Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, May 30, 2025

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+125) Baltimore (-145)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (19-36) will attempt to defeat the Chicago White Sox (18-38) on Friday. The odds on this game have the White Sox at +125 and the Orioles are sitting at -145. The over/under has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Sean Burke and Zach Eflin.

The White Sox have earned 83 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 46 balls out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .344 and have been rung up 470 times, while taking a walk on 181 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 3.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 26th in MLB. They have 190 runs batted in in addition to 404 hits for the season, while their average at the plate sits at .221. They have accumulated 196 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .294.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. White Sox pitchers have given up 59 home runs in addition to 244 runs in total (20th in baseball). Chicago has yielded 450 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 220 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.11 this season (22nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 405 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 213 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.54 as a squad this season.

White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 58 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 28 holds so far this year (23rd in baseball). The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 31.3% and have entered the game in 44 save situations. They have earned 5 saves so far this year and have blown 11 out of their 16 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 84 base runners for the season with 31.0% of those players crossed home plate. The White Sox have sent 182 relievers to the hill this season.

The White Sox have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,335 innings, which has them sitting 13th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have a total of 1,445 putouts for the season, in addition to 455 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .979 which puts them in 28th in MLB, and have earned 42 double plays.

Burke has taken the ball for 73 innings and has tallied 61 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.58 (29 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.342. He has allowed 61 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 37 walks. Burke (5-5 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.52 and he has faced 317 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Baltimore Orioles have recorded a team OBP of .303 as well as a batting average of .237 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 493 occasions (6th in the league) and have 437 hits. Baltimore has a total of 60 home runs on the year to go along with 200 RBIs. The Orioles have a SLG% of .386 and they score 3.87 runs per contest (24th in baseball). They have tallied 80 doubles, while walking 157 times as well as scoring 213 runs.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.481 in addition to having a FIP of 4.95 as a team over the course of the season. They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 520. The Baltimore pitching staff have relinquished 310 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.49 (293 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (427 strikeouts vs 191 bases on balls). They have yielded 87 dingers and they surrender 5.81 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 25.6% of 90 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 70 occasions with runners on. With 52 save situations, the Orioles have 32 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They rank 24th in baseball with a save rate of 52.9%, and they have dispatched 193 relief pitchers onto the field for the year. Baltimore has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have walked away with 9 saves.

In 4,323 innings on the field, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Orioles have 496 assists, 31 errors and have a total of 1,441 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Eflin has allowed 1,052 hits while he has earned 890 K's in 1,035 frames. Eflin (65-64 career mark) has earned a 4.21 ERA while surrendering 9.1 hits per nine innings. He has given up 484 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 4.1. His K/BB ratio is 4.18 and he has gone up against 4,329 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+125)

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