Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 7/18/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+110) Toronto (-132)

The Chicago White Sox (50-45) are en route to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will try to beat the Toronto Blue Jays (45-51). The moneyline on this game has Chicago at +110 while Toronto is sitting at -132. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Davis Martin and Shane Bieber.

Chicago has a slugging rate of .413 and have been called out on strikes 853 times, while taking a walk on 321 occasions. They have recorded 435 runs batted in in addition to 764 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average sits at .241. The White Sox have tallied 143 doubles as a team and have knocked 129 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 454 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 9th in baseball.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team ERA of 4.12 on the season (11th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 802 hitters. White Sox pitchers have allowed 101 home runs and 419 runs in total (12th in MLB). They have walked 362 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.23 as a team for the season. Chicago has surrendered 749 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 385 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32.

The White Sox have dispatched 321 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 151 runners this season and 30.5% of them crossing home plate. The relievers have 32 holds on the season (30th in the league). White Sox relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 102 times and also have had 97 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 26 saves so far this year and have not converted 19 of their 45 save opportunities. The White Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 57.8% and have come into the game in 77 save situations.

The Chicago White Sox have 2,526 putouts this year, in addition to 801 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which ranks 16th in baseball, and they have turned 70 double plays. The White Sox have turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,578 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 12th in MLB.

Martin has taken the hill for 356 innings and is sitting with 291 K's during his MLB career. Martin (19-25 career record) holds a FIP of 4.01 while going up against 1,507 hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.07 (161 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.314. He has surrendered 347 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 121 free passes.

The Blue Jays have a slugging percentage of .384 and they average 4.08 runs per game (27th in the league). They have put up 149 doubles, while taking a walk 265 times and scoring 392 runs. Toronto has knocked in 98 home runs on the campaign to go along with 376 RBIs. They have struck out on 701 occasions (29th in baseball) and have notched a total of 787 hits. The Toronto Blue Jays have tallied an OBP of .306 and a team batting average of .244 for the season.

The Blue Jays have a WHIP of 1.307 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a unit on the season. They come in at 11th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 766. The Toronto pitching staff have given up 427 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.13 (390 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (849 strikeouts vs 344 bases on balls). They have conceded 106 home runs and they relinquish 4.53 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

With 107 save situations, the Blue Jays have recorded 62 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. Toronto has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have earned 29 saves. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.3% out of their 152 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 112 times in high leverage situations in addition to 104 occasions with base runners. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball holding a save rate of 69.0%, and they have sent 354 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have gotten 67 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Blue Jays have recorded 793 assists, 61 errors and have a total of 2,549 putouts during this campaign. In their 7,647 innings on the field, the Blue Jays have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (20th in MLB).

So far in his pro baseball career, Bieber has allowed 812 base hits while he has earned 1,008 punch outs in 900 frames. Bieber (66-35 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 3.33 ERA while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 333 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.130 and having a FIP of 3.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.92 and he has gone up against 3,660 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-132)

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