Chicago White Sox vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 8/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, August 18, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Atlanta (-130)

The Atlanta Braves (53-68) are welcoming the Chicago White Sox (44-77) at Truist Park on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the White Sox at +110 and the Braves are priced at -130. The over/under is 8. The starting pitchers will be Shane Smith and Spencer Strider.

Chicago is slugging .368 and have struck out 1,015 times, while taking a walk on 385 occasions. They have earned 445 RBI's as well as 911 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .228. The White Sox have earned 184 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 118 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 462 runs while holding a team OBP of .299. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.8 runs/g, which has them at 27th in the league.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.12 this year (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 924 hitters. White Sox pitchers have given up 130 long balls in addition to 536 runs (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 448 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.41 as a unit over the course of the season. Chicago has relinquished 991 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 484 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36.

The White Sox bullpen have a save percentage of 50.0% and have come into the game in 86 save situations. The relievers have inherited 164 runners on the season with 29.3% of those players crossed home plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 113 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 384 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 52 holds on the season (26th in MLB). They have accumulated 17 saves for the year and have not converted 17 of 34 chances to save the game.

The White Sox have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,516 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 15th in MLB. The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 3,172 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 986 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and they have turned 98 double plays.

Smith (3-7 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.95 while facing 435 hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 84 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 45 free passes. His earned run average is 4.01 (45 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.277. Smith has taken the ball for 101 frames and has totaled 98 punch outs so far in his career.

Atlanta has compiled 136 home runs this year as well as 502 runs batted in. They have 179 doubles, while taking a walk 438 times and scoring 519 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .242 this season. The Braves have a team SLG% of .392 and they average 4.29 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,052 occasions (7th in MLB) and have earned a total of 994 hits.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.293 with a FIP of 4.12 as a pitching staff for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (1,060 strikeouts against 404 bases on balls). They rank 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 980. They have conceded 141 dingers and they give up 4.53 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 539 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.29 (510 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 36 save chances and they have walked away with 20 saves. They rank 26th in baseball holding a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 390 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 122 times in high leverage situations and on 125 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.2% of 165 inherited base runners. With 86 save situations, the Braves have amassed 50 holds and also 16 blown saves.

In their 9,636 innings played, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (14th in the majors). The Atlanta Braves have turned 81 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in professional baseball). The Braves have recorded 1,045 assists, 41 errors and have a tally of 3,212 putouts for the year.

In his career, Strider has allowed 326 base knocks while tallying 595 strikeouts in 415 innings pitched. Strider (37-20 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.73 ERA and has given up 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up 172 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.132 and a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 4.13 and he has faced 1,714 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-130)

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