Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/10/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

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

The Houston Astros (36-29) will compete against the Chicago White Sox (22-44) at Daikin Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +162 while Houston is sitting at -196. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Shane Smith and Lance McCullers Jr..

The White Sox have recorded 99 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 52 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging % of .345 and have been called out on strikes 551 times, while drawing a walk on 219 occasions. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are recording 3.5 runs per contest, which is 26th in the league. They have compiled 223 runs batted in and 478 hits on the year, while their batting average sits at .223. They are sitting with 233 runs and hold an OBP of .296.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38. White Sox pitchers have conceded 72 home runs and 284 runs in total (21st in baseball). Chicago has given up 543 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 261 earned runs. The White Sox have a team ERA of 4.12 on the year (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 480 batters. They have walked 240 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.50 as a team so far this season.

White Sox pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 64 times in addition to having 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 31 holds over the course of the season (25th in the league). The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 35.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 48 save situations. They have recorded 6 saves this year and have blown 11 of their 17 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 92 base runners for the season with 30.4% of those players earned a run for their team. The White Sox have sent 211 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Chicago Cubs have a total of 1,709 putouts this season, as well as 536 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them sitting 26th in professional baseball, and have a total of 52 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,127 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in professional baseball.

Smith has thrown 62 innings and has earned 60 K's so far in his MLB career. Smith (2-3 career record) has a FIP of 2.43 while he has gone up against 262 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.46 (17 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.143. He has surrendered 46 base hits (6.7 hits per nine innings) and has 25 free passes.

The Astros have a team SLG% of .386 and they are recording 4.02 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have put up 87 doubles, while getting a free base 185 times and racking up 261 runs. Houston is sitting with 65 long balls so far this year to go along with 249 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 496 occasions (25th in the league) and have totaled 542 base hits. The Houston Astros hold an on-base percentage of .316 as well as a team batting average of .250 this year.

The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 238 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.52 (224 earned runs yielded). They have relinquished 62 dingers and they give up 3.74 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.164 in addition to having a FIP of 3.47 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.80 (623 strikeouts against 202 walks). They sit at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 464.

With 68 save situations, the Astros have earned 42 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 26 save chances and they have come away with 19 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 61 times in high leverage situations and also on 50 occasions with runners on. Houston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.7% of 74 inherited base runners. They are ranked 3rd in MLB with a save percentage of 73.1%, and they have sent 202 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The Houston Astros have gotten 38 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in MLB). The Astros have racked up 487 assists, 27 errors and have 1,717 putouts over the course of the season. In 5,151 innings on the field, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (9th in baseball).

McCullers (50-33 career record) has earned a 3.52 ERA while conceding 7.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.70 and he has faced 3,131 opposing hitters during his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 290 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.257 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. So far in his career, McCullers has surrendered 625 base hits while earning 833 K's in 742 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-196)

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