Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

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

The Houston Astros (36-30) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (23-44) at Daikin Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the White Sox at +162 and the Astros are at -196. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Davis Martin and Framber Valdez.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 3.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. They have accumulated 237 runs while holding a team OBP of .297. The White Sox have accumulated 101 doubles as a team and have knocked 53 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 227 runs batted in and 482 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .222. Chicago has a slugging % of .344 and have been rung up 564 times, while drawing a walk on 227 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 72 long balls in addition to 286 total runs (17th in baseball). Chicago has given up 552 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 263 earned runs. The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.09 for the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 486 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 243 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.48 as a team so far this season.

White Sox relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 64 times and also have had 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 33 holds so far this season (24th in the league). The White Sox relievers have earned a save percentage of 38.9% and stepped onto the hill in 51 save situations. They have accumulated 7 saves on the year and have not converted 11 out of their 18 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 92 runners so far this year and 30.4% of those players crossed home plate. The White Sox have sent 214 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Chicago Cubs have accounted for 1,736 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 544 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball, and have a total of 55 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,208 innings, which has them sitting 17th in baseball.

Martin has taken the hill for 187 innings and has totaled 143 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Martin (5-17 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.17 and he has faced 796 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.23 (88 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.308. He has conceded 186 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 59 walks.

The Astros have a team SLG% of .385 and they score 3.98 runs per outing (23rd in the league). They have 88 doubles, while taking a walk 188 times as well as scoring 263 runs. Houston has recorded 65 HRs so far this year to go along with 251 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 502 instances (27th in MLB) and are sitting with 551 base hits. The Houston Astros have tallied an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a batting average of .251 this season.

The Astros have a team WHIP of 1.167 in addition to having a FIP of 3.49 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.80 (636 strikeouts vs 210 bases on balls). They come in at 1st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 468. They have given up 63 homers and they concede 3.75 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 242 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.53 (228 earned runs yielded).

Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.7% of 74 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 61 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Astros have earned 42 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save percentage of 73.1%, and they have sent 205 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Houston has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 26 save chances and they have come away with 19 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 39 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in the majors). The Astros have recorded 495 assists, 27 errors and have earned 1,744 putouts on the campaign. In their 5,232 innings played, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (8th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Valdez has surrendered 804 hits while earning 950 K's in 973 frames. He has conceded 355 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.184 and a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.73 and he has gone up against 4,016 opposing hitters during his career. Valdez (74-45 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.28 earned run average while surrendering 7.4 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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