Royals vs. White Sox Betting Odds, Pitching Matchup – July 31, 2024

Andrew Vaughn leads the Chicago White Sox (27-83) into Wednesday’s matchup with the Kansas City Royals (59-49) on a two-game homer streak. His White Sox are underdogs for the contest, however, with bookmakers naming the Royals as -196 moneyline favorites. The game starts at 2:10 PM ET from Guaranteed Rate Field, live on NBCS-CHI. Kansas City’s Brady Singer and Chicago’s Drew Thorpe have been named the starters for this contest.

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

Royals vs. White Sox Betting Lines

• Favorite: Royals (-196)
• Underdog: White Sox (+163)
• Over/under: 9

Royals vs. White Sox Betting Insights

• The Royals have been favorites in 47 games this season and have come away with the win 31 times (66%) in those contests.
• Kansas City has not lost in nine games this year when favored by -196 or better on the moneyline.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Royals have a 66.2% chance of walking away with the win.
• The White Sox have gone 23-80 in games they were listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 22.3% of those games).
• Chicago has a record of 6-38 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +163 or longer (13.6%).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the White Sox a 38% chance to win.

Royals vs. White Sox Hitting Leaders

• Bobby Witt Jr. leads Kansas City in batting average (.347), home runs (19) and runs batted in (76) this season.
• Including all hitters in MLB, Witt is 23rd in home runs and sixth in RBI.
• Vinnie Pasquantino has 99 hits and an OBP of .319 to go with a slugging percentage of .421 this season.
• Vaughn leads the White Sox with 13 home runs and 48 runs batted in, while putting up a team-high batting average of .234.
• Vaughn is 81st in homers and 71st in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Gavin Sheets has 19 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 35 walks while batting .218.

Royals vs. White Sox Pitching Rankings

• The Royals strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 23rd in MLB.
• Royals pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.81 this year, which ranks 12th in MLB.
• The Royals rank 15th in MLB with a combined 1.260 WHIP this season.
• The White Sox pitching staff ranks 19th in the majors with a collective 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Chicago has the 29th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.71).
• The White Sox have the second-highest WHIP in the majors (1.395).