White Sox vs. Red Sox Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 8, 2026

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The Boston Red Sox (41-48) bring a four-game win streak into a home matchup against the Chicago White Sox (47-43) on Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. The White Sox are favored (-124) to break the underdog Red Sox’s (+102) streak. Chicago’s Davis Martin and Boston’s Jake Bennett will take the mound first.

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White Sox to win vs Red Sox -124

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White Sox vs. Red Sox betting lines

  • Favorite: White Sox (-124)
  • Underdog: Red Sox (+102)
  • Over/under: 8

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

  • The White Sox have won 64.3% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (9-5).
  • When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -124 or shorter, Chicago has gone 5-3 (62.5%).
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the White Sox have an implied win probability of 55.4%.
  • In the 90 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Chicago, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 53 times (53-36-1).
  • The White Sox have covered 57.8% of their games this season, going 52-38-0 ATS.

White Sox hitting info

  • Miguel Vargas paces the White Sox with 56 runs batted in.
  • Vargas ranks 12th in homers and 23rd in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
  • Colson Montgomery has hit 23 home runs to lead his team.
  • Montgomery ranks ninth in homers and 33rd in RBI among batters in MLB play.
  • Sam Antonacci has racked up a team-high batting average of .291.
  • Chase Meidroth is hitting .265 with 15 doubles, seven home runs and 35 walks.

White Sox pitching rankings

  • The White Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB with a collective 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings.
  • Chicago’s 4.26 team ERA ranks 17th among all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The White Sox have the 20th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.344).
  • White Sox pitchers combine to surrender the 10th-fewest home runs in baseball (98 total, 1.1 per game).
  • Chicago struck out eight Red Sox batters while allowing 11 hits in an 8-1 loss in its last game.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

  • This season, the Red Sox have won 15 out of the 32 games, or 46.9%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
  • Boston is 7-14 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +102 or more on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Red Sox, based on the moneyline, is 49.5%.
  • Boston’s games have gone over the total in 40 of its 89 chances.
  • The Red Sox are 41-48-0 ATS in their 89 games with a spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

  • Willson Contreras leads Boston in home runs with 20, runs batted in with 61 and his batting average of .287 is also best on his team.
  • Among all batters in MLB, Contreras’ home run total is 12th, and his RBI total is ninth.
  • Contreras brings a five-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .381 with two doubles, two home runs, four walks and eight RBIs.
  • Wilyer Abreu has 87 hits and an OBP of .332 to go with a slugging percentage of .423 this season.
  • Abreu ranks 102nd among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 79th in RBI.
  • Ceddanne Rafaela has 91 hits this season and a slash line of .284/.332/.441.
  • Rafaela enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .348 with two doubles, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
  • Caleb Durbin has collected 59 hits this season and has an OBP of .282. He’s slugging .381 on the year.

Red Sox pitching rankings

  • The Red Sox average the 12th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.7) in the majors this season.
  • Boston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.74 ERA this year, sixth-best in baseball.
  • The Red Sox have a combined 1.243 WHIP as a pitching staff, ninth-lowest in MLB.
  • The Red Sox have allowed the seventh-fewest home runs this season at just 94, or 1.1 per game.
  • Last time out, Boston defeated the White Sox, 8-1, with 10 strikeouts and four hits allowed.
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