Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 6/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, June 23, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-144) Chicago (+120)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (37-37) are headed to Rate Field on Monday where they will go up against the Chicago White Sox (23-52). The moneyline on this matchup has the Diamondbacks at -144 while the White Sox are priced at +120. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Eduardo Rodriguez and Shane Smith.

Arizona is slugging .442 and have struck out 579 times, while being walked on 271 occasions. They have 367 RBI's as well as 630 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is at .252. The Diamondbacks have hit 132 two-baggers as a team and have hit 104 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 375 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .330. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 5.1 runs per outing, which has them at 4th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.48 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.35. Diamondbacks pitchers have yielded 99 home runs and 384 runs in total (27th in MLB). Arizona has conceded 643 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 352 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.80 on the campaign (25th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 619 batters. They have walked 250 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.44 as a unit on the year.

The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save rate of 61.1% and have entered the game in 80 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 84 base runners so far this year and 34.5% of them crossed the plate. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 64 times in addition to having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 232 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have notched 42 holds for the season (17th in the league). They have compiled 22 saves for the year and have not converted 14 of their 36 save chances.

The Diamondbacks have transformed 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,934 innings on the field, which ranks them 20th in pro baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 1,978 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 670 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .987 which puts them in 13th in professional baseball, and have a total of 57 double plays.

Rodriguez (87-61 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.11 while he has gone up against 5,165 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,178 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 417 walks. His earned run average is 4.17 (561 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.318. Rodriguez has taken the mound for 1,210 innings and has totaled 1,218 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Chicago White Sox hold an on-base percentage of .294 in addition to a batting average of .222 on the season. They have been rung up on 652 occasions (8th in MLB) and have notched a total of 546 hits. Chicago has 58 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 249 runs batted in. The White Sox hold a team slugging percentage of .343 and they average 3.47 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have tallied 114 doubles, while walking 243 times and putting up 260 runs.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.410 with a FIP of 4.49 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (548 strikeouts against 278 walks). They rank 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 637. They have conceded 81 home runs and they allow 4.64 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 335 runs this season while having a team ERA of 4.24 (306 earned runs relinquished).

Chicago relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.9% out of their 108 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 70 times in high leverage situations and also on 75 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 57 save situations, the White Sox have 36 holds and 14 blown saves. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 241 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have recorded 7 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 62 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in pro baseball). The White Sox have accrued 607 assists, 47 errors and have earned a total of 1,948 putouts over the course of the season. In their 5,844 innings played, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (21st in baseball).

So far in his career, Smith has given up 59 hits while he has accumulated 66 strikeouts in 72 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 23 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.233 and a FIP of 2.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and he has gone up against 310 opposing batters in his career. Smith (3-4 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 2.87 earned run average and has surrendered 7.4 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (-144)

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