Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/27/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (-132) Chicago (+110)

Rate Field is the location where the Chicago White Sox (48-83) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (67-65) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Royals at -132 and the White Sox are coming in at +110. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryan Bergert and Aaron Civale.

As a team, the Kansas City Royals are scoring 3.8 runs per outing, which is 28th in the league. They have earned a total of 506 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .307. The Royals have hit 233 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 126 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 497 runs batted in as well as 1,085 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .246. Kansas City is slugging .393 and have been called out on strikes 900 times, while drawing a walk on 346 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Royals pitchers have conceded 137 home runs and also 516 runs (4th in the league). Kansas City has allowed 1,071 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 478 earned runs. The Royals have an ERA of 3.67 on the year (4th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,029 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 393 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.98 as a team over the course of the season.

The Royals have dispatched 441 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 180 base runners this year and 27.8% of those players ended up scoring. They have earned 39 saves this season and have missed out on 17 of their 56 chances to get a save. The Royals relievers have earned a save percentage of 69.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 130 save situations. The bullpen have earned 73 holds this year (14th in baseball). Royals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 132 times and also have had 145 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Royals have turned 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,557 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 8th in professional baseball. The Houston Astros have earned 3,519 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,177 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 6th in baseball, and have a total of 103 double plays.

Bergert has taken the hill for 58 innings and has earned 56 strikeouts in his career. Bergert (1-1 mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.75 and he has faced 236 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 2.79 (18 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.086. He has allowed 39 hits (6.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 24 free passes.

Chicago has tallied 131 home runs on the season as well as 501 RBIs. They have recorded 200 doubles, while walking 415 times and scoring 519 runs. The Chicago White Sox have accumulated an OBP of .303 as well as a team batting average of .234 so far this season. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .375 and they are scoring 3.96 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,080 instances (17th in the league) and have accounted for 1,014 base hits.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.360 and have a FIP of 4.44 as a squad this season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.90 (998 strikeouts vs 478 bases on balls). They rank 17th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,075. They have allowed 144 homers and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 584 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.13 (524 earned runs allowed).

With 89 save situations, the White Sox have earned 53 holds and 19 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 36 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 111 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.3% out of 178 inherited base runners. They are ranked 30th in the league holding a save rate of 47.2%, and they have sent 413 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 105 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 1,066 assists, 82 errors and have 3,427 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 10,281 innings on the field, the White Sox have a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (17th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Civale has allowed 678 hits while accumulating 647 strikeouts in 720 innings pitched. He has surrendered 332 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.20 and he has faced 3,002 opposing hitters so far in his career. Civale (42-43 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.15 earned run average while giving up 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+110)

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