Cubs vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – August 10, 2024

The Chicago White Sox (28-90) and Andrew Benintendi (2 HR in his last game) are underdogs (+123) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Chicago Cubs (58-60) on Saturday at 7:15 PM ET on FOX. Justin Steele gets the starting nod for the Cubs while Chris Flexen is the White Sox’s starter for the contest.

Take a look at our betting primer for this matchup, and find all of our MLB betting picks, too!

Cubs vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Cubs (-147)
• Underdog: White Sox (+123)
• Over/under: 8.5

Cubs vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Cubs have been favorites in 50 games this season and have come away with the win 24 times (48%) in those contests.
• This season, the Cubs have come away with a win 12 times in 18 chances when named as a favorite of at least -147 or better on the moneyline.
• The Cubs have an implied victory probability of 59.5% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• The White Sox are 24-87 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 21.6% of those games).
• The White Sox have a record of 19-77 when they have played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +123 or longer (19.8%).
• The White Sox have an implied moneyline win probability of 44.8% in this matchup.

Cubs vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Isaac Paredes has been key for Chicago with 18 home runs, 62 RBI and a batting average of .239 this season.
• Including all batters in MLB, Paredes is 43rd in homers and 37th in RBI.
• Ian Happ leads Chicago in home runs (19) and runs batted in (65) this season while batting .229.
• Andrew Vaughn has put up a team-best batting average of .235, and leads the White Sox in home runs (14) and runs batted in (52).
• Vaughn is 84th in homers and 75th in RBI among all hitters in the majors.
• Benintendi has 13 doubles, 13 home runs and 24 walks while hitting .214.

Cubs vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Cubs have an 8.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors.
• The Cubs have pitched to a 3.76 ERA this season, which ranks fourth in baseball.
• The Cubs have a combined WHIP of just 1.237 as a pitching staff, which is the 10th-best in baseball this season.
• The pitching staff for the White Sox has a collective 8.4 K/9, which ranks 19th in MLB.
• The White Sox have the 29th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.86).
• The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in the majors (1.421).