Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Prediction, 9/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Location: Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO

TV: MLB.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-130) Kansas City (+110)

The Chicago White Sox (81-76) are on their way to Kauffman Stadium on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Kansas City Royals (67-90). The moneyline on this contest has Chicago at -130 and Kansas City is coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be David Sandlin and Randy Dobnak.

The White Sox have accumulated 245 doubles as a team and have smacked 203 baseballs out of the stadium. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .404 and have been rung up 1,454 times, while drawing a walk on 577 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are earning 4.8 runs per game, which is 6th in baseball. They have amassed 712 RBI's and 1,235 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .235. They have tallied 747 runs while having a team OBP of .320.

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The White Sox have a team earned run average of 4.15 for the year (15th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,292 hitters. White Sox pitchers have conceded 174 home runs and 702 total runs (17th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 561 opposing players and their FIP is 4.27 as a squad so far this year. Chicago has given up 1,277 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 644 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 57.1% and have come into the game in 133 save situations. They have recorded 40 saves for the year and have blown 30 of their 70 save chances. The relievers have inherited 260 base runners on the season with 30.4% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 176 times and also have had 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 523 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers are sitting with 60 holds this year (28th in the league).

The Chicago White Sox are sitting with 4,190 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,278 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which ranks 16th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 109 double plays. The White Sox have converted 70.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,570 innings on the field, which has them sitting 12th in MLB.

Sandlin (2-2 career mark) sits with a FIP of 6.24 and he has faced 145 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 31 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 13 walks. His earned run average is 6.33 (24 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.290. Sandlin has pitched in 34 innings and has earned 33 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Royals have a team slugging % of .399 and they score 4.25 runs per contest (23rd in MLB). They have 280 two-baggers, while getting a free base 500 times as well as notching 667 runs. Kansas City has 164 home runs on the season as well as 635 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,235 occasions (26th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,294 base knocks. The Kansas City Royals have earned an on-base percentage of .315 and a team batting average of .246 so far this season.

The Royals have a team WHIP of 1.398 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.69 as a unit for the year. They sit at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,371. The Kansas City pitching staff have conceded 772 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.72 (724 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (1,142 strikeouts vs 557 walks). They have allowed 200 dingers and they concede 5.04 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Sitting with 147 save situations, the Royals have 82 holds and also 26 blown saves. Kansas City has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 62 save chances and they have converted 36 saves. Kansas City relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.0% of 164 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 157 times in high leverage situations and also on 113 occasions with base runners. They sit at 21st in the league holding a save rate of 58.1%, and they have sent 512 relievers onto the field on the campaign.

The Kansas City Royals have gotten 138 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in the majors). The Royals have 1,418 assists, 71 errors and have earned a total of 4,138 putouts on the campaign. In 12,414 innings on the field, the Royals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (16th in the majors).

Dobnak (12-16 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.26 ERA while giving up 9.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.15 and he has gone up against 918 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 101 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.360 and having a FIP of 4.2. In his career, Dobnak has surrendered 228 base hits while totaling 133 strikeouts in 213 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas City (+110)

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