Clevinger makes his first appearance of the year. Last season, he had a 3.77 ERA with the White Sox, including a 3.27 ERA on the road. He faced Tampa Bay once in 2023 allowing two runs in five innings with only one walk and eight strikeouts of a Chicago victory. Tampa Bay is favored but is getting outscored by 38 runs, the third-worst differential in the AL. The offense is 19th in runs scored, 17th in on-base percentage, and 24th in slugging, while the pitching is 25th in ERA (4.59) and 26th in the pen (5.06 ERA). Tyler Alexander (5.02 ERA) has a 5.40 ERA at home and the Rays have lost seven in a row against teams averaging 0.75 or fewer homers per game. Play Chicago.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 76% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 63% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 6.4 to 2.7 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 75% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 64% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 4.9 to 2.8 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going UNDER the total.
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Chicago at Tampa Bay
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 67% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 53% of the bets were on the game to go UNDER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 5.9 to 2.9 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 78% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 57% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 6.2 to 4.0 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
Final Score
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Public Consensus
Who was the public on? 78% of the public money was on Tampa Bay Rays to win on the moneyline. And, 51% of the bets were on the game to go OVER the total.
Computer Predictions
My computer prediction for this game was that Tampa Bay would win by a score of 5.8 to 3.4 with Tampa Bay winning on the moneyline and on the runline and the game going OVER the total.
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Tampa Bay at Chicago
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Chicago is headed for one of the worst seasons in major league history with a current 3-22 record and the White Sox have lost seven in a row after dropping a 6-3 decision to the Twins on Thursday. Minnesota hit five solo homers and they all came from the sixth inning on. Chicago has scored a total of 22 runs its past 10 games. Zach Eflin has made two career starts against Chicago and has a 2.70 ERA and 1.10 WHIP and his team won both games. The White Sox are 2-19 against right-handed starters and 10-39 their past 49 April games the past two seasons. Chicago is hitting .192 as a team and it is 7-1 UNDER as a home underdog of +151 to +200 and 10-2-1 UNDER its past 13 home games against right-handed starters dating to last season. Eflin has not allowed a run his past two starts in 12 1/3 innings. Take the Rays as a Max Play and the UNDER.