Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Thursday, May 15, 2025

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+172) Cincinnati (-210)

Great American Ball Park is the site where the Cincinnati Reds (20-23) will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (13-29) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +172 and Cincinnati is at -210. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Bryse Wilson and Nick Martinez.

The White Sox have accrued 54 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 30 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .322 and have struck out 362 times, while being walked on 139 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are recording 3.4 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in MLB. They have accrued 139 RBI's as well as 291 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is .215. They have 144 runs while having a team OBP of .291.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have conceded 44 long balls in addition to 175 runs in total (14th in MLB). Chicago has allowed 336 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) as well as 161 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.01 this season (17th in the league), and the staff has rung up 304 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 159 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.55 as a unit over the course of the season.

The White Sox have dispatched 138 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 56 runners over the course of the season with 35.7% of those players earned a run for their team. They have compiled 2 saves this year and have blown 7 of their 9 chances to get a save. The White Sox bullpen have compiled a save rate of 22.2% and have come into the game in 26 save situations. The relief pitchers have 17 holds over the course of the season (26th in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 40 times and also have had 36 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs have amassed 1,084 putouts for the season, as well as 342 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .980 which has them sitting 27th in baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 70.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,252 innings, which has them sitting at 14th in professional baseball.

Wilson has taken the hill for 440 innings and has racked up 321 strikeouts in his MLB career. Wilson (20-22 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.57 and he has faced 1,912 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.64 (227 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.387. He has surrendered 466 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 145 free passes.

The Reds hold a slugging % of .376 and they are recording 4.63 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have 68 two-baggers, while taking a walk 160 times as well as notching 199 runs. Cincinnati has compiled 43 home runs on the campaign to go along with 192 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 392 occasions (4th in the league) and have recorded 341 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .236 so far this season.

The Reds have a team WHIP of 1.183 and have a FIP of 4.06 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (367 strikeouts vs 134 walks). They are sitting at 8th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 318. They have allowed 50 long balls and they yield 4.22 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Cincinnati pitching staff have conceded 179 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.75 (159 earned runs surrendered).

Cincinnati has had relief pitchers enter the game in 17 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. They are currently ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 64.7%, and they have dispatched 144 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 43 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.4% of 51 inherited base runners. With 48 save situations, the Reds have amassed 29 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in MLB). The Reds have recorded 316 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,146 putouts so far this season. In 3,438 innings on the field, the Reds have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.6% (2nd in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Martinez has allowed 824 base hits and he has 591 strikeouts in 818 innings. He has surrendered 373 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.322 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.29 and he has gone up against 3,489 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Martinez (38-49 career mark) holds a 4.10 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-210)

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