Chicago White Sox vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Friday, April 25, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

Sutter Health Park is the site where the Sacramento Athletics (11-13) will go up against the Chicago White Sox (5-19) on Friday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +150 while Sacramento is opening at -182. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Sean Burke and Luis Severino.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are knocking in 3.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 29th in the league. They have earned a total of 75 runs and have an OBP of .275. The White Sox have hit 27 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 17 baseballs out of the park. They have 72 runs batted in as well as 155 base knocks this year, and their batting average is sitting at .200. Chicago has a slugging rate of .303 and have struck out 207 times, while taking a walk on 77 occasions.

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The White Sox have an earned run average of 4.35 for the year (22nd in MLB), and their staff has rung up 178 hitters. White Sox pitchers have given up 31 home runs and also 108 total runs (17th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 98 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.97 as a team so far this season. Chicago has allowed 188 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 100 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.82 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39.

The White Sox have dispatched 80 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 33 runners over the course of the season with 30.3% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied no saves on the season and have blown 2 out of their 2 chances to get a save. The White Sox relief pitchers have yet to earn a save and have entered the game in 10 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 8 holds for the season (26th in baseball). White Sox relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 22 times as well as having 20 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago Cubs are sitting with 620 putouts for the season, as well as 198 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which puts them in 27th in MLB, and have 21 double plays. The White Sox have converted 71.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 1,860 innings, which has them sitting at 11th in baseball.

Burke has taken the ball for 40 frames and has racked up 37 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Burke (3-3 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.97 and he has faced 178 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.03 (18 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has surrendered 36 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 16 free passes.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .435 and they have an average of 4.38 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have put up 37 doubles, while taking a walk 73 times and racking up 105 runs. Sacramento has hit 35 home runs on the campaign as well as 101 RBIs. They have struck out on 170 instances (29th in the league) and have earned a total of 207 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled an OBP of .313 in addition to a batting average of .252 for the season.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.460 with a FIP of 4.38 as a staff so far this year. They sit at 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 215. The Sacramento pitching staff have yielded 123 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.52 (107 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (198 strikeouts vs 96 bases on balls). They have relinquished 28 homers and they surrender 5.20 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 42 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 17 times in high leverage situations and also on 26 occasions with base runners. With 26 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 15 holds and also 3 blown saves. They sit at 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 79 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 11 save chances and they have come away with 8 saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 14 double plays and have a fielding rate of .974 (29th in pro baseball). The Athletics have recorded 179 assists, 22 errors and have accumulated 639 putouts this year. In their 1,917 innings played, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (26th in MLB).

Severino (66-47 mark in his career) has a 3.80 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.41 and he has faced 3,916 hitters in his career. He has allowed 397 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.192 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Severino has surrendered 837 hits while he has totaled 971 strikeouts in 941 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+150)

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