Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

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

The Chicago White Sox (47-42) welcome the Boston Red Sox (40-48) at Rate Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has Boston at -145 and Chicago is coming in at +125. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Jake Bennett and Davis Martin.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are earning 4.1 runs/g, which is 26th in baseball. They have racked up 357 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. The Red Sox have compiled 154 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 78 balls out of the park. They have 341 runs batted in and 718 hits on the season, while their batting average is .244. Boston has a slugging rate of .386 and have been called out on strikes 725 times, while being walked on 258 occasions.

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The Red Sox have a team earned run average of 3.77 for the season (8th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 752 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 94 home runs and also 352 runs in total (6th in baseball). They have walked 260 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a team over the course of the season. Boston has yielded 711 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 326 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.89 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 69.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 78 save situations. They have earned 20 saves on the campaign and have not converted 9 of 29 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 104 base runners this year and 33.7% of them earned a run for their team. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 71 times in addition to having 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 269 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers are sitting with 48 holds over the course of the season (16th in the league).

The Boston Red Sox have accumulated 2,332 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 750 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which has them sitting 10th in pro baseball, and they have turned 57 double plays. The Red Sox have converted 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,996 innings, which has them ranked 17th in professional baseball.

Bennett (3-3 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.09 and he has faced 157 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 33 base knocks (7.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 7 walks. His ERA is 3.13 (14 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.995. Bennett has thrown 40 frames and has earned 31 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .417 and they have an average of 4.81 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have hit 132 two-baggers, while taking a walk 308 times and putting up 428 runs. Chicago has a total of 125 long balls on the year as well as 410 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 799 instances (8th in baseball) and are sitting with 720 hits. The Chicago White Sox have an OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .242 this season.

The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 402 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.21 (369 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 96 long balls and they concede 4.59 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.335 and have a FIP of 4.27 as a staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (752 strikeouts against 343 bases on balls). They sit at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 709.

They sit at 24th in the league holding a save rate of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 302 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 95 times in high leverage situations in addition to 98 occasions with runners on base. With 75 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 31 holds and also 19 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 44 save opportunities and they have tallied 25 saves. Chicago relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.6% out of their 147 inherited base runners.

In 7,092 innings on the field, the White Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (13th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The White Sox have accrued 739 assists, 44 errors and have amassed 2,364 putouts for the season.

Martin (19-24 mark in his career) has a 3.99 ERA while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.43 and he has faced 1,487 batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 156 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.306 and a FIP of 3.9. In his MLB career, Martin has conceded 341 base hits while he has tallied 289 punch outs in 352 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-145)

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