Guardians vs. White Sox Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups April 8, 2025

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The Cleveland Guardians (3-6) host the Chicago White Sox (2-7) on Tuesday at 4:10 p.m. ET in an outing between a pair of teams on losing streaks. The favored Guardians (-208) have dropped two straight, while the underdog White Sox (+173) have lost their last five. Ben Lively takes the mound first for Cleveland, and Shane Smith is Chicago’s choice to start.

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Guardians to win vs White Sox -208

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Guardians vs. White Sox betting lines

  • Favorite: Guardians (-208)
  • Underdog: White Sox (+173)
  • Over/under: 7.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

  • The Guardians have been favored on the moneyline three total times this season. They’ve finished 1-2 in those games.
  • Cleveland has ynot played as moneyline favorites of -208 or shorter.
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Guardians have an implied win probability of 67.5%.
  • Cleveland has had an over/under set by oddsmakers nine times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in five of those games (5-4-0).
  • The Guardians have collected a 3-6-0 record against the spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

  • Jose Ramirez has hit a team-best four home runs.
  • In MLB, Ramirez ranks sixth in homers and 48th in RBI.
  • Kyle Manzardo’s nine runs batted in pace his team.
  • Manzardo ranks 16th in homers and 17th in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
  • Manzardo has safely hit in three straight games. In his last five games he is batting .167 with a home run, a walk and three RBI.
  • Steven Kwan paces the Guardians with a .353 batting average.
  • Kwan takes a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .333 with two walks.
  • Carlos Santana has two doubles, a home run and four walks while hitting .265.

Guardians pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 7.1 K/9, the second-worst in MLB.
  • Cleveland has the 27th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (5.09).
  • The Guardians have the fourth-highest WHIP in baseball (1.539).
  • Guardians pitchers combine to give up the 23rd-fewest home runs in baseball (14 total, 1.6 per game).
  • Cleveland its 6-2 loss the last time out, the team struck out five Angels batters while allowing nine hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

  • The White Sox have entered the game as underdogs nine times this season and won twice.
  • Chicago has played as an underdog of +173 or more twice this season and lost both games.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 36.6% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
  • Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in five of its nine opportunities.
  • In nine games with a spread this season, the White Sox are 5-4-0 ATS.

White Sox hitting info

  • Andrew Benintendi is batting .290 with two home runs and six RBI. All three of those stats are tops among Chicago hitters this season.
  • In all of Major League Baseball, Benintendi is 42nd in homers and 48th in RBI.
  • Nick Maton’s two home runs are most among Chicago batters. He’s driven in two runs this season while slugging .450.
  • Maton is 42nd overall in home runs and 195th in RBI this season.
  • Matt Thaiss has collected four base hits, an OBP of .409 and a slugging percentage of .313 this season.
  • Brooks Baldwin has collected seven hits this season and has an OBP of .269. He’s slugging .440 on the year.

White Sox pitching rankings

  • The White Sox strike out 8.0 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 21st in MLB.
  • Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.03 ERA this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
  • The White Sox rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.293 WHIP this season.
  • With 10 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 13th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Chicago suffered a 4-3 defeat in its most recent game, as its pitchers struck out five Tigers batters while allowing seven hits.
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