{"id":661235,"date":"2026-04-03T17:59:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661235\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:59:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T17:59:30","slug":"blue-jays-vs-white-sox-prediction-odds-home-run-pick-for-todays-mlb-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/661235\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays vs White Sox Prediction, Odds & Home Run Pick for Today’s MLB Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Toronto Blue Jays newcomer Dylan Cease is a strikeout maestro, and I\u2019m expecting him to be crossing up Chicago White Sox batters all day long.<\/p>\n

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Find out why with my Blue Jays vs. Chicago White Sox predictions and free MLB picks<\/a> for Friday, April 3.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays vs White Sox predictionsBlue Jays vs White Sox best bet: Dylan Cease Over 7.5 strikeouts (-105)\"Blue<\/p>\n

Blue Jays<\/p>\n

TOR @CHW<\/p>\n

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White Sox<\/p>\n

Match starts: 1 hrs<\/p>\n

Strikeouts<\/p>\n

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Dylan Cease<\/p>\n

Dylan Cease o7.5 strikeouts (-105)<\/p>\n

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No pitcher in baseball has had more strikeouts over the last five seasons than\u00a0Dylan Cease<\/a>, which continued into his first Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> start, where he struck out 12 A\u2019s batters in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

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This is an extremely favorable matchup for Cease, who faces a strikeout-prone Chicago White Sox<\/a> squad.<\/p>\n

Chicago ranks 29th in strikeout rate, averaging 12 K\u2019s per game through its first six contests in 2026,<\/p>\n

Additionally, the White Sox own a league-worst 35% whiff rate, while Cease had a league-best 52.2% in his season-opening start.<\/p>\n

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Chicago\u2019s lineup is only hitting .188 against Cease, with 15 strikeouts in 48 at-bats.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays vs White Sox same-game parlay (SGP)<\/p>\n

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Dylan Cease Over 7.5 strikeouts<\/p>\n

Blue Jays -1.5<\/p>\n

Blue Jays team total Over 4.5<\/p>\n

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The White Sox have been terrible to start the season, going 1-5 on the run line with an average loss margin of 5.16 runs per game. This should be the game where Toronto turns its offense around.<\/p>\n

This is also why I\u2019ll be taking Over 4.5 runs for the Jays today. Chicago has allowed five or more runs in all but one game, averaging 8.67 runs allowed per contest.<\/p>\n

Blue Jays vs White Sox SGP<\/p>\n

Dylan Cease Over 7.5 strikeouts<\/p>\n

Blue Jays team total Over 4.5<\/p>\n

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Blue Jays vs White Sox home run pick: Addison Barger\"Blue<\/p>\n

Blue Jays<\/p>\n

TOR @CHW<\/p>\n

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White Sox<\/p>\n

Match starts: 1 hrs<\/p>\n

Total home runs<\/p>\n

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Addison Barger<\/p>\n

Addison Barger o0.5 Home Runs (+440)<\/p>\n

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Sean Burke will get the ball after an opener starts the game for Chicago. Burke gave up three bombs in his lone meeting against Toronto last season.<\/p>\n

One of the Jays batters who tagged Burke for a homer last year was Addison Barger<\/a>, and I\u2019ll back him to go yard again tonight. The pitch that was most costly for Burke last season was the slider, which was taken deep 10 times. Barger owned a 56.8% hard-hit rate against the slider last season.<\/p>\n

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2026 Transparency record<\/p>\n

Best bets: 2-3, -0.65 units<\/p>\n

HR picks: 1-4, +0.45 units<\/p>\n

Blue Jays vs White Sox odds<\/p>\n

Moneyline: Toronto -210 | Chicago +170<\/p>\n

Run line: Toronto -1.5 (-115) | Chicago +1.5 (-105)<\/p>\n

Over\/Under: Over 7.5 (+100) | Under 7.5 (-120)<\/p>\n

Blue Jays vs White Sox trend<\/p>\n

The Toronto Blue Jays have covered the 1st Five Innings (F5) Run Line in 16 of their last 21 games (+11.05 Units \/ 46% ROI). Find more MLB betting trends<\/a> for Blue Jays vs. White Sox.<\/p>\n

How to watch Blue Jays vs White Sox and game info<\/p>\n

Location<\/p>\n

Rate Field, Chicago, IL<\/p>\n

Date<\/p>\n

Friday, April 3, 2026<\/p>\n

First pitch<\/p>\n

2:10 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

TV<\/p>\n

Sportsnet<\/p>\n

Blue Jays starting pitcher<\/p>\n

Dylan Cease
(0-0, 1.69 ERA)<\/p>\n

White Sox starting pitcher<\/p>\n

Grant Taylor
(0-0, 4.50 ERA)<\/p>\n

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