New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/29/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-144) Chicago (+120)

The New York Yankees (73-60) are headed to Rate Field on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (48-85). The moneyline on this game has the Yankees at -144 while the White Sox are priced at +120. The total is 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Carlos Rodon and Shane Smith.

New York is slugging .456 and have been called out on strikes 1,165 times, while drawing a walk on 515 occasions. They have 667 runs batted in as well as 1,131 hits for the year, while their batting average is .251. The Yankees have recorded 212 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 225 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 692 runs while holding a team OBP of .331. As a team, the New York Yankees are notching 5.2 runs per outing, which ranks them 1st in baseball.

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The Yankees are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.99 so far this season (17th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,187 batters. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 146 home runs and also 573 total runs (16th in MLB). They have walked 469 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.03 as a unit for the season. New York has yielded 1,023 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 523 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.53 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26.

Yankees pitchers have entered the game with runners on 144 times in addition to having 133 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 80 holds on the year (11th in the league). The Yankees bullpen have compiled a save rate of 64.2% and have entered the game in 134 save situations. They have compiled 34 saves this year and have not converted 19 out of their 53 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 220 runners on the year and 26.4% of them crossed home plate. The Yankees have dispatched 441 relievers to the mound for the year.

The New York Mets have notched a total of 3,542 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,148 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which has them sitting 21st in pro baseball, and have accumulated 90 double plays. The Yankees have converted 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,626 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 9th in baseball.

Rodon has taken the ball for 1,244 frames and has earned 1,378 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.78 (522 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.226. He has surrendered 1,057 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 469 walks. Rodon (89-70 career record) holds a FIP of 3.72 and he has faced 5,231 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The White Sox hold a slugging % of .374 and they have an average of 3.94 runs per outing (26th in the league). They have 200 doubles, while walking 419 times and putting up 524 runs. Chicago has 133 home runs for the season and 505 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,096 instances (17th in MLB) and have 1,030 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have tallied an on-base percentage of .303 as well as a team batting average of .234 for the season.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 601 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.20 (541 earned runs given up). They have allowed 146 homers and they relinquish 4.66 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.365 and have a FIP of 4.44 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.80 (1,011 strikeouts vs 483 walks). They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,100.

Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 37 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. They sit at 30th in baseball with a save percentage of 45.9%, and they have sent 420 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and also on 127 occasions with runners on. Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of their 189 inherited base runners. With 91 save situations, the White Sox have tallied 54 holds in addition to 20 blown saves.

In their 10,443 innings on the field, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (18th in professional baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 106 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (27th in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 1,079 assists, 82 errors and have earned 3,481 putouts during this campaign.

Smith (4-7 record in his career) has earned a 3.87 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and he has faced 485 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has given up 49 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.228 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. So far in his pro baseball career, Smith has allowed 92 base hits while he has tallied 105 K's in 114 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-144)

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