Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs New York Yankees

Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+120) New York (-144)

Yankee Stadium is where the New York Yankees (43-27) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (38-32) on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has the White Sox at +120 and the Yankees are coming in at -144. The betting total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Sean Burke and Ryan Weathers.

Chicago has a slugging % of .412 and have struck out 635 times, while drawing a walk on 252 occasions. They have recorded 317 runs batted in in addition to 559 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .241. The White Sox have tallied 97 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 96 balls out of the stadium. They are sitting with 333 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .325. As a team, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 7th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. White Sox pitchers have given up 77 home runs and 321 runs in total (17th in baseball). Chicago has conceded 549 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 296 earned runs. The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.29 over the course of the season (20th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 572 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 269 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.38 as a team on the campaign.

White Sox relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 78 times as well as having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 24 holds on the year (29th in the league). The White Sox relievers have recorded a save percentage of 63.6% and have entered the game in 57 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves on the campaign and have blown 12 of their 33 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 runners over the course of the season with 30.8% of them ended up crossing the plate. The White Sox have dispatched 240 relievers to the hill on the season.

The White Sox have transformed 71.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,595 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 7th in the majors. The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 1,865 putouts so far this season, as well as 609 assists and 34 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which puts them in 17th in MLB, and have accumulated 49 double plays.

Burke has taken the ball for 226 frames and has 228 strikeouts in his MLB career. Burke (9-15 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.92 while going up against 985 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.98 (100 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.352. He has conceded 208 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 98 walks.

The New York Yankees have accumulated an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .242 on the season. They have been rung up on 607 occasions (14th in the league) and have 562 hits. New York is sitting with 102 HRs on the year to go along with 342 runs batted in. The Yankees have a SLG% of .433 and they score 5.11 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have recorded 113 doubles, while taking a walk 300 times and putting up 358 runs.

The New York pitching staff have surrendered 251 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.32 (229 earned runs yielded). They have yielded 61 dingers and they relinquish 3.64 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.188 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.64 as a staff on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (600 strikeouts against 220 free passes). They come in at 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 518.

With 66 save situations, the Yankees have 36 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers take the mound in 29 save opportunities and they have come away with 17 saves. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 122 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations in addition to 78 occasions with runners on. They rank 20th in the league holding a save rate of 58.6%, and they have dispatched 229 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

In 5,592 innings played, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.5% (6th in pro baseball). The New York Yankees have gotten 50 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in the majors). The Yankees have recorded 635 assists, 32 errors and have earned 1,864 putouts over the course of the season.

Weathers (14-28 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.82 earned run average and has surrendered 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.63 and he has faced 1,517 batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 190 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.340 and a FIP of 4.7. Thus far in his career, Weathers has surrendered 356 base hits while he has accumulated 316 punch outs in 355 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-144)

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