Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 4/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+162) Boston (-196)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (10-10) will take on the Chicago White Sox (4-13) on Friday. The line on this contest has the White Sox at +162 and the Red Sox are sitting at -196. The betting total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Martin Perez and Hunter Dobbins.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are compiling 3.2 runs per outing, which has them at 28th in MLB. They are sitting with 54 runs and hold an OBP of .273. The White Sox have hit 19 doubles as a squad and have hit 12 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 52 RBI's and 108 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .200. Chicago has a slugging % of .306 and have been rung up 144 times, while drawing a walk on 55 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31. White Sox pitchers have allowed 17 home runs and also 68 runs in total (7th in the league). Chicago has yielded 126 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and 66 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.03 for the year (16th in baseball), and they have rung up 129 hitters. They have walked 66 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a team on the season.

White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 15 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 7 holds for the year (26th in baseball). The White Sox relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 0.0% and has entered the game in 9 save situations. They have recorded 0 saves on the season and have missed out on 2 of 2 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 25 runners for the year and 40.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have sent 56 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The White Sox have turned 71.7% of balls in play into outs out of 1,326 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have 442 putouts on the year, in addition to 148 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 21st in professional baseball, and they have turned 15 double plays.

Perez (91-87 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.35 while he has faced 6,909 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,719 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 577 walks. His ERA is 4.41 (781 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.442. Perez has taken the ball for 1,592 frames and has racked up 1,127 strikeouts during his career.

The Red Sox hold a team SLG% of .382 and they are scoring 4.30 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have put up 38 two-baggers, while getting a free base 71 times and notching 86 runs. Boston has 17 home runs this year to go along with 82 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 197 occasions (1st in the league) and have recorded 171 base knocks. The Boston Red Sox hold an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season.

The Boston pitching staff have given up 97 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.17 (82 earned runs relinquished). They have conceded 16 dingers and they give up 4.93 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Red Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.327 in addition to having a FIP of 3.43 as a staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (166 strikeouts vs 58 free passes). They rank 29th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 177.

Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% out of 24 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 21 times in high leverage situations and on 18 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 15 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 5 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They are ranked 9th in the league holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 62 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season. Boston has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 10 save opportunities and they have converted 7 saves.

In their 1,596 innings played, the Red Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.7% (30th in professional baseball). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 23 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .973 (30th in MLB). The Red Sox have 183 assists, 20 errors and have earned a total of 532 putouts on the campaign.

In his MLB career, Dobbins has surrendered 0 base knocks while accumulating 0 punch outs in 0 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 0 ER's while earning a WHIP of 0.000 and being the owner of a FIP of 0.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 0.00 and he has faced 0 batters thus far in his career. Dobbins (0-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 0.00 earned run average while allowing 0.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+162)

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