Like fans in any sport, baseball fans are drawn to the shiny and new each season. Rookie callups and exciting imports (hello Shohei Ohtani) capture the imagination, but most of the time it’s the established old warhorses that do most of the heavy lifting to keep their respective teams in contention. Established staff aces may not feel like an exciting new news story, but they are worth paying attention to when trying to forecast the outcomes of games.
On Wednesday, the first Baseball Swarm of the week posted a winning record, although it was somewhat blemished by an embarrassing effort out of the Cardinals hosting the Marlins. For Friday’s games, the swarm considered 14 contests tonight and came up with the following game predictions.
Boston’s lefty ace, Chris Sale, fits the profile of the old reliable pitcher who gets fewer headlines than the young kids. Sale’s won-loss record also reflects that he’s pitched in some bad luck this season, but a deeper dive into his stats suggests that his actual pitching skill hasn’t declined at all. Tonight he’ll take the hill against his old team, the last-place Chicago White Sox.
Even though the White Sox have been playing a bit better of late, that’s still relative to their terrible start to the season. The magnets in this forecast show strong cohesion, with only one die-hard Chisox true believer lagging behind. The swarm made this game the pick of the night for tonight, putting a $100 hypothetical betting confidence on the game — the highest the swarm can go — in the process.
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