Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-275) Chicago (+220)

The Toronto Blue Jays (53-38) are on their way to Rate Field on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (30-61). The odds on this game have the Blue Jays at -275 while the White Sox are coming in at +220. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers are Eric Lauer and Adrian Houser.

As a team, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in the league. They are sitting with 420 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329. The Blue Jays have recorded 150 doubles as a unit and have hit 97 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 402 RBI's and 795 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .258. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 609 times, while taking a walk on 307 occasions.

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The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.17 this year (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 813 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 118 long balls and 404 runs (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 302 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.26 as a unit this season. Toronto has given up 733 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 377 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.27.

The Blue Jays have sent 313 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 133 runners so far this year with 30.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 28 saves for the year and have missed out on 17 out of their 45 chances to save the game. The Blue Jays bullpen have earned a save percentage of 62.2% and have entered the game in 100 save situations. The bullpen have accumulated 54 holds this year (12th in the league). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 95 times in addition to having 92 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Blue Jays have turned 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,323 innings, which ranks them 14th in MLB. The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 2,441 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 687 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 16th in professional baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays.

Lauer (40-38 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.11 while facing 2,780 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 622 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 245 free passes. His ERA is 4.17 (300 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.340. Lauer has taken the hill for 647 innings and has accounted for 618 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for a team OBP of .296 as well as a team batting average of .222 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 781 occasions (10th in the league) and have tallied 662 hits. Chicago is sitting with 70 HRs on the season as well as 300 RBIs. The White Sox hold a team SLG% of .345 and they average 3.46 runs per contest (28th in the league). They have recorded 138 two-baggers, while getting a free base 299 times as well as racking up 315 runs.

The Chicago pitching staff have allowed 403 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.14 (363 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 99 long balls and they allow 4.60 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.389 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.52 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.40 (652 strikeouts vs 332 walks). They rank 20th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 764.

Chicago relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.9% out of 121 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 80 times in high leverage situations in addition to 83 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 67 save situations, the White Sox have accrued 41 holds and 15 blown saves. They sit at 30th in baseball holding a save percentage of 42.3%, and they have dispatched 283 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Chicago has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 26 save chances and they have earned 11 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 77 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The White Sox have accrued 750 assists, 54 errors and have earned a total of 2,367 putouts for the year. In 7,101 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (19th in professional baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Houser has surrendered 634 base knocks while totaling 521 K's in 658 innings pitched. He has surrendered 294 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.358 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 2,819 hitters so far in his career. Houser (36-41 career record) has earned a 4.02 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+220)

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