Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 8/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Friday, August 15, 2025

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Kansas City (-130)

The Chicago White Sox (44-77) are traveling to Kauffman Stadium on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Kansas City Royals (60-61). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +110 while Kansas City is at -130. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Aaron Civale and Noah Cameron.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are recording 3.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 27th in the league. They have tallied 462 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .299. The White Sox have compiled 184 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 118 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 445 runs batted in and 911 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .228. Chicago has a slugging rate of .368 and have been called out on strikes 1,015 times, while taking a walk on 385 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.06 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. White Sox pitchers have given up 130 home runs and 536 runs in total (20th in baseball). Chicago has yielded 991 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 484 earned runs. The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.12 this year (18th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 924 batters. They have walked 448 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.41 as a team so far this year.

The White Sox have sent 384 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relievers have inherited 164 runners on the year with 29.3% of them crossed the plate. They have earned 17 saves so far this year and have blown 17 of their 34 save opportunities. The White Sox bullpen have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and have come into the game in 86 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 52 holds this year (26th in baseball). White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 113 times as well as having 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have transformed 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,516 innings, which has them ranked 15th in pro baseball. The Chicago Cubs have notched a total of 3,172 putouts for the season, as well as 986 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which puts them in 27th in the majors, and have a total of 98 double plays.

Civale has pitched in 709 innings and has earned 639 punch outs so far in his career. Civale (42-42 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.06 and he has faced 2,953 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.12 (325 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.215. He has surrendered 665 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 197 free passes.

The Kansas City Royals have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .304 in addition to a team batting average of .245 so far this season. They have struck out on 831 instances (29th in MLB) and are sitting with 995 base hits. Kansas City has a total of 108 long balls for the season to go along with 449 RBIs. The Royals hold a team slugging % of .387 and they score 3.77 runs per game (28th in the league). They have put up 214 two-baggers, while walking 309 times as well as putting up 456 runs.

The Kansas City pitching staff have allowed 470 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.65 (437 earned runs given up). They have conceded 123 homers and they allow 3.93 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league). The Royals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (953 strikeouts against 367 walks). They have a ranking of 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 969.

Kansas City bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.7% out of their 164 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 121 occasions with runners on. With 112 save situations, the Royals have earned 62 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are ranked 4th in the league holding a save rate of 69.4%, and they have dispatched 404 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 49 save chances and they have tallied 34 saves.

In their 9,693 innings played, the Royals have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (8th in the majors). The Kansas City Royals have gotten 92 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (5th in pro baseball). The Royals have recorded 1,080 assists, 50 errors and have a total of 3,231 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Cameron has surrendered 70 base knocks while he has earned 76 punch outs in 93 frames. Cameron (6-5 career mark) has a 2.52 ERA while conceding 6.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 26 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.032 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 372 opposing batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (-130)

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