Astros Favored Over White Sox in AL Wild Card

The Astros are favored despite finishing the regular season with a negative run differential (-32), becoming the only postseason team to have been outscored. Houston won the AL West with an 81-81 record, a unique achievement this season. The team won five of seven regular-season matchups against Chicago, including three of the last four.

The White Sox are underdogs despite a remarkable turnaround, having lost at least 100 games each of the last three seasons. Chicago last won a playoff series in 2005 and the World Series in the same year. Series odds show Astros win 2-0 at +235, 2-1 at +240, while White Sox win scenarios are at +300 for either 2-0 or 2-1 outcomes. saltysenoritaaz.org