Guardians vs. White Sox Betting Lines, Odds, & Player Matchups August 9, 2025

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The Cleveland Guardians (60-55) will aim to keep a four-game win streak going when they visit the Chicago White Sox (42-74) on Saturday at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians are favored (-140) over the White Sox (+117). Joey Cantillo gets the starting nod for Cleveland, and Sean Burke is Chicago’s pick to start.

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Guardians to win vs White Sox -140

Bet $20, Payout $34.29

Guardians vs. White Sox betting lines

  • Favorite: Guardians (-140)
  • Underdog: White Sox (+117)
  • Over/under: 8.5

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

  • The Guardians have put together a 30-18 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 62.5% of those games).
  • Cleveland has a record of 11-5 when playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -140 or shorter (68.8% winning percentage).
  • The Guardians have an implied moneyline win probability of 58.3% in this game.
  • In the 113 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for Cleveland, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 50 times (50-59-4).
  • The Guardians have a 58-55-0 record against the spread this season (covering 51.3% of the time).

Guardians hitting info

  • Jose Ramirez has accumulated a team-best batting average of .296, while leading the Guardians in home runs (23) and runs batted in (61).
  • In baseball, Ramirez ranks 18th in home runs and 49th in RBI.
  • Ramirez heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a double, a home run, three walks and two RBIs.
  • Steven Kwan has 20 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 40 walks while batting .281.
  • Kwan ranks 168th in homers and 161st in RBI this season.
  • Carlos Santana is batting .230 with nine doubles, 11 home runs and 49 walks.
  • Kyle Manzardo is hitting .239 with 14 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 34 walks.
  • Manzardo heads into this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .214 with a double, two walks and an RBI.

Guardians pitching rankings

  • The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Guardians pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
  • Cleveland has the 11th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.84).
  • The Guardians average MLB’s 19th-ranked WHIP (1.297).
  • Guardians pitchers combine to allow the ninth-fewest home runs in baseball (123 total, 1.1 per game).
  • Cleveland knocked off the White Sox 9-5 in its last game with 11 strikeouts while allowing nine hits.

White Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

White Sox betting info

  • The White Sox have entered the game as underdogs 114 times this season and won 41, or 36%, of those games.
  • Chicago has a record of 33-62, a 34.7% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +117 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 46.1% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
  • Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 51 of its 116 games with a total this season.
  • In 116 games with a spread this season, the White Sox are 66-50-0 ATS.

White Sox hitting info

  • Andrew Benintendi leads Chicago in home runs this season with 14 while driving in 44 runs.
  • Among all hitters in the big leagues, Benintendi’s home run total is 93rd, and his RBI total is 122nd.
  • Luis Robert leads Chicago in runs batted in (46) this season. He’s batting .225 while slugging .366.
  • Robert is 119th among batters in MLB in home runs, and 109th in RBI.
  • Lenyn Sosa’s batting average of .276 leads all Chicago hitters this season.
  • Mike Tauchman is batting .276 with an OBP of .367 and a slugging percentage of .449 this season.

White Sox pitching rankings

  • The White Sox average the 25th-most strikeouts per nine innings (7.8) in the majors this season.
  • Chicago pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.18 ERA this year, which ranks 19th in MLB.
  • White Sox pitchers have a 1.373 WHIP this season, 25th in the majors.
  • With 124 homers allowed, the White Sox rank 12th in the league at preventing long balls.
  • Last time out, Chicago fell to the Guardians 9-5. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and 10 hits allowed.
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