White Sox vs. Royals Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/30/2022

The Kansas City Royals (52-77) and Hunter Dozier, coming off a four-hit game, are underdogs (+130) on the moneyline and will look to upset the Chicago White Sox (63-65) on Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET. Kansas City has not named a starter for this contest, while Chicago is projected to send Lucas Giolito to the mound.

White Sox vs. Royals Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for White Sox vs. Royals

After digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup, our best bet is the Royals on the moneyline at +130. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going under the total of 7.5 runs.

Our computer pick: Kansas City Royals (+130) and Under (7.5)

White Sox vs. Royals Game Info

• Chicago White Sox probable starting pitcher: Lucas Giolito
• Game Day: Tuesday, August 30, 2022
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Chicago, Illinois
• Stadium: Guaranteed Rate Field

White Sox Starter Lucas Giolito

• The White Sox will send Giolito (10-7) out to make his 24th start of the season. He is 10-7 with a 5.14 ERA and 135 strikeouts through 122 2/3 innings pitched.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 5.14, with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in 23 games this season. Opponents are batting .286 against him.
• Giolito is trying to record his ninth quality start of the year in this matchup.
• Giolito has 18 starts this campaign in which he pitched five or more innings.
• The opposing Royals offense has the 25th-ranked slugging percentage (.377) and is 25th in MLB play with 107 home runs. It has a collective .244 batting average, and is 14th in MLB with 1054 total hits and 24th in MLB action scoring 504 runs.
• Giolito has a 3.60 ERA and a 1.700 WHIP against the Royals this season in 10 innings pitched, allowing a .300 batting average over two appearances.

White Sox Betting Picks & Insights

• The White Sox have entered the game as favorites 85 times this season and won 43, or 50.6%, of those games.
• Chicago has a record of 20-21 in games where sportsbooks favor them by at least -150 on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the White Sox have a 60% chance to win.
• Chicago and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 57 of their 132 opportunities.
• The White Sox are 57-75-0 against the spread in their 132 chances this season.

Royals Betting Picks & Insights

• The Royals have been underdogs in 110 games this season and have come away with the win 43 times (39.1%) in those contests.
• This year, Kansas City has won 22 of 62 games when listed as at least +130 or worse on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 43.5% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
• Kansas City and their opponents have hit the over in 64 of their 132 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
• The Royals have posted a record of 63-69-0 against the spread this season.

White Sox Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Abreu paces the White Sox with 14 home runs while putting up a team-best batting average of .308.
• Among all MLB hitters, Abreu is sixth in batting average, seventh in on-base percentage, and 45th in slugging.
• Abreu takes a hitting streak of two games into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .263 with two walks and two RBI.
• Andrew Vaughn has hit 14 home runs with 61 runs batted in. Both lead his team.
• Vaughn ranks 84th in home runs and 50th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Luis Robert is hitting .300 with 18 doubles, 12 home runs and 17 walks.
• Elvis Andrus is hitting .238 with 26 doubles, eight home runs and 31 walks.
• Andrus is riding a two-game hitting streak into this one. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with a double, a walk and an RBI.

Royals Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads the lineup with a batting average of .252, while pacing the Royals in home runs, with 18 and runs batted in with 65.
• In all of MLB, Witt Jr. ranks 43rd in home runs and 36th in RBI.
• MJ Melendez is batting .224 with 15 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 50 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Melendez is 84th in homers and 114th in RBI.
• Dozier has 23 doubles, three triples, 10 home runs and 31 walks while hitting .246.
• Salvador Perez leads the Royals with 18 long balls.