Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 8/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+132) Chicago (-160)

Wrigley Field is the location where the Chicago Cubs (72-53) will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (65-58) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Chicago at +132 while Chicago is priced at -160. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Erick Fedde and Kevin Gausman.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 7th in the league. They have a total of 594 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The White Sox have hit 198 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 164 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 567 runs batted in and 993 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .240. Chicago owns a slugging percentage of .412 and have been rung up 1,121 times, while being walked on 420 occasions.

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The White Sox hold a team ERA of 4.11 so far this year (16th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,038 hitters. White Sox pitchers have relinquished 135 home runs and 547 total runs (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 444 opposing players and their FIP is 4.20 as a team on the season. Chicago has yielded 978 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 501 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.34 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The White Sox bullpen have recorded a save rate of 58.2% and stepped onto the hill in 108 save situations. They have accumulated 32 saves so far this season and have blown 23 out of their 55 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 193 base runners so far this season and 32.1% of them ended up scoring. White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 134 times as well as having 125 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have dispatched 416 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have 52 holds on the year (25th in the league).

The Chicago White Sox have accumulated 3,295 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,010 assists and 66 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 18th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 85 double plays. The White Sox have turned 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,885 innings on the field, ranking them 11th in baseball.

Fedde has taken the ball for 881 innings and has earned 666 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.89 (479 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.437. He has given up 917 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has 350 free passes. Fedde (40-63 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.82 while he has faced 3,840 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Chicago Cubs have earned a team OBP of .337 and a batting average of .248 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,075 instances (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,065 hits. Chicago has a total of 159 home runs so far this year as well as 607 RBIs. The Cubs hold a team SLG% of .417 and they score 5.16 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have recorded 209 two-baggers, while getting a free base 531 times and scoring 645 runs.

The Cubs hold a team WHIP of 1.256 in addition to having a FIP of 4.69 as a pitching staff this year. They rank 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,034. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 545 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.16 (516 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (956 strikeouts against 368 bases on balls). They have yielded 189 dingers and they concede 4.39 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.8% of 173 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 119 times in high leverage situations in addition to 123 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 100 save situations, the Cubs have accumulated 46 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They rank 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 60.4%, and they have dispatched 401 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In their 10,050 innings played, the Cubs have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (3rd in the majors). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 96 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (2nd in baseball). The Cubs have racked up 1,167 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 3,350 putouts for the season.

So far in his career, Gausman has conceded 1,846 hits while he has tallied 1,965 K's in 1,922 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 818 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.240 and a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.66 and he has faced 8,034 opposing batters in his MLB career. Gausman (113-114 career mark) has a 3.83 earned run average and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+132)

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