Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 8/31/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Location: Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: NBC Sports Chicago

Odds/Point Spread: Kansas City (+185) Chicago (-225)

The Chicago White Sox (63-65) host the Kansas City Royals (52-77) at Guaranteed Rate Field on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Kansas City at +185 and Chicago is coming in at -225. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Kris Bubic and Lance Lynn.

The Royals have tallied 191 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 107 baseballs out of the stadium. Kansas City has a slugging rate of .377 and have struck out 1,028 times, while drawing a walk on 373 occasions. As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are notching 3.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in the league. They have accumulated 484 runs batted in as well as 1,053 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .244. They have accounted for 504 runs scored while having a team OBP of .307.

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Royals pitchers have relinquished 143 home runs and 654 total runs (26th in baseball). They have walked 486 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.51 as a squad on the campaign. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.48. The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.73 on the year (27th in baseball), and they have rung up 944 hitters.

The Royals relievers have a save percentage of 61.4% and has stepped onto the mound in 119 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 238 base runners this season and 28.6% of those runners ended up scoring. Royals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 147 times and also have had 144 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 448 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have earned 71 holds this season (10th in baseball). They have earned 27 saves on the season and have missed out on 17 out of their 44 save opportunities.

The Royals have turned 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of 10,182 innings, which has them ranked 28th in the majors. The Kansas City Royals are sitting with 3,394 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,196 assists and 71 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which is 18th in pro baseball, and have earned 117 double plays.

Bubic (9-22 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.95 while he has gone up against 1,232 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 291 base hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 130 walks. His ERA is 4.83 (150 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.507. Bubic has pitched in 279 innings and has 246 strikeouts in his career.

The White Sox have a team slugging percentage of .383 and they average 4.16 runs per outing (21st in baseball). They have hit 217 two-baggers, while taking a walk 317 times and putting up 533 runs. Chicago has compiled 106 HRs for the year to go along with 504 runs batted in. They have struck out on 987 instances (25th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,148 base hits. The Chicago White Sox hold a team OBP of .315 and a batting average of .259 so far this year.

The White Sox have a team WHIP of 1.310 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff on the season. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,060. The Chicago pitching staff have surrendered 576 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.02 (510 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 (1,136 strikeouts against 436 walks). They have surrendered 137 homers and they yield 4.54 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league).

Chicago relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.0% out of 159 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 131 times in high leverage situations in addition to 111 occasions with runners on base. With 140 save situations, the White Sox have amassed 83 holds and 18 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball with a save rate of 67.9%, and they have dispatched 432 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Chicago has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 56 save chances and they have tallied 38 saves.

The Chicago White Sox have gotten 100 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (28th in pro baseball). The White Sox have racked up 1,031 assists, 79 errors and have accounted for 3,426 putouts so far this season. In 10,278 innings on the field, the White Sox hold a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (22nd in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Lynn has conceded 1,514 base hits while he has accumulated 1,674 K's in 1,661 frames. Lynn (118-82 career mark) is the owner of a 3.55 earned run average and has surrendered 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has given up 656 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.265 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has faced 7,018 hitters thus far in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-225)

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