Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+150) Los Angeles (-182)

The Chicago White Sox (28-56) are on their way to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (53-32). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +150 while Los Angeles is at -182. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers are Shane Smith and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 3.4 runs per game, which puts them at 29th in the league. They have a total of 287 runs and hold an OBP of .295. The White Sox have compiled 126 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 65 balls out of the park. They have amassed 272 RBI's in addition to 608 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .222. Chicago is slugging .344 and have struck out 724 times, while being walked on 274 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.97 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.40. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 88 home runs and also 367 runs in total (18th in baseball). Chicago has allowed 709 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 332 earned runs. The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.10 this year (20th in MLB), and they have struck out 610 hitters. They have walked 309 batters and their FIP is 4.46 as a unit for the season.

The White Sox have dispatched 268 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 114 runners this year with 27.2% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have recorded 10 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 out of their 24 chances to get a save. The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 41.7% and have entered the game in 63 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 39 holds on the season (24th in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 78 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have transformed 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,564 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 19th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 2,188 putouts this year, in addition to 689 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and have a total of 72 double plays.

Smith has thrown 74 innings and has earned 68 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Smith (3-5 career record) has a FIP of 3.35 and he has faced 323 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.40 (28 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.280. He has allowed 63 base knocks (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 32 free passes.

The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .460 and they are earning 5.61 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have hit 146 two-baggers, while taking a walk 317 times as well as scoring 477 runs. Los Angeles has 133 HRs so far this year to go along with 459 runs batted in. They have struck out on 694 instances (15th in MLB) and have notched a total of 764 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold an on-base percentage of .338 in addition to a team batting average of .263 so far this year.

The Dodgers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.316 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 16th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 701. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 387 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.22 (356 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 8.80 (744 strikeouts against 298 bases on balls). They have surrendered 106 long balls and they give up 4.59 runs per 9 innings (22nd in MLB).

Los Angeles relievers have an inherited score rate of 24.2% out of 99 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 88 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with runners on. With 115 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 72 holds and 12 blown saves. They rank 7th in baseball with a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 309 relievers to the hill for the year. Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 28 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 66 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Dodgers have accrued 746 assists, 38 errors and have notched a total of 2,277 putouts on the season. Out of their 6,831 innings played, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Yamamoto has conceded 141 hits while he has accumulated 206 K's in 179 innings pitched. Yamamoto (14-8 career mark) has earned a 2.81 ERA while giving up 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 56 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.083 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.89 and he has gone up against 724 batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+150)

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