Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 5/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago Cubs vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-152) Chicago (+126)

The Chicago Cubs (28-16) are traveling to Rate Field on Sunday where they will try to beat the Chicago White Sox (22-21). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at -152 and Chicago is at +126. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Colin Rea and Erick Fedde.

The Cubs have recorded 65 doubles as a team and have knocked 53 balls out of the park. Chicago has a slugging rate of .403 and have been rung up 357 times, while taking a walk on 204 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago Cubs are compiling 5.0 runs/g, which puts them at 5th in MLB. They have accumulated 203 runs batted in as well as 363 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .244. They have 220 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .340.

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The Cubs have compiled a team ERA of 3.77 for the season (10th in MLB), and they have rung up 362 batters. Cubs pitchers have conceded 54 home runs and also 177 runs in total (9th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 132 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.16 as a squad over the course of the season. Chicago has surrendered 333 base knocks (7.7 per 9 innings) and 164 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.19.

The Cubs relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 30 save situations. They have earned 10 saves on the year and have not converted 6 of 16 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 runners on the campaign with 30.6% of them earned a run for their team. Cubs relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 44 times and also have had 44 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cubs have dispatched 130 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 11 holds on the year (30th in baseball).

The Chicago Cubs have amassed 1,173 putouts on the campaign, as well as 405 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which puts them in 13th in pro baseball, and have earned 32 double plays. The Cubs have converted 72.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,519 innings, which has them ranked 4th in pro baseball.

Rea has taken the hill for 648 innings and is sitting with 529 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.43 (319 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.279. He has given up 634 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 195 free passes. Rea (41-29 career record) holds a FIP of 4.36 while he has gone up against 2,752 batters in the majors.

Chicago has a total of 56 long balls for the season and 179 RBIs. They have 50 doubles, while taking a walk 167 times as well as notching 189 runs. The Chicago White Sox hold a team OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .233 for the season. The White Sox hold a slugging % of .397 and they tally 4.40 runs per game (13th in the league). They have struck out on 400 occasions (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 329 base hits.

The Chicago pitching staff have given up 197 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.23 (179 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 45 long balls and they concede 4.65 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The White Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.354 and have a FIP of 4.40 as a squad on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.10 (342 strikeouts against 175 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 341.

With 41 save situations, the White Sox have 16 holds and 10 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 25 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of their 74 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 44 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 150 relievers onto the diamond for the year.

In their 3,435 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (10th in pro baseball). The Chicago White Sox have turned 33 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (17th in MLB). The White Sox have accrued 395 assists, 21 errors and have accumulated 1,145 putouts for the season.

So far in his MLB career, Fedde has allowed 838 hits while totaling 615 punch outs in 815 innings. He has allowed 442 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.425 and having a FIP of 4.8. His K/BB ratio is 1.90 and he has gone up against 3,538 batters thus far in his career. Fedde (34-59 career record) has a 4.88 earned run average and has conceded 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-152)

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