Sacramento Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 7/10/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Friday, July 10, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+125) Chicago (-145)

The Chicago White Sox (47-44) are hosting the Sacramento Athletics (41-51) at Rate Field on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +125 and Chicago is sitting at -145. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Aaron Civale and Sean Burke.

The Athletics have accounted for 143 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 115 balls out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging % of .407 and have struck out 805 times, while drawing a walk on 334 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are compiling 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 15th in the league. They have 401 runs batted in as well as 775 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .247. They have accumulated 419 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .325.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47. Athletics pitchers have allowed 143 home runs in addition to 500 runs in total (29th in the league). Sacramento has surrendered 849 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 468 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.13 this year (29th in the league), and they have struck out 775 batters. They have walked 360 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.96 as a team for the season.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 101 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 56 holds on the year (9th in baseball). The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 57.1% and have come into the game in 100 save situations. They have earned 24 saves so far this year and have blown 18 of 42 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 152 runners for the year and 34.2% of those players crossing home plate. The Athletics have dispatched 314 relievers to the hill this year.

The Athletics have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,389 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball. The Sacramento Athletics have 2,463 putouts on the year, as well as 697 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which puts them in 5th in MLB, and they have turned 62 double plays.

Civale has thrown 810 innings and has totaled 719 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Civale (48-50 career record) holds a FIP of 4.17 while he has faced 3,399 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.23 (381 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.243. He has surrendered 782 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 225 free passes.

The White Sox hold a team slugging % of .411 and they score 4.71 runs per contest (10th in the league). They have 132 two-baggers, while walking 311 times and scoring 429 runs. Chicago has 125 home runs on the year as well as 411 runs batted in. They have struck out on 815 instances (8th in the league) and have recorded 728 base knocks. The Chicago White Sox have compiled an on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .239 this season.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.344 and have a FIP of 4.29 as a unit on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (771 strikeouts vs 353 walks). They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 730. They have allowed 98 long balls and they allow 4.63 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 415 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 4.25 (381 earned runs conceded).

Chicago bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.1% out of their 148 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 95 times in high leverage situations and also on 99 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 75 save situations, the White Sox have earned 31 holds and 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league holding a save percentage of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 310 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 64 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in pro baseball). The White Sox have recorded 754 assists, 45 errors and have amassed 2,418 putouts on the campaign. In 7,254 innings on the diamond, the White Sox have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (13th in baseball).

So far in his career, Burke has given up 230 base knocks while accumulating 261 punch outs in 251 innings. Burke (11-15 career mark) has earned a 3.76 ERA while allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 105 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.325 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.53 and he has faced 1,083 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+125)

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