Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/06/2022

Game Time: 7:10 pm ET, Friday, May 6, 2022

Venue:  Fenway Park, Boston, MA

Where to Watch:  Apple TV+

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +105, Red Sox -125; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +105, Red Sox -125; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  White Sox +105, Red Sox -125; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

 

Chicago White Sox:  11-13 (3rd place, AL Central)

Boston Red Sox:  10-15 (4th place, AL East)

 

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Chicago White Sox:  5-5 last 10

Boston Red Sox:  3-7 last 10

 

 

 

The White Sox are coming into this game with a 11-13 record overall and they are 4-7 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one on a 3 game winning streak. They just won their 2-game series against the Chicago Cubs 2-0 completing the sweep, had Thursday off as a rest day, and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the Red Sox on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday. Lucas Giolito was the starting pitcher for them on Wednesday while Vince Velasquez is on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-2 with a 4.58 ERA this season. His team lost 2 of their last 3 games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 6 Ks on 4 hits in 5.2 IP against the Los Angeles Angels. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging 3.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 4 runs against them averaging 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game with a 10-15 record overall and they are 4-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 and they are playing the series opener of a 3-game series with the White Sox on Friday night. This will be the 1st game of the series on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Angels still to be played on Thursday. Rich Hill is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Nathan Eovaldi will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-0 with a 2.51 ERA this season. His team lost their last 2 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 0 BB with 8 Ks on 3 hits in 7 IP against the Baltimore Orioles. They scored 9 runs in their last series averaging 4.5 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 10 runs against them averaging 5 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still to be played.

 

The Red Sox are coming into this game as a slight favorite with the current betting odds. They have not been playing well in their recent games as they cannot go on a big run but they have still been winning games despite losing a lot of their series. Their lineup is a lot better than the way they have been playing recently and they are going to start heating up sooner or later. Being here at home is a good time for them to start gaining some steam as they need to start winning games to get back to a winning record and Eovaldi gives them their best chance of winning a game here as he is their ace pitcher this season. Velasquez has not been pitching well in his starts and the Red Sox have been hitting the ball well at home, just not converting those hits into runs. They should be able to score some runs on Velasquez here though while Eovaldi holds down the White Sox for them. The best bet in this game is on the Red Sox to win here.

 

White Sox Red Sox Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, May 6, 2022 (7:10 pm ET start time) is Red Sox 4 White Sox 1.

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Chicago White Sox: 19-43 (-20.9 Units) ML as an underdog of +100 or higher. 72-65 (-16.7 Units) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 25-17 OVER on the road when the total is 8 to 8.5.

Boston Red Sox: 55-41 (+4.3 Units) ML when the money line is -100 to -150. 37-35 (+6.6 Units) ML when the total is 7 to 8.5. 17-7 UNDER in all games.

 

 

Chicago White Sox:  Y. Moncada (3B) Prob Mon - Oblique injury. E. Jimenez (LF) Late June - Hamstring injury. Y. Mercedes (1B) Mid May - Hand injury.

Boston Red Sox:  E. Hernandez (CF) Out Thurs - Illness. J. Taylor (RP) Out indefinitely - Back injury. J. Arauz (2B) Out indefinitely - Illness.

 

 

 

"Well, he's strong, but he's not as strong as that brick wall out there. He kept saying he's OK. He hit himself pretty hard." - Tony La Russa after his team’s win against the Cubs on Wednesday.

 

 

"I've been terrible ... So, I got to figure my (stuff) out. We're going to get there. I'm working on it every day and feeling better every day. I know the results are terrible, but we're not going to stop. It's definitely frustrating." - Matt Barnes after their loss against the Angels on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Tim Anderson (R) SS

Adam Engel (R) RF

Jose Abreu (R) DH

Luis Robert (R) CF

Yasmani Grandal (S) C

AJ Pollock (R) LF

Gavin Sheets (L) 1B

Leury Garcia (S) 2B

Josh Harrison (R) 3B

 

Trevor Story (R) 2B

Rafael Devers (L) 3B

Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

J.D. Martinez (R) DH

Alex Verdugo (L) LF

Franchy Cordero (L) RF

Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B

Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

Kevin Plawecki (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Tim Anderson (.313)

Hits:  Tim Anderson (26)

Home Runs:  Tim Anderson (4)

RBI:  Andrew Vaughn (12)

Stolen Bases:  Luis Robert (5)

Wins:  Dylan Cease (3)

Saves:  Liam Hendriks (7)

ERA:  Matt Foster (0.77)

 

Batting Average:  Jaylin Davis (.500)

Hits:  Xander Bogaerts (33)

Home Runs:  Rafael Devers (4)

RBI:  Alex Verdugo (13)

Stolen Bases:  Xander Bogaerts (1)

Wins:  Michael Wacha (3)

Saves:  Jake Diekman (1)

ERA:  John Schreiber (0.00)

 

Managers:

Chicago White Sox: Tony La Russa (2nd season)

Boston Red Sox: Alex Cora (4th season)