Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-144) Chicago (+120)

The Kansas City Royals (66-62) are en route to Rate Field on Monday where they will compete against the Chicago White Sox (45-82). The moneyline on this game has the Royals at -144 and the White Sox are priced at +120. The over/under is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Noah Cameron and Shane Smith.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in the league. They have earned a total of 489 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .307. The Royals have accounted for 225 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 122 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 481 RBI's as well as 1,052 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is at .246. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .393 and have struck out 884 times, while drawing a walk on 335 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.60 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. Royals pitchers have allowed 128 home runs and 490 runs (3rd in the league). Kansas City has given up 1,030 base knocks (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 452 earned runs. The Royals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.57 over the course of the season (4th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,005 hitters. They have walked 386 opposing players and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad this year.

The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 70.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 126 save situations. The relievers have inherited 175 runners this season with 27.4% of those players earned a run for their team. Royals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 128 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 429 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen have 71 holds for the season (14th in the league). They have tallied 38 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 16 out of their 54 chances to get a save.

The Royals have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,260 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in baseball. The Houston Astros have earned 3,420 putouts this year, as well as 1,152 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .989 which ranks 5th in baseball, and they have turned 101 double plays.

Cameron has taken the ball for 103 frames and has accounted for 83 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 2.53 (29 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.068. He has surrendered 79 base knocks (6.9 hits per nine innings) and has 31 walks. Cameron (7-5 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 2.50 while he has faced 415 hitters in the majors.

The White Sox have a team slugging % of .370 and they score 3.86 runs per game (27th in the league). They have put up 193 two-baggers, while taking a walk 403 times as well as scoring 490 runs. Chicago is sitting with 125 home runs for the season to go along with 473 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 1,062 instances (15th in the league) and have earned 969 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .231 for the year.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.368 in addition to having a FIP of 4.45 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (966 strikeouts vs 464 walks). They come in at 17th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,049. They have surrendered 140 dingers and they yield 4.65 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 572 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 4.18 (514 earned runs allowed).

Chicago has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 36 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They rank 30th in MLB with a save rate of 47.2%, and they have dispatched 403 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 111 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on base. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.7% out of their 176 inherited runners. Sitting with 89 save situations, the White Sox have compiled 53 holds and 19 blown saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 102 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in MLB). The White Sox have racked up 1,039 assists, 80 errors and have accounted for 3,319 putouts this season. In their 9,957 innings on the field, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (17th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Smith has surrendered 91 hits and he has 102 strikeouts in 107 innings pitched. Smith (3-7 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.12 ERA and has allowed 7.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 49 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.290 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.17 and he has faced 462 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+120)

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