The Chicago White Sox (48-72) and Chicago Cubs (61-58) wrap up their 4-game season series on Wednesday night. First pitch from Wrigley Field is set for 8:05 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the White Sox vs. Cubs odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Cubs lead 2-1
The White Sox won 5-3 on Tuesday, but they’ve lost 3 of their last 4 after getting swept by the Milwaukee Brewers. They’re 5-5 in their last 10 games and sit 18 1/2 games out of a Wild-Card spot.
The Cubs are also 5-5 in their last 10 games, losing their last 2 games to the Toronto Blue Jays and White Sox. They’re 1 game out of aWild-Card spot and 3 1/2 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for the NL Central lead.
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White Sox at Cubs projected starters
RHP Mike Clevinger vs. RHP Javier Assad
Clevinger (5-5, 3.55 ERA) makes his 16th start. He has a 1.30 WHIP, 3.4 BB/9 and 7.3 K/9 in 78 2/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 6 K in 9-2 home victory vs. New York Yankees on Aug. 9
- Road stats: 2-4, 4.85 ERA (42 2/3 IP, 23 ER) in 8 games (8 starts)
- 1 career start vs. Cubs (regular-season): 0-0, 4.15 ERA (4 1/3 IP, 2 ER)
Assad (2-2, 3.12 ERA) makes his 4th start. He has a 1.27 WHIP, 3.9 BB/9 and 6.7 K/9 in 60 2/3 innings.
- Last start: Win, 7 IP, 1 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 2 K in 6-2 road victory vs. Toronto Blue Jays on Friday
- Home stats: 0-2, 3.63 ERA (39 2/3 IP, 16 ER) in 14 games (2 starts)
- Career vs. White Sox (regular-season): 1-0, 0.00 ERA (1 2/3 IP, 0 ER) in 1 relief appearance
White Sox at Cubs odds
Provided by BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:51 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): White Sox +140 (bet $100 to win $140) | Cubs -165 (bet $165 to win $100)
- Run line (RL)/Against the spread (ATS): White Sox +1.5 (-130) | Cubs -1.5 (+110)
- Over/Under (O/U): 11 (O: +100 | U: -120)
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White Sox at Cubs picks and predictions
Prediction
Cubs 6, White Sox 4
Moneyline
The Cubs are looking to bounce back from Tuesday’s 5-3 loss and are also trying to avoid losing 3 straight games for the 1st time since the All-Star break. I think they’ll do so.
Clevinger struggles on the road and hasn’t gone more than 6 innings all season, so it’ll be on the White Sox’s bullpen, which owns the 7th-highest ERA in the league. I’m just not willing to lay down a bet at -165, so PASS.
Run line/Against the spread
Of the Cubs’ last 8 wins, 6 of them have been by at least 2 runs. And before the White Sox’s win on Tuesday night, they had lost 9 of their last 13 games, so they’ve struggled as of late.
BET CUBS -1.5 (+110) to cover the run line at home.
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Over/Under
The total has gone Over in 2 of the 3 games between the Cubs and White Sox this season, but only once has the score been more than 10 runs. With the line set higher, I like the UNDER 11 (-120) Wednesday at Wrigley, even with 2 below-average starters on the mound.
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