White Sox vs. Guardians Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups July 2, 2026

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Chase DeLauter takes a 10-game hitting streak into the Cleveland Guardians’ (45-42) matchup with the Chicago White Sox (45-40). The White Sox are favored on the moneyline (-121) for this matchup against the Guardians (-100), which starts at 6:40 p.m. ET on Thursday at Progressive Field. Davis Martin starts for Chicago while Cleveland will counter with Slade Cecconi.

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White Sox to win vs Guardians -121

Bet $20, Payout $36.53

White Sox vs. Guardians betting lines

  • Favorite: White Sox (-121)
  • Underdog: Guardians (-100)
  • Over/under: 8.5

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

  • The White Sox are 9-5 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 64.3% of those games).
  • Chicago has a record of 5-3 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter (62.5% winning percentage).
  • Based on this contest’s moneyline, the White Sox have an implied win probability of 54.8%.
  • Chicago has played in 85 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-34-1).
  • The White Sox have covered 57.6% of their games this season, going 49-36-0 ATS.

White Sox hitting info

  • Miguel Vargas has a team-high 52 runs batted in.
  • Among hitters in MLB, Vargas ranks 13th in homers and 25th in RBI.
  • Sam Antonacci has a club-high .295 batting average.
  • Among all MLB batters, Antonacci ranks 208th in home runs and 208th in RBI.
  • Antonacci enters this game on a six-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .342 with a double, two home runs, five walks and five RBIs.
  • Colson Montgomery has a team-high 21 homers.
  • Montgomery brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .238 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
  • Chase Meidroth is batting .272 with 15 doubles, six home runs and 33 walks.

White Sox pitching rankings

  • The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 16th in the majors.
  • Chicago has a 4.24 team ERA that ranks 18th across all MLB pitching staffs.
  • The White Sox average baseball’s 18th-ranked WHIP (1.329).
  • The White Sox give up the 12th-fewest home runs in baseball (91 total, 1.1 per game).
  • Chicago struck out 12 Orioles batters while allowing seven hits in a 6-1 loss in its last game.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

  • This season, the Guardians have been the underdog 40 times and won 21, or 52.5%, of those games.
  • Cleveland is 20-17 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -100 or more on the moneyline.
  • The implied probability of a win by the Guardians, based on the moneyline, is 50%.
  • Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 42 of its 87 chances.
  • The Guardians are 43-44-0 against the spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

  • Brayan Rocchio has been key for Cleveland with five home runs, 34 RBI and a batting average of .270 this season.
  • Rocchio ranks 208th in homers and 109th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
  • DeLauter is a key run producer for Cleveland with a .275 average, seven homers and 38 RBI.
  • DeLauter is 147th in homers and 83rd in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
  • DeLauter brings a 10-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .400 with four doubles, two walks and six RBIs.
  • Steven Kwan has 58 hits this season and a slash line of .214/.320/.266.
  • Kwan brings a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .235 with a triple and a walk.
  • Travis Bazzana has collected 50 hits this season and has an OBP of .336. He’s slugging .412 on the year.

Guardians pitching rankings

  • The Guardians average 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-most in the big leagues.
  • Cleveland has the seventh-best ERA (3.77) in the majors this season.
  • Guardians pitchers have a 1.261 WHIP this season, 11th in the majors.
  • The Guardians have given up the 19th-fewest long balls so far this season with 100 home runs allowed.
  • Cleveland pitchers struck out eight Rangers batters while allowing eight hits in a 9-4 win last time out.
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