Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Tampa Bay (-130)

The Tampa Bay Rays (52-49) will play the Chicago White Sox (36-65) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +110 while Tampa Bay opens at -130. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jonathan Cannon and Taj Bradley.

Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .353 and have struck out 865 times, while drawing a walk on 334 occasions. They have accrued 352 RBI's and 739 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is .224. The White Sox have tallied 164 doubles as a squad and have hit 82 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 367 runs and have an OBP of .298. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 27th in the league.

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The White Sox have a team ERA of 4.04 on the campaign (19th in the league), and the staff has struck out 729 batters. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 107 long balls and 440 runs in total (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 368 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.45 as a team so far this season. Chicago has given up 837 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 395 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.98 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The White Sox relievers have a save percentage of 42.9% and have come into the game in 70 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 128 runners on the season and 27.3% of those runners ended up scoring. White Sox pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 89 times and also have had 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 316 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have tallied 42 holds over the course of the season (27th in the league). They have recorded 12 saves this year and have blown 16 of 28 save opportunities.

The Chicago Cubs have amassed 2,639 putouts thus far, as well as 838 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them ranked 25th in the majors, and they have turned 85 double plays. The White Sox have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,917 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 16th in the majors.

Cannon has thrown 208 frames and has earned 154 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.37 (101 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.350. He has conceded 212 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) with 69 walks. Cannon (9-17 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.30 and he has gone up against 890 batters in the major leagues.

The Rays hold a team slugging percentage of .405 and they are earning 4.65 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have 155 doubles, while walking 304 times as well as scoring 470 runs. Tampa Bay has accounted for 111 HRs this year as well as 443 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 829 instances (16th in baseball) and have notched a total of 875 base hits. The Tampa Bay Rays have earned an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .257 on the year.

The Rays hold a team WHIP of 1.201 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 798. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 405 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.80 (379 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.40 (838 strikeouts against 281 bases on balls). They have allowed 132 home runs and they relinquish 4.06 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

Tampa Bay has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 38 save opportunities and they have recorded 22 saves. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have sent 311 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 92 times in high leverage situations in addition to 71 occasions with base runners. Tampa Bay relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.9% out of 103 inherited runners. With 93 save situations, the Rays have compiled 54 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (9th in professional baseball). The Rays have racked up 914 assists, 46 errors and are sitting with 2,696 putouts so far this season. In their 8,088 innings on the diamond, the Rays have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (4th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Bradley has surrendered 323 hits while he has earned 378 K's in 351 innings. Bradley (19-25 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.64 earned run average while conceding 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up 181 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.98 and he has faced 1,497 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-130)

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