White Sox vs. Royals Prediction, Betting Tips & Picks 5/17/2022

Two of the league’s top hitters will meet Tuesday when the Chicago White Sox (17-17) and Kansas City Royals (12-21) take to the field at 2:10 PM ET. Tim Anderson is batting .339 for the White Sox (-175 favorites on the moneyline) while Andrew Benintendi leads the underdog Royals (+155) with a .314 average. Chicago’s Dylan Cease gets the start, and he’ll go against Kansas City’s Jon Heasley.

White Sox vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Royals

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+155) and Over (8)

White Sox vs. Royals Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Dylan Cease
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Jon Heasley
• Game Day: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Dylan Cease

• Cease (3-1 with a 3.55 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 38 innings pitched) gets the start for the White Sox, his eighth of the season.
• In his most recent time out on Friday, the right-hander threw four innings against the New York Yankees, giving up six earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 3.55, with 13.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents have a .193 batting average against him.
• Cease has registered two quality starts this year.
• Cease is trying to pick up his seventh start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.334) and ranks 29th in MLB play with 21 home runs. It has a collective .223 batting average, and is 26th in MLB with 247 total hits and 27th in MLB action scoring 121 runs.
• Head-to-head against the Royals this season, Cease has thrown six innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out nine.
• Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 26-year-old ranks 36th in ERA (3.55), 25th in WHIP (1.105), and first in K/9 (13.7).

Royals Starter Jon Heasley

• Heasley heads to the mound for the Royals to make his second start of the season, seeking his first win.
• The right-hander last pitched on Friday, when he threw 3 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, giving up one earned run.
• He has an ERA of 2.70, a batting average against of .286 and 2.7 strikeouts per nine innings in one games this season.
• The White Sox have scored 122 runs this season, which ranks 26th in MLB. They have 257 hits, 24th in baseball, with 32 home runs (16th in the league).

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the White Sox have been favored 24 times and won 14, or 58.3%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 2-1 when favored by -175 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The White Sox have a 63.6% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, Chicago and its opponents have hit the over in 14 of their 35 games with a total.
• The White Sox have an ATS record of 16-19-0 in 35 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 28 games this year and have walked away with the win nine times (32.1%) in those games.
• The Royals have won all of their five games in which they were named as at least a +155 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 39.2% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Kansas City and their opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 34 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Royals are 15-19-0 against the spread in their 34 games that had a posted line this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Anderson leads the White Sox with a team-best batting average of .339.
• Of all batters in baseball, Anderson’s home run total places him 67th, and his RBI tally ranks him 132nd.
• Anderson has collected a hit in four games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .304 with a double and a walk.
• Luis Robert has hit five home runs with 13 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
• Robert is 46th in homers and 119th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Robert has 14 games in a row with at least one hit. In his last 10 games he is batting .372 with two home runs, four walks and seven RBI.
• Jose Abreu is hitting .200 with five doubles, three home runs and 14 walks.
• Andrew Vaughn has made the most of his opportunities as he leads his team with 13 RBI.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Royals are lead in runs batted in by Benintendi with a mark of 16, he also leads the team in hitting, posting an average of .314.
• In all of the big leagues, Benintendi is 161st in homers and 69th in RBI.
• Whit Merrifield has four doubles, two home runs and seven walks while batting .194.
• Merrifield ranks 161st in homers and 85th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Hunter Dozier is batting .281 with seven doubles, two triples, three home runs and six walks.
• Bobby Witt Jr. is hitting .211 with six doubles, two triples, three home runs and six walks.

Betting Tips for White Sox vs. Royals

Our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +155 after looking at all of the key trends and statistics for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will over the total of 8 runs.