Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-105) Chicago (-115)

The Chicago White Sox (7-12) will try to defeat the Los Angeles Angels (14-7) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -105 and Chicago is at -115. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael Lorenzen and Dallas Keuchel.

Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .441 and have been called out on strikes 185 times, while taking a walk on 76 occasions. They have tallied 99 RBI's as well as 179 hits on the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .258. The Angels have recorded 38 doubles as a squad and have hit 27 balls out of the park. They have earned 104 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are compiling 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

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The Angels have an ERA of 3.56 for the year (15th in the league), and the staff has struck out 175 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.07. Angels pitchers have allowed 22 home runs in addition to 80 runs in total (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 63 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.88 as a team so far this year.

Angels relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 25 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 17 holds so far this season (5th in the league). The Angels bullpen have recorded a save rate of 70.0% and has entered the game in 28 save situations. They have tallied 7 saves so far this season and have blown 3 of their 10 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 41 runners on the campaign with 36.6% of those players earned a run for their team. The Angels have dispatched 76 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 561 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 176 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which has them ranked 24th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 11 double plays. The Angels have turned 74.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,683 innings on the field, which ranks them 2nd in the majors.

Lorenzen has thrown 488 frames and has accounted for 418 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.03 (219 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.359. He has conceded 461 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 203 free passes. Lorenzen (25-24 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.28 and he has gone up against 2,097 batters in the major leagues.

Chicago has 17 long balls so far this season as well as 55 runs batted in. They have recorded 26 two-baggers, while getting a free base 39 times and scoring 60 runs. The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .258 as well as a batting average of .207 for the year. The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .335 and they are scoring 3.16 runs per outing (26th in baseball). They have been rung up on 143 occasions (29th in baseball) and have tallied 127 hits.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.407 in addition to having a FIP of 3.70 as a staff for the year. They sit at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 149. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 87 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.99 (74 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.12 (182 strikeouts against 86 walks). They have given up 14 homers and they allow 4.69 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the White Sox have earned 18 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 11 save chances and they have recorded 6 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 23 times in high leverage situations and on 26 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.5% out of 40 inherited runners. They sit at 26th in the league with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 76 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

In their 1,503 innings played, the White Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 66.7% (27th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 12 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .969 (30th in MLB). The White Sox have 152 assists, 21 errors and have amassed 501 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Keuchel has allowed 1,518 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,180 K's in 1,537 innings pitched. Keuchel (100-84 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.81 earned run average while conceding 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 650 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.54 and he has faced 6,459 hitters in his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-105)

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