Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 7/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) Los Angeles (-144)

The Chicago White Sox (28-56) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (53-32). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +120 while Los Angeles is priced at -144. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Sean Burke and Clayton Kershaw.

The White Sox have earned 126 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 65 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging % of .344 and have struck out 724 times, while drawing a walk on 274 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.4 runs per game, which has them at 29th in MLB. They have tallied 272 RBI's and 608 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is at .222. They have racked up 287 runs while holding a team OBP of .295.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 1.97 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.40. White Sox pitchers have given up 88 home runs and 367 runs in total (18th in the league). Chicago has yielded 709 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 332 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team ERA of 4.10 for the season (20th in the league), and the staff has rung up 610 hitters. They have walked 309 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.46 as a squad for the season.

The White Sox relievers have recorded a save rate of 41.7% and stepped onto the hill in 63 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 114 runners for the season with 27.2% of those players crossed home plate. White Sox bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 78 times in addition to having 75 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 268 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have 39 holds this season (24th in MLB). They have recorded 10 saves on the campaign and have not converted 14 out of their 24 save opportunities.

The Chicago Cubs have accumulated 2,188 putouts for the season, as well as 689 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which is 26th in professional baseball, and have 72 double plays. The White Sox have converted 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,564 innings on the field, which ranks them 19th in professional baseball.

Burke (6-7 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.63 while he has gone up against 430 batters in the majors. He has conceded 90 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 44 free passes. His earned run average is 3.69 (41 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.340. Burke has thrown 100 frames and has 90 K's during his career.

The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .460 and they are earning 5.61 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have 146 two-baggers, while walking 317 times and putting up 477 runs. Los Angeles has tallied 133 long balls this season and 459 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 694 occasions (16th in the league) and have a total of 764 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .338 as well as a team batting average of .263 on the year.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.316 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a staff for the season. They have a ranking of 16th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 701. The Los Angeles pitching staff have given up 387 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.22 (356 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (744 strikeouts vs 298 bases on balls). They have surrendered 106 long balls and they surrender 4.59 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

Los Angeles has called on relievers to enter the contest in 40 save chances and they have come away with 28 saves. They are ranked 7th in MLB holding a save rate of 70.0%, and they have dispatched 309 bullpen pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 88 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.2% of 99 inherited base runners. With 115 save situations, the Dodgers have 72 holds and also 12 blown saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in the majors). The Dodgers have accrued 746 assists, 38 errors and have notched a total of 2,277 putouts so far this year. Out of their 6,831 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Kershaw has given up 2,124 hits while earning 2,997 punch outs in 2,780 innings. Kershaw (216-94 career win-loss mark) has a 2.51 ERA while allowing 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 775 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.012 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.5. His K/BB ratio is 4.34 and he has gone up against 10,972 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+120)

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