Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Thursday, August 13, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

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

The Chicago White Sox (61-57) will play the Cincinnati Reds (57-61) at Rate Field on Thursday. The odds on this game have the Reds at -160 and the White Sox are sitting at +132. The total has been set at 9. The men taking the mound are Andrew Abbott and Davis Martin.

The Reds have recorded 173 doubles as a team and have hit 155 balls out of the park. Cincinnati is slugging .396 and have been rung up 1,123 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 24th in the league. They have earned 464 RBI's as well as 897 hits for the season, while their batting average sits at .228. They are sitting with 487 runs scored while having a team OBP of .308.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.40. Reds pitchers have surrendered 149 home runs in addition to 560 total runs (21st in MLB). Cincinnati has given up 977 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and also 521 earned runs. The Reds have compiled a team earned run average of 4.47 so far this season (23rd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 947 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 490 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.68 as a team so far this season.

The Reds have dispatched 417 relievers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 181 runners this year with 27.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The relievers have racked up 66 holds this year (12th in MLB). Reds relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 128 times as well as having 146 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 30 saves this season and have blown 18 of 48 chances to get a save. The Reds relievers have accumulated a save rate of 62.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 117 save situations.

The Reds have turned 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,441 innings on the diamond, ranking them 11th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 3,147 putouts on the year, as well as 959 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 18th in MLB, and have 81 double plays.

Abbott has thrown 541 innings and has 482 strikeouts during his MLB career. Abbott (34-30 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.49 while he has faced 2,284 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.54 (213 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.280. He has surrendered 493 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 200 walks.

The Chicago White Sox have tallied a team OBP of .316 and a team batting average of .236 so far this season. They have struck out on 1,078 occasions (6th in the league) and are sitting with 936 hits. Chicago has recorded 155 home runs for the year as well as 535 RBIs. The White Sox have a team slugging % of .406 and they average 4.75 runs per outing (8th in the league). They have 183 two-baggers, while taking a walk 401 times and recording 561 runs.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.303 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.50 (998 strikeouts vs 428 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 944. They have surrendered 128 home runs and they surrender 4.49 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 525 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.10 (480 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 102 save situations, the White Sox have earned 48 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. Chicago has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have converted 30 saves. Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of their 187 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 120 times in high leverage situations and on 130 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 24th in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.6%, and they have dispatched 400 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season.

The Chicago White Sox have turned 83 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in the majors). The White Sox have accrued 968 assists, 65 errors and have notched a total of 3,160 putouts this year. In 9,480 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (12th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Martin has surrendered 374 base knocks while accumulating 307 K's in 379 innings. Martin (19-27 career mark) holds a 4.27 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 180 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.325 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has faced 1,609 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Chicago (+132) and under 9 runs

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