Angels vs White Sox: Game 3, prediction, odds and picks

Angels vs White Sox: Game 3, prediction, odds and picks | March 30, MLB 2025

Modified Mar 30, 2025 11:16 GMT

The Angels and White Sox are both 1-1 through two games (Getty)

The Los Angeles Angels tied their series against the Chicago White Sox by winning 1-0 in the second game of their three-game opening series. After an unexpected 8-1 shellacking againstf the Southsiders on Thursday, the Anaheim-based team eked out a slim victory on Friday, courtesy of a Yoan Moncada single that scored Jorge Soler.

As for the White Sox who are the series hosts, the dominant Opening Day win was a welcome sign for a squad that made MLB records in 2024 for all the wrong reasons. They need 41 more wins to surpass their win total from last season.

Angels vs White Sox recent form and records

The Angels and the White Sox own a 1-1 record to open the 2025 season. Both are expected to struggle this year, given the additions or lack thereof to their squads.

In 2024, LA finished with a 63-99 record, good for rock-bottom in the AL West. The White Sox, meanwhile, registered the most losses in a season in MLB history, registering a 41-121 record

Players to Watch

Starting Pitchers

LAA: Jack Kochanowicz (2-6, 3.99 ERA) vs CWS: Davis Martin (3-11, 4.61 ERA) (career statistics)

Must-Watch Hitters

Los Angeles Angels

With club legend Mike Trout having an atrocious start to the season, Logan O'Hoppe needs to carry the load for the anemic Anaheim offense.

In 2024, the backstop had a productive year after posting a .244/.303/.712 slash line with 20 home runs and 56 RBIs. He has one home run through two games.

Chicago White Sox

In the 8-1 drubbing handed to LA, Andrew Benintendi hit a three run bomb in the contest.

The All-Star and World Series champion had a respectable 2024 campaign for the Southsiders, with 20 home runs and 64 RBIs. If the White Sox get a little too ambitious and make a push this year, expect Benintendi to be at the forefront of the offense.

Angels vs White Sox Baseball betting odds

Sunday, 3/30	Money Line	Run Spread	Total Runs
LAA	-128	-1.5, +119	+8.5, -108
CWS	+118	+1.5, -144	-8.5, -112

Angels vs White Sox expert picks and game prediction

With both teams starting unproven pitchers on the mound, the game is expected to come to a bullpen committee or explode with offense early on.

With the White Sox having proven that they can break the visitors' defense and the Angels getting a slim win in the second game, Chicago has a chance to win the series.

Run Line: +1.5, -144

Total Runs: Over 8.5, -108

Prediction: CWS W, 7-4

About the author

Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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