White Sox vs. Royals Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/3/2022

The Chicago White Sox (52-51) will meet the Kansas City Royals (41-63) on Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET. Tim Anderson will be looking for his 100th hit of the season for the favored White Sox (-157) when the game gets underway at Guaranteed Rate Field. Lance Lynn starts for Chicago while Brady Singer is Kansas City’s starter for the contest.

White Sox vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Royals

After looking at all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +133. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+133) and Over (8.5)

White Sox vs. Royals Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lance Lynn
• Kansas City Royals probable starting pitcher: Brady Singer
• Game Day: Wednesday, August 3, 2022
• Game Time: 2:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals Pitching Matchup

White Sox Starter Lance Lynn

• The White Sox are sending Lynn (1-4) to make his 10th start of the season. He is 1-4 with a 6.42 ERA and 49 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Saturday, the right-hander tossed 5 2/3 innings against the Oakland Athletics, allowing four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
• The 35-year-old has amassed an ERA of 6.42, with 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .279 against him.
• Lynn has collected two quality starts this year.
• Lynn will look to prolong a four-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.1 innings per outing).
• The opposing Royals offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.377) and is 27th in MLB play with 84 home runs. It has a collective .245 batting average, and is 14th in MLB with 861 total hits and 27th in MLB play scoring 398 runs.

Royals Starter Brady Singer

• The Royals will send Singer (4-3) to the mound for his 14th start this season.
• The right-hander did not allow a run in 7 2/3 innings pitched on Thursday in his last outing, a matchup with the New York Yankees.
• The 25-year-old has pitched to a 3.51 ERA this season with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.2 walks per nine across 16 games.
• He’s going for his fifth quality start in a row.
• Singer has four starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The White Sox rank fourth in MLB with a .258 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 16th in the league (.388) and 90 home runs.
• The right-hander has allowed the White Sox to go 5-for-31 in nine innings this season.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have won 35, or 52.2%, of the 67 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Chicago has entered 27 games this season favored by -157 or more and is 13-14 in those contests.
• The bookmakers’ moneyline implies a 61.1% chance of a victory for the White Sox.
• Games involving Chicago have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 48 of 108 chances this season.
• The White Sox have an ATS record of 48-60-0 in 108 games with a spread this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have been chosen as underdogs in 85 games this year and have walked away with the win 32 times (37.6%) in those games.
• This season, Kansas City has come away with a win 14 times in 42 chances when named as an underdog of at least +133 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 42.9% chance of walking away with the win.
• Kansas City and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 50 of their 107 opportunities.
• The Royals are 49-58-0 against the spread in their 107 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu has hit a team-best 13 home runs.
• Of all hitters in baseball, Abreu’s home run total ranks him 68th, and his RBI tally puts him 44th.
• Luis Robert has made the most of his opportunities as he paces his team with 54 runs batted in.
• Robert ranks 79th in home runs and 39th in RBI among all MLB hitters this year.
• Andrew Vaughn is batting .296 with 20 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 20 walks.
• Vaughn is on a two-game hitting streak entering this contest. In his last five games he is batting .316 with two doubles, a triple and a walk.
• Anderson has a club-leading .314 batting average.
• Anderson has recorded at least one hit in eight games in a row. In his last 10 games he is hitting .341 with two doubles, two walks and an RBI.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the lineup with a batting average of .252, while leading the Royals in home runs, with 14 and runs batted in with 51.
• Witt Jr. is 55th in home runs and 50th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Hunter Dozier is hitting .251 with 20 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 27 walks.
• Dozier is 107th among all hitters in MLB in home runs, and 146th in RBI.
• Nicky Lopez is batting .249 with 11 doubles, two triples and 20 walks.
• Salvador Perez has launched a team-high 14 home runs.