Peterson laid out a fade of Chicago’s still-atrocious lineup and is willing to take Oakland –1.5 at up to –117 (he’s seeing –110). He makes the A’s –224 on the money line with Osvaldo Bido facing Davis Martin and projects the full-game total 9.3, slightly under the market 9.5. The core of the handicap is that Saturday’s 10-run White Sox outburst was a mirage: Edgar Quero is the club’s only hitter above a .300 OBP, while Luis Robert and Andrew Vaughn are both under .200 and new arrival Bobby Dalbec provides little relief. Oakland, meanwhile, boasts legitimate thump—Tyler Soderstrom already has nine homers, Brent Rooker six, and Miguel Andujar plus rookie Jacob Wilson are each north of .300. Bido’s swing-and-miss slider (11.2 K/9 in Triple-A last year) gives him the edge over Martin, whose career MLB ERA sits at 4.83 with a 1.6 HR/9 problem. Peterson concedes the A’s bullpen is messy until it gets the ball to Mason Miller, but argues Chicago’s pen is worse—injuries force Cam Booser and Penn Murfee into high-leverage spots and both sport ERAs above 5. With Oakland’s offensive ceiling and Chicago’s inability to string base runners together, he sees value in the run-line price rather than paying heavy chalk on the money line.

Calling it a strong candidate for his "lock of the day," Kenny G is willing to lay the sizeable –220 with Oakland against the 7-20 White Sox. He expects a bounce-back from Osvaldo Bido (2-2, 4.85 ERA) after the right-hander was ambushed by Texas for eight runs in his last outing; in Bido’s prior start versus Chicago he allowed just 1 ER over 5.2 IP. The matchup advantage is even clearer when compared to Davis Martin (1-3, 3.95 ERA) who surrendered 4 ER and 2 HR in his lone 2025 meeting with the A’s and hands matters to a White Sox bullpen carrying a 4.53 ERA. Oakland’s pen is only marginally better, but the lineup gap is cavernous: the A’s rank 6th in batting average (.277), 4th in slugging, and 11th in runs, powered by Tyler Soderstrom (9 HR, .301) and promising rookie Jacob Wilson (.323 OBP). Chicago, meanwhile, sits dead last in average and slugging and second-to-last in runs. Trend wise, the Sox are 3-12 on the road and 13-12-2 to the under, while Oakland is 5-9 at home but 13-10-4 to the over, signaling that most of the extra offense comes from the A’s side. With a pronounced hitting edge and the better current-form starter, Kenny is comfortable eating the juice on Oakland and hinted it may replace Detroit as his biggest wager of the slate.

Cash Out Sports Picks played the OVER based on historical and recent trends: the Sox have gone over in seven of their last ten at Oakland, and the A’s are 9-5 to the OVER at home in 2025. Chicago starter Davis Martin carries an elevated ERA, and the tout doubts the A’s staff—especially their bullpen—can suppress Chicago’s bats. Expect both offenses to trade blows late, pushing the total past the posted number.

The tout grabbed Chicago +1.5, citing Oakland’s 1-5 run-line record as a home favorite and a shaky bullpen that has imploded late all season. The White Sox are 6-4 ATS as road dogs in their last ten against the A’s and should keep it close even if their own rotation is volatile. Cash Out Sports Picks expects the contest to tighten up once the Athletics’ relief corps—owning a bottom-five ERA—takes over.

Data Skrive projected the Athletics to win 4-3 on Sunday, giving them a 56% implied win probability that is still higher than the 68.6% figure baked into the ‑218 moneyline. The model notes Oakland has already been a favorite 10 times this year and cashed six of those games, going 4-2 in its last six spots as a favorite. Chicago, meanwhile, is just 7-20 overall and has converted only three of 13 tries when priced +180 or longer. With the White Sox averaging 3.9 runs over their last 10 and running a 4.55 team ERA, Data Skrive advised laying the juice with the hotter 13-14 Athletics even at the inflated number.

Data Skrive picked Oakland to win 4-3 and graded the A’s with a 56% win probability. While the -218 price translates to a 68.6% implied probability, they still sided with Oakland because the club has gone 6-4 in its last 10 and 4-2 in the six most recent games it was favored. Chicago, by contrast, is just 7-20 on the season and 3-10 when priced at +180 or longer. Even with Osvaldo Bido on the mound, Oakland’s lineup features red-hot Tyler Soderstrom (nine HR, fifth-best slugging in MLB) and contact machine Jacob Wilson (.337 average), giving the Athletics the offensive edge over a White Sox offense that owns a .148 average from Luis Robert and ranks bottom-five in slugging. If bettors can stomach the juice, Data Skrive believes Oakland is the safer side.

Data Skrive projected a 4-3 final score and advised bettors to take the Under 9.5 runs. Their model sees only seven combined runs because Oakland has averaged 4.1 runs per game over its last 10 while Chicago has managed 3.9. The Athletics have stayed Under in six of their past 10 contests (only four overs), and both pitching staffs have been serviceable enough—Oakland’s staff owns a 4.30 ERA with just 6.9 K/9, while Chicago checks in at a 4.55 ERA with 8 K/9—to keep the ball in the park. The article also noted that the White Sox have hit just nine homers in that same span and the park factors at Sutter Health Park suppress offense. All of that adds up to a play on the Under despite the listed total of 9.5.

Greg Peterson said he is happy to lay Oakland –1.5 at –110 or better and would also play the full-game Under if books post 8.5. Jeffrey Springs’ surface ERA sits north of 5.00, but Peterson trusts his 9.0 K/9 and above-average change-up against a Chicago lineup averaging only 3.2 runs per game (second-worst in MLB). The White Sox have just one hitter with more than three homers and are still waiting on Luis Robert to clear the Mendoza line. Worse, Jonathan Cannon brings a 5-plus FIP, sub-7.0 K/9 and 1.5 HR/9 into thin Sacramento air, and Chicago’s bullpen is gassed after Tyler Gilbert’s emergency start Friday. Oakland, meanwhile, ranks among the league leaders in long balls—Tyler Soderstrom (9 HR) and Brent Rooker (7 HR) headline an order that also features high-OBP bats like Lawrence Butler and Jacob Wilson. Mason Miller gives the A’s a legitimate late-inning hammer, and Justin Sterner has emerged as a solid bridge despite the staff’s overall bottom-five ERA. Peterson modeled the total at 8.9 but expects Chicago’s anemic offense to keep scoring depressed, making the correlated Athletics run line and Under a two-way bet in his numbers.

Kenny G recommended taking the White Sox at a fat +180 number in Oakland, noting the betting market is inflating the A's after Friday’s wild walk-off. Rookie Jonathan Cannon quietly blanked the A’s over 4.1 innings in their previous meeting and owns a playable 4.81 ERA, while Geoffery Sprigs brings a 5.64 mark and just got shelled in Milwaukee. Neither bullpen inspires confidence (Chicago 4.48 ERA, Oakland 4.00) and the A’s are an MLB-worst 4-8 at their temporary home park. Despite Chicago’s ugly 2-11 road record, Kenny sees little separation in the actual matchup: Oakland’s offense is slugging-heavy but inconsistent, the Sox offense is still bottom-two yet showing signs of life, and Cannon’s ground-ball profile can neutralize the Coliseum’s spacious gaps. With what amounts to a coin-flip pitching duel and the A’s being priced as heavy chalk, Kenny called the White Sox a "live dog" worth sprinkling, even if it won’t reach his pinned comment.

Despite bullpen worries, the tout argued the UNDER is still the better play. White Sox relievers own a 4.48 ERA (24th) and Oakland’s pen sits 17th at 4.00, numbers they called ‘not as rough as you’d think.’ Neither club gets on base—Chicago .279 OBP (28th), Oakland .313 (17th)—and the UNDER has cashed in seven of the last ten meetings. With Cannon handling A’s bats last week and Springs trending the wrong way, a low-scoring grind is expected.

Mike Mayer said JP Sears is a viable Monday streamer because the Rangers are without Corey Seager and have been a bottom-five offense over the last two weeks per the FantasyPros Streaming Tool. Sears owns a 3.21 ERA, a WHIP under 1.10, and is rostered in only 14 percent of leagues, giving fantasy managers an easy waiver add. Mayer expects diminished run-support for Texas and likes Sears’ 28 percent CSW against a lineup that has struck out 25 percent of the time since Seeger hit the IL. He labeled Sears a low-risk play for ratio help and a decent shot at a win in deeper season-long formats.

Cash Out Sports Picks backed the White Sox as road underdogs because A’s starter Springs has imploded (18 earned over last four starts, nine at home) and the Oakland bullpen is equally shaky. Chicago counters with Cannon, who has yielded only 10 runs through three outings and blanked these same A’s a week ago. Given Oakland’s inconsistent offense and Chicago’s opportunity to secure its first road-series win, the tout felt taking the runs with the South Siders is the sharp side.

Peterson laid -1.5 -110 with the A’s even though Jeffrey Springs has a 5.64 ERA. Springs still strikes out 9.3 per nine and now faces a White Sox lineup scoring only 3.1 runs per game. Jonathan Cannon’s 4.81 ERA, 5.44 FIP, 1.5 HR/9 and 5.5 BB/9 give Oakland a clear pitching edge. His number was A’s -1.5 -128.

Todd Zola said Jeffrey Springs should be scooped up and started this weekend after being cleared from a minor hamstring cramp. Springs gets the visiting White Sox, a club averaging the fewest runs per game in MLB and striking out at an above-average clip. Sacramento’s park is neutral for run scoring, and Springs has shown swing-and-miss stuff (29% career K-rate) that should play even better against Chicago’s free-swinging lineup. Zola framed him as an ideal spot starter for 10-team formats where he’s available in almost 90% of ESPN leagues.

Scott Reichel’s home-run dart lands on Andrew Vaughn against lefty JP Springs. Springs has coughed up a homer in four consecutive outings and owns a 2.05 HR/9 with a 47 % fly-ball clip to right-handed hitters. Vaughn sports a .274 ISO versus southpaws since last June and has already taken Springs deep once. The Coliseum forecast shows 12-mph winds blowing out to left, and Springs is nursing a minor triceps tweak that limited his fastball to 91 mph last start. Reichel played Vaughn at +475 and would go as low as +425 given Springs’ ongoing gopher-ball issues.

Scott Reichel recommended the WHITE SOX TEAM-TOTAL OVER (available at 3.5, –115) instead of laying a huge price on Oakland. A’s lefty JP Springs has walked at least two hitters in four straight, exited his last outing early with an injury scare, and owns a 5.64 ERA while surrendering 4+ runs in three of four. Reichel refuses to trust Chicago’s 2-11 road record for a side bet but believes their top half—Robert, Vaughn, Eloy—can cash the TT before Oakland’s underrated bullpen enters. With Cannon equally shaky for the Sox, he prefers focusing on Springs’ struggles and expects Chicago to score four or five runs by the sixth inning.

Todd Zola said Luis Severino should be scooped up and streamed Friday because of a cushy home matchup with the White Sox, a club averaging the second-fewest runs per game in MLB. Severino has rediscovered his form after two rough outings, allowing only one earned run over eight innings in his most recent start at Milwaukee. With Chicago’s lineup short on both power and patience, Zola expects Severino’s revamped fastball/slider combo to play up and give fantasy managers a strong chance at strikeouts and a win.

For a +430 ticket, Storin highlighted Tyler Soderstrom to homer against Jacob deGrom. The narrative would have sounded crazy a few years ago, but deGrom has struggled with lefties in 2025: a 5.30 xFIP, 18.0% K-rate and only a 34.3% ground-ball rate across 50 batters, surrendering all five of his home runs to that side. Soderstrom is tied for the MLB lead with nine bombs and backs it up with elite Statcast marks—95th-percentile barrel rate, 94th-percentile xISO and xSLG. Storin added that Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park inflates homers and will feature a 10 mph wind blowing out, giving bettors multiple angles to chase Soderstrom’s long-ball upside.