White Sox vs. Royals Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/10/2022

The Chicago White Sox (56-54) will play the Kansas City Royals (45-66) on Wednesday at 8:10 PM ET. Bobby Witt Jr. will be looking for his 99th hit of the season for the underdog Royals (+118) when the game gets underway at Kauffman Stadium. Johnny Cueto gets the starting nod for Chicago while Kris Bubic is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

White Sox vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Royals

We have the Royals on the moneyline at +118 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after looking at all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer picks see the scoring going over the total of 9 runs.

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+118) and Over (9)

White Sox vs. Royals Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Johnny Cueto
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Kris Bubic
• Game Day: Wednesday, August 10, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Kansas City, Missouri
• Stadium: Kauffman Stadium

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Johnny Cueto

• Cueto (4-5) takes the mound for the White Sox in his 15th start of the season. He’s put together a 2.91 ERA in 96 innings pitched, with 64 strikeouts.
• The righty last appeared on Friday against the Texas Rangers, when he went 8 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up 11 hits.
• In 15 games this season, the 36-year-old has a 2.91 ERA and 6 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .256 to opposing hitters.
• Cueto is aiming for his eighth quality start in a row.
• Cueto will look to prolong a 16-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 innings per outing).
• The opposing Royals offense has a collective .246 batting average, and is 13th in the league with 918 total hits and 24th in MLB play with 434 runs scored. It has the 21st-ranked slugging percentage (.382) and ranks 27th in home runs (95) in all of MLB.
• Cueto has a 0 ERA and a 0.667 WHIP against the Royals this season in six innings pitched, allowing a .105 batting average over one appearance.

Royals Starter Kris Bubic

• Bubic (2-6) will take the mound for the Royals, his 18th start of the season.
• The left-hander gave up two earned runs in 6 2/3 innings pitched on Friday in his last outing, a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
• The 24-year-old has an ERA of 5.27, a 1.675 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.544 in 18 games this season.
• He’s going for his fifth quality start in a row.
• Bubic has six starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The White Sox are batting .257 this season, fifth in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .386 (18th in the league) with 96 home runs.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• This season, the White Sox have been favored 74 times and won 39, or 52.7%, of those games.
• Chicago is 24-24 this season when entering a game favored by -139 or more on the moneyline.
• The implied probability of a win from the White Sox, based on the moneyline, is 58.2%.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 49 of 115 chances this season.
• The White Sox are 50-65-0 ATS in their 115 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have come away with 36 wins in the 92 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Kansas City has a mark of 23-41 in contests where oddsmakers favor them by +118 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Royals have an implied victory probability of 45.9% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Kansas City’s games have gone over the total in 53 of their 114 opportunities.
• In 114 games with a line this season, the Royals have a mark of 54-60-0 against the spread.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu leads the White Sox with 14 home runs.
• In all of the majors, Abreu is 67th in homers and 45th in RBI.
• Luis Robert’s 56 runs batted in pace his team.
• Robert ranks 88th in homers and 40th in RBI among all major league hitters this season.
• Robert enters this matchup looking for his fifth game in a row with a hit. In his last five games he is batting .250 with a double, two walks and two RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn is hitting .298 with 21 doubles, a triple, 11 home runs and 21 walks.
• Vaughn is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. During his last five outings he is batting .278 with a double, a home run, a walk and three RBI.
• A.J. Pollock is hitting .235 with 18 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 21 walks.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• The Royals are lead in runs batted in by Witt Jr. with a mark of 56, he also leads the team in hitting, posting an average of .252.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Witt Jr.’s home run total is 56th and his RBI tally is 40th.
• Hunter Dozier is batting .245 with 21 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 29 walks.
• Dozier is 126th among all batters in the majors in home runs, and 162nd in RBI.
• MJ Melendez is batting .230 with 14 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 37 walks.
• Nicky Lopez is batting .248 with 11 doubles, two triples and 23 walks.