Andrew Benintendi leads the Chicago White Sox (28-89) into Friday’s matchup with the Chicago Cubs (57-60) on a two-game homer streak. His White Sox are underdogs for the contest, however, with oddsmakers naming the Cubs as -143 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 8:10 PM ET from Guaranteed Rate Field, live on NBCS-CHI. The Cubs’ Jameson Taillon gets the start, and he’ll go against the White Sox’s Garrett Crochet.
Be sure to check out our preview for this tilt, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!
Money Line
Bet $20, Payout $33.99
Cubs to win vs White Sox -143
Cubs vs. White Sox Betting Lines
- Favorite: Cubs (-143)
- Underdog: White Sox (+122)
- Over/under: 8
Cubs vs. White Sox Betting Insights
- The Cubs have been chosen as favorites in 49 games this year and have walked away with the win 23 times (46.9%) in those games.
- This season, the Cubs have come away with a win 13 times in 19 chances when named as a favorite of at least -143 or better on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Cubs have a 58.8% chance of walking away with the win.
- The White Sox have a 24-86 record in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 21.8% of those games).
- When they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +122 or longer, the White Sox have gone 19-77 (19.8%).
- The White Sox have a 45% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Cubs vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders
- Isaac Paredes has been key for Chicago with 17 home runs, 60 RBI and a batting average of .237 this season.
- Including all hitters in Major League Baseball, Paredes is 50th in home runs and 36th in RBI.
- Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (18) and runs batted in (64) this season while batting .226.
- Andrew Vaughn paces the White Sox with 13 home runs and 51 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .236.
- Among all hitters in the majors, Vaughn ranks 94th in home runs and 72nd in RBI.
- Benintendi is batting .210 with 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 23 walks.
Cubs vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings
- The Cubs strike out 8.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 10th-best in MLB.
- The Cubs have pitched to a 3.74 ERA this season, which ranks fifth in baseball.
- The Cubs have a combined WHIP of 1.233 as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in MLB.
- The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 19th in MLB.
- The White Sox have a 4.84 team ERA that ranks 29th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The White Sox average baseball’s second-highest WHIP (1.417).