Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-145) Chicago (+125)

The Chicago White Sox (45-82) will try to beat the Minnesota Twins (58-68) at Rate Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at -145 while Chicago is coming in at +125. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Joe Ryan and Davis Martin.

Minnesota has a slugging rate of .396 and have struck out 1,028 times, while taking a walk on 369 occasions. They have compiled 493 RBI's and 986 hits so far this year, while their batting average sits at .238. The Twins have accrued 192 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 144 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 517 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are compiling 4.2 runs per outing, which is 22nd in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.10 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.28. Twins pitchers have conceded 143 home runs in addition to 554 runs in total (18th in MLB). Minnesota has allowed 1,062 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 515 earned runs. The Twins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.24 for the season (20th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,045 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 337 hitters and their FIP sits at 3.98 as a unit this year.

The Twins have dispatched 427 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 133 base runners on the season with 34.6% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 23 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 of 41 save chances. The Twins bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 56.1% and have entered the game in 121 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 78 holds on the year (9th in MLB). Twins bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 93 times and also have had 146 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers have earned a total of 3,276 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 918 assists and 57 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 69 double plays. The Twins have turned 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of 9,828 innings, which ranks them 25th in MLB.

Ryan has taken the hill for 609 innings and has earned 678 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.65 (247 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.039. He has given up 497 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 136 walks. Ryan (45-31 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.59 while going up against 2,457 batters in the majors.

The White Sox have a team slugging % of .371 and they average 3.84 runs per game (27th in baseball). They have tallied 190 doubles, while taking a walk 399 times and putting up 480 runs. Chicago has recorded 124 home runs on the campaign and 463 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,047 occasions (15th in the league) and have a total of 954 base hits. The Chicago White Sox are sitting with an on-base percentage of .301 in addition to a team batting average of .231 for the year.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.367 with a FIP of 4.45 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.90 (955 strikeouts against 458 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,032. They have surrendered 138 home runs and they yield 4.62 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have yielded 560 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.17 (505 earned runs surrendered).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.6% out of their 169 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 109 times in high leverage situations and on 118 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 87 save situations, the White Sox have recorded 52 holds and also 18 blown saves. They rank 30th in the league with a save percentage of 48.6%, and they have sent 396 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 35 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves.

In 9,813 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 102 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The White Sox have recorded 1,018 assists, 78 errors and have 3,271 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Martin has allowed 215 base hits while he has tallied 169 K's in 220 frames. Martin (7-20 career mark) has earned a 4.29 ERA and has allowed 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 105 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.322 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and he has faced 937 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-145)

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