{"id":77136,"date":"2014-05-16T09:21:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T16:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=77136"},"modified":"2014-05-16T09:21:03","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T16:21:03","slug":"chicago-white-sox-vs-houston-astros-odds-betting-free-pick-16514","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/mlb-baseball\/chicago-white-sox-vs-houston-astros-odds-betting-free-pick-16514\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros Odds &#038; MLB Baseball Betting Free Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>White Sox vs Astros Preview &#8211; MLB Odds<\/h2>\n<p>On the season the White Sox have an Over\/Under record of 24-17 and a run-line W\/L record of 21-21 and the Pirates have an Over\/Under record of 18-21 and a run-line W\/L record of 22-19. <!--more--> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Chicago White Sox (20-22) vs. Houston Astros (14-27)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Venue\/ Stadium: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Time\/Date: 8:10 PM EST Friday, May 16, 2014<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MLB Odds<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Moneyline: White Sox -107 \/ Astros -112<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Over\/Under:\u00a0 8 runs<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> [dfads params=&#8217;groups=63740&#038;limit=1&#038;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-matchups.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_summary_20.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">ATS Matchup Insight<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/capperspicks.sportsdirectinc.com\/baseball\/mlb-preview.aspx?page=\/data\/MLB\/matchups\/g4_preview_20.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">CP Insider Gambling Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This season the Astros are 8-14 at home and the White Sox are 9-12 on the road.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Check out our in-house Handicapper!!! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/handicappers\/ray-monohan-sports-picks\" target=\"_parent\">Click here to Buy Razor Ray&#8217;s MLB Baseball Picks Today!<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In their last games the White Sox beat the Oakland A\u2019s 4-2 and the Astros beat the Texas Rangers 5-4.<\/p>\n<p>The Astros have won 2 straight, but they still have the worst record in the American League and they sit in the basement of the AL West 11 games back of the Oakland A\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox are 5-5 in their last 10 games and they are in 4th place in the AL Central 7 games back of the hot Detroit Tigers.<br \/>\n[dfads params=&#8217;groups=10&amp;limit=1&amp;return_javascript=0&#8242;]<br \/>\nThe Houston pitching has been solid as of late after as rough start and in their last 10 games they have an ERA of 3.15.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Quintana (1-3, 3.67 ERA) goes for the White Sox tonight and in his last outing he gave up 3 earned runs in 6 innings in a loss facing Arizona Diamondbacks.<\/p>\n<p>Quintana is winless is his last 6 starts and in 2 career starts against Houston he has a 3.65 ERA without a decision.<\/p>\n<p>The White Sox are 1-4 in Quintana\u2019s last 5 starts.<\/p>\n<p>Collin McHugh (2-1 2.81 ERA) gets the starting nod for the Astros tonight and in his last last game he took a no decision after giving up 2 earned runs in 6 innings.<\/p>\n<p>It is not surprising that the Astros have the worst record in the AL, as they rank 26th in the Majors in runs scored and 28th in team ERA.<\/p>\n<p>While the White Sox have a great offense ranking 3rd in the Majors in runs their pitching has let them down this season and they rank 29th in team ERA.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Betting Trends<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The White Sox are 1-4 in their last 5 overall, 6-35 in their last 51 games as a road underdog, and they have an Under record of 5-2 in their last\u00a0 7oad games.<\/p>\n<p>The Astros are 16-45 in their last 61 home games, 1-6 in their last 7 games as a home favorite, and they have an Under record of 5-2-1 in their last 8 games.<\/p>\n<p>In the last 5 games between these 2 teams in Houston the posted total has gone Under 4 times.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jason\u2019s Pick:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Hard to go with the Astros in this game, but their pitching has been decent as of late and I think they will take Game 1 of this series.<\/p>\n<h3><a title=\"MLB Picks\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/sportscapping.php?leaderboard\/leg,mlb\/afc,AF23_15\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>CLICK HERE NOW to View The MLB Cappers Leaderboard For 2014 &#8211; Picks Packages On Sale Today! 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