Tampa Bay Rays at Chicago White Sox odds, picks and predictions

The Tampa Bay Rays (20-5) begin a 4-game road series with the Chicago White Sox (7-18) on Thursday. First pitch from Guaranteed Rate Field will be at 7:10 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Rays vs. White Soxodds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Season series: Rays swept the White Sox in 3 games in Tampa last week

The Rays will be trying to right the ship after losing back-to-back games to the Houston Astros, dropping the 3-game series at home. It was just their 2nd lost series of the season. The Rays were shut out in consecutive games, losing 5-0 on Tuesday and 1-0 on Wednesday.

The White Sox own the 3rd-worst record in baseball and have lost 7 straight games and 9 of their last 10. In their last 2 series, they were swept by the Rays and Toronto Blue Jays, scoring 3 or fewer runs in 5 of those 6 games. They rank 24th in runs scored (96) this season.