Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-128) Chicago (+106)

The Texas Rangers (65-66) are headed to Rate Field on Tuesday where they will take on the Chicago White Sox (68-62). The moneyline on this contest has the Rangers at -128 while the White Sox are coming in at +106. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jacob deGrom and Anthony Kay.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are recording 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in baseball. They have a total of 521 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .314. The Rangers have earned 185 doubles as a team and have knocked 143 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 502 RBI's and 1,047 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is .241. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 1,118 times, while drawing a walk on 416 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 156 home runs and 567 runs (11th in the league). Texas has conceded 1,093 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 535 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team ERA of 4.19 on the season (20th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,104 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 387 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.08 as a team on the season.

Rangers pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 116 times and also have had 129 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 66 holds on the year (19th in the league). The Rangers relievers have a save percentage of 69.8% and have entered the game in 121 save situations. They have recorded 37 saves on the year and have blown 16 of their 53 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 173 base runners this season and 30.6% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Rangers have sent 425 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Rangers have transformed 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 10,335 innings, which has them sitting 18th in the majors. The Texas Rangers have amassed 3,445 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,007 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .988 which has them ranked 6th in the majors, and have a total of 82 double plays.

deGrom (105-73 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 2.62 and he has faced 6,563 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 1,284 base hits (6.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 377 free passes. His earned run average is 2.66 (493 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 0.997. deGrom has pitched in 1,665 innings and has racked up 2,008 strikeouts in his career.

The White Sox have a slugging percentage of .409 and they are scoring 4.75 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have notched 205 two-baggers, while getting a free base 454 times as well as racking up 618 runs. Chicago has knocked in 174 HRs this year to go along with 591 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,187 occasions (6th in the league) and are sitting with 1,036 hits. The Chicago White Sox have earned an OBP of .318 and a batting average of .237 this season.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.296 and have a FIP of 4.21 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,099 strikeouts vs 464 walks). They are currently ranked 11th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,041. They have yielded 146 home runs and they give up 4.46 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Chicago pitching staff have given up 575 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.09 (527 earned runs conceded).

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.8% out of their 208 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 136 times in high leverage situations in addition to 145 occasions with runners on base. With 113 save situations, the White Sox have 53 holds and also 26 blown saves. They are currently ranked 24th in baseball holding a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have sent 438 relievers to the hill this year.

In their 10,449 innings on the diamond, the White Sox are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (12th in baseball). The Chicago White Sox have gotten 88 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 1,074 assists, 70 errors and have a tally of 3,483 putouts during this campaign.

Kay (13-8 career win-loss record) holds a 4.62 earned run average while conceding 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and he has gone up against 958 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up 109 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.442 and a FIP of 4.6. During his MLB career, Kay has conceded 214 base knocks while tallying 192 punch outs in 212 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+106)

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