Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-128) Chicago (+106)

Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (42-72) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (59-55) on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Guardians at -128 while the White Sox are coming in at +106. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Tanner Bibee and Aaron Civale.

Cleveland is slugging .376 and have been called out on strikes 931 times, while being walked on 361 occasions. They have accounted for 433 runs batted in and 855 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .228. The Guardians have tallied 169 doubles as a team and have hit 120 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 450 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .300. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.0 runs per outing, which puts them at 26th in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.41 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29. Guardians pitchers have yielded 122 long balls and 473 runs in total (11th in the league). Cleveland has conceded 914 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 432 earned runs. The Guardians hold a team ERA of 3.83 this year (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 965 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 400 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.06 as a squad this year.

Guardians pitchers have entered the game with players on base 97 times and also have had 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 80 holds over the course of the season (2nd in baseball). The Guardians relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 68.0% and have entered the game in 133 save situations. They have earned 34 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 16 of their 50 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 135 runners so far this season and 36.3% of them crossed the plate. The Guardians have sent 379 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Guardians have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,141 innings on the field, ranking them 15th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 3,047 putouts this year, as well as 941 assists and 74 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which puts them in 28th in MLB, and have a total of 86 double plays.

Bibee (29-21 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.56 while he has gone up against 1,824 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 395 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 124 free passes. His earned run average is 3.62 (177 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.178. Bibee has taken the hill for 440 innings and has accumulated 440 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Chicago has compiled 110 home runs on the campaign to go along with 421 RBIs. They have hit 178 doubles, while getting a free base 360 times and putting up 437 runs. The Chicago White Sox hold an OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .229 so far this year. The White Sox have a SLG% of .369 and they average 3.83 runs per outing (27th in baseball). They have been rung up on 955 occasions (16th in MLB) and have 861 base knocks.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 507 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.15 (458 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 123 HR's and they surrender 4.60 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.370 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.46 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (849 strikeouts vs 420 bases on balls). They are sitting at 17th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 940.

With 80 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 48 holds and also 17 blown saves. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 32 save chances and they have walked away with 15 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 100 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.0% out of 155 inherited runners. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 46.9%, and they have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

In their 8,937 innings played, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 96 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .982 (27th in baseball). The White Sox have 940 assists, 70 errors and have notched a total of 2,979 putouts so far this season.

In his MLB career, Civale has conceded 657 base hits while he has tallied 633 K's in 706 frames. He has given up a total of 316 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.207 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.25 and he has faced 2,933 hitters during his career. Civale (42-41 career record) holds a 4.03 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+106)

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